Category Archives: News

Firefighters Contain 46-Acre Fire Near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
A multi-agency firefighting team has contained a 46-acre wildlife burning since Sunday afternoon, south of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Alger County. At 1:52 p.m., July 17, a large smoke plume...
Jack Hall Jul 19, 2022

DNR Citizens Advisory Council To Meet Wednesday Night At MTU
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources' Western Upper Peninsula Citizens' Advisory Council will meet at Michigan Technological University's Memorial Union Building-Ballroom B, 1400 Townsend Driv...
Jack Hall Jul 19, 2022

Escanaba Recreation Department To Offer Goodie Bags To Local Kids
The City of Escanaba Recreation Department is happy to announce a grant award from the Community Foundation for Delta County in a partnership to provide youth in the community with "summer survival ki...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2022

Man Pleads Guilty To Putting Pipe Bombs By Soo Cell Phone Store
A Whittemore, Michigan,resident pleaded guilty today to two separate criminal cases related to the placement of explosive packages outside cellphone stores in Cheboygan, and Sault Ste Marie, Michigan,...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2022

McBroom To Host Lawmakers In Roundtable Meetings In Houghton
State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, will host an economic development and land-based industries roundtable in Houghton. The formal meetings will be open to the general public and are take plac...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2022

UPSET Team Arrests Copper Country Man On Meth Charges
On July 14th , 2022, following a one year investigation, detectives from UPSET (Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team) arrested 43 year old, Gregory Knuuttila, currently from Mohawk, MI for Posse...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2022

Whitmer Declares State Of Emergency For Marquette County
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today declared a state of emergency for Marquette County to address the impacts of thunderstorms and flash flooding that caused widespread damage in May. "As Marquette County...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2022

UPAWS Receives 'Grey Muzzle' Grant To Help Old Dogs
Old dogs have something to wag about this summer, as The Grey Muzzle Organization announces the recipients of its annual grants, and dogs at the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS) are amon...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2022

University Of Michigan Board To Meet In Upper Peninsula
The University of Michigan Board of Regents will have its first-ever formal meeting in the Upper Peninsula this week as part of a several-day trip by regents and other U-M leaders to northern Michigan...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2022

Nature Conservancy Transfers U.P. Land To Forest Service
The Nature Conservancy in Michigan (TNC) today announced it is transferring ownership of a 160-acre parcel on Silver Mountain, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, to the United States Forest Service (USFS)...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2022

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Local News from the RRN News Center
UPSET Drug Team Busts Meth Lab In Houghton County
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Permits Available To Collect Fuelwood Across Upper Peninsula
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Michigan DNR Offering Grants For Urban, Community Forestry
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Events Scheduled To Celebrate Michigan Maple Syrup Industry
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Tri-County Safe Harbor Cancels 'Flannel For A Cause' Event
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Co-Owner Of Marquette's Vierling Earns Statewide Beer Award
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Crivitz Woman Dies After Weekend UTV Accident
Apr 06, 2026
Michigan DNR Taking Applications For Forest Legacy Program
Apr 06, 2026
Michigan Nurses To Rally For 'Fair Contracts' Starting Wednesday
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