Category Archives: News

UPPCO Crews Bracing For Outages As Blizzard Approaches
Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is reminding its customers, and the public, that winter weather patterns can - and often do - produce high winds and accumulations of wet, heavy snow that can aff...
Jack Hall Dec 28, 2025

BLIZZARD WARNING: Major Winter Storm Approaching U.P.
Including the cities of Escanaba, Gladstone, Manistique, and Seney ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... Blizzard conditions expected. A light glaze of ice possible Sun...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2025

Porcupine Mountains Artist Residency Applications Now Available
Applications are now being accepted for the Porcupine Mountains Artist-in-Residence Program for 2026 spring, summer and fall and 2027 winter residency periods. The Artist-in-Residence Program is open ...
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Attorney General Sues Feds Over Great Lakes Ballast Water
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel led a coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection A...
Jack Hall Dec 27, 2025

Bergman Promoting Veteran Spinal Cord Injury Legislation
Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman Mike Bost (R-IN), Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced the Veterans STAND Act - bipartisan legislation aimed at closing gaps in the Dep...
Jack Hall Dec 26, 2025

UPDATE: Manistique Police Have Suspect In Convenience Store Robbery
UPDATE 12/25/25: Manistique Public Safety has identified a person of interest in the Apple Barrel store robbery. Authorities are not releasing the name of the suspect. They thank the public for its ti...
Jack Hall Dec 26, 2025

Eastern U.P. Lawmaker Applauds Federal Wolf De-Listing Legislation
State Rep. Parker Fairbairn celebrated congressional approval for an effort to return wolf management responsibilities to the states. The plan, approved by the U.S. House of Representatives last week,...
Jack Hall Dec 24, 2025

Wisconsin Man Dies In Western U.P. Snowmobile Crash
At approximately 10:31 a.m. on December 21, 2025, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Wakefield Post and deputies from the Gogebic County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a snowmobi...
Jack Hall Dec 23, 2025

SHOP WITH COP: State Police Help Western UP Girl Battling Cancer
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MSP LT BEN ECKOLA https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-little-vialah-fight-childhood-cancer Instead of Santa and his sleigh, Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers ab...
Jack Hall Dec 23, 2025 Screenshot

State Ag Director Offers Tips For Safe Holiday Meal Preparation
CLICK TO HEAR CALEB GORDON'S INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR BORING Entertaining is one of the mainstays of the holiday season, filled with taste-tempting foods and joyous reunions. The Michigan Department of...
Jack Hall Dec 23, 2025

Tue Jun 23
Escanaba, MI, USA
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Tue Jun 23
Marquette, MI, USA
Partly cloudy
Tue Jun 23
Manistique, MI, USA
Partly cloudy
Tue Jun 23
Munising, MI, USA
Patchy rain nearby
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Local News from the RRN News Center
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One Dead, One Hurt In Traffic Crash On US-2 West Of Escanaba
Jun 23, 2026
Man Accused Of Stealing From Gwinn Grocery Store In Gift Card Scheme
Jun 22, 2026
Man Arrested After Rolling Vehicle While Racing On Escanaba Street
Jun 22, 2026
Man Dies After Crashing Dirt Bike Into Parked Pick-Up Truck on M-77
Jun 22, 2026
Bay College Honors Three With Outstanding Educator Awards
Jun 22, 2026
Marquette's UPAWS Animal Shelter Re-Opens After Parovirus Scare
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