Category Archives: News

President Trump Approves Northern Michigan Ice Storm Disaster Declaration
Rep. Jack Bergman joined Governor Gretchen Whitmer announcing that President Donald Trump has approved Michigan's request for a disaster declaration to help communities impacted by the historic ice st...
Jack Hall Jul 23, 2025

BREAKING NEWS: Explosions At Business Near U.P. State Fairgrounds
Explosions could be heard all over Escanaba Wednesday morning, coming from U.P. Towing and Recycling on 9th Avenue North. Large plumes of thick, black smoke began billowing from the building at...
Jack Hall Jul 23, 2025

Large Dump TruckT ransport To Delay Traffic From Escanaba To Eastern UP
Drivers traveling between Escanaba and Cedarville early in the morning on July 22 can expect delays. A large dump truck component will be transported to Port Dolomite in Cedarville. Under a permit fro...
Jack Hall Jul 20, 2025

UP Health System-Marquette Welcomes New Neurosurgeon
UP Health System - Marquette is pleased to welcome board-certified neurosurgeon Nathan Esplin, MD, to its Brain and Spine Center. He provides specialized care for a wide range of neurological and spin...
Jack Hall Jul 20, 2025

New MSP Canine Officers Graduate; One Assigned To Upper Peninsula
The Michigan State Police (MSP) is pleased to announce that Michigan residents will soon benefit from the services of four new canine teams, as well three replacement teams, that graduated from the MS...
Jack Hall Jul 20, 2025

45 YEARS: Hiawatha Music Festival Set This Weekend In Marquette
Hiawatha Music Co-op (HMC) kicks off its Festival season with a series of events leading up to its 45th Annual Traditional Music Festival, July 18-20, 2025, at Tourist Park in Marquette. Each year, th...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2025

Michigan Senator Peters Objects To Public Broadcasting Funding Cuts
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), a member of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed a bill to cut more than $9 billion in funding Congress previ...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2025

State Officials Suspend, Revoke License Of Marquette Child Care Home
The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), Child Care Licensing Bureau (CCLB), has summarily suspended and issued a notice of intent to revoke the group child ...
Jack Hall Jul 18, 2025

Menominee Salvation Army Hosting 'Feeding America' Truck Thursday
The Salvation Army will host a Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry on July 17th , 2025 at 10:00 am. A Mobile Food Pantry contains 15,000 pounds of food sent on a truck in order to provide food for 300 ...
Jack Hall Jul 16, 2025

DNR To Auction Off 126 Parcels Of Land; Many In Schoolcraft County
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is busy preparing 126 properties for sale via online auctions later this summer. River frontage, lake frontage and forested acreage surrounded by private o...
Jack Hall Jul 15, 2025 default

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Local News from the RRN News Center
Michigan Natural Resources Commission To Meet On Wednesday
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Wisconsin's Free Tax Filing System Now Available Statewide
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Upper Peninsula Receives $1.3 Million In Arts, Culture Funding
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Prescribed Burns Planned In Hiawatha, Ottawa National Forests
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Michigan Senator Peters Supports Veterans Burial Legislation
Mar 09, 2026
Red Cross Releases Report On Volunteerism In U.P., Wisconsin
Mar 05, 2026
State Giving Away Naloxone To Help Prevent Overdose Deaths
Mar 05, 2026
U.P. Congressman Bergman Introduces Reforestation Legislation
Mar 04, 2026
Attorney General Highlights Consumer Protection Successes
Mar 04, 2026











