Category Archives: News
Ishpeming, Forsyth Township To Receive Water Infrastructure Grants
Governor Gretchen Whitmer awarded more than $7.3 million in newly announced grants issued under the MI Clean Water Plan that will help 15 Michigan communities better ensure clean and reliable drinking...
May 19, 2022
Whitmer Asks Legislature To Approve $500 Tax Rebate 'Right Away'
GovernorGretchen Whitmer sent a letter to legislative leaders proposing MI Tax Rebate Right Now, a plan to return $500 to working families from the state's budget surplus as they face rising costs on ...
May 19, 2022
Bergman Says Extra FDA Funding: 'Won't Solve Baby Formula Shortage'
Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman says that the House resolution 7790 designed to ease the baby formula shortage will do nothing to solve the problem. The Watersmeet Republican says there is no...
May 19, 2022
Local Food Pantry Asking for Help From Businesses As Demand Rises
A local food pantry is asking local businesses to join the front lines against the war on hunger in Marinette and Menominee Counties as demand and expenses rapidly increase. St. Vincent de Paul Food P...
May 19, 2022
Michigan Small Businesses To Receive $236 Million In Federal Help
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) today announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury will be providing up to $236,990,950 to the state of Michigan as part of the State Smal...
May 19, 2022
New Virus Cases Continue Rising Across U.P., Michigan
The number of new coronavirus cases continues to spike across the Upper Peninsula, as well as across the state of Michigan. The state Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported 29,2...
May 19, 2022
Free Food Offered At Menominee Salvation Army Today
The Salvation Army will host a Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry on May 19th, 2022 at 10:00 am, central time. A Mobile Food Pantry contains 15,000 pounds of food sent on a truck in order to provide f...
May 19, 2022
Michigan Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.3% In April
Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate receded by one-tenth of a percentage point between March and April to 4.3 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Techn...
May 19, 2022
Rep. LaFave Wants State Redistricting Commission Abolished
State Rep. Beau LaFave introduced House Joint Resolution S to repeal Michigan's Independent Redistricting Commission. The commission has exclusive authority under the state constitution to adopt distr...
May 19, 2022
DNR Mopping Up Hot Spots In 2,500-Acre Wildfire
As DNR fire crews continue to identify and mop up hot spots within the 2,516-acre Blue Lakes Fire, all roads and the Black River have reopened. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources got a lot o...
May 18, 2022
Escanaba, MI, USA
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Local News from the RRN News Center
Michigan 'Pothole Payback' Contest Begins; Highlights Vehicle Damage
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UP Construction Council Taking Applications For Summer Camp
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Michigan's New Fishing Season Sees U.P. Regulation Changes
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Gogebic County Sheriff Gives Update On Death Of 2-Year-Old Boy
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Ishpeming Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
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UPPCO Getting Ready, Stresses Safety, As Ice Storm Approaches
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Michigan DNR Welcomes Reports Of Dead Fish As Spring Begins
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NO APRIL FOOL'S JOKE: Storm To Bring Snow, Ice To UP, Northern Wisconsin
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Man Sentenced To 25-40 Years In 2023 Attack On U.P. State Police Post
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