Category Archives: News

Body Recovered In Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Suicide Suspected
On the afternoon of July 3, 2025, a deceased individual was recovered from Lake Superior near Chapel Beach within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. At approximately 2:30pm, park visitors called 911 t...
Jack Hall Jul 04, 2025

NO DEAL: State Budget Not Approved Yet; U.P. Lawmakers Offer Comments
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH STATE SEN. ED MCBROOM (R-NORWAY) The July 1st deadline to pass the state's School Aid Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 has passed with no budget voted on by the Mic...
Jack Hall Jul 02, 2025

Judge Refuses To Allow Mackinac Island To Control Ferry Prices
A judge has issued a preliminary injunction denying Mackinac Island control over ferry rates. Ferry owner Hoffman Marine sued the island in March following the rejection by the Mackinac Island City Co...
Jack Hall Jul 02, 2025

Two Men Found Dead On Isle Royale National Park Identified
The two men who were found dead June 8 at a campsite on Isle Royale National Park have been identified as 30-year-old Bradley Baird and his 60-year-old father, John Baird. They were from Northville in...
Jack Hall Jul 02, 2025

Escanaba Man Sentenced To Prison Time On Child Porn-Related Charges
An Escanaba man has been sentenced to federal prison time after pleading guilty to trying to get a young child to perform sex acts that he could then videotape. Escanaba Public Safety says that 30-yea...
Jack Hall Jul 02, 2025

Michigan State Police Looking For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy In Alger County
The Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post is requesting the public's help in locating a juvenile who is considered voluntarily missing. 15-year-old Jayden Whittenburg had reportedly snuck out of h...
Jack Hall Jul 02, 2025

DNR Delays New State Forest Plan Due To March Ice Storm Damage
The completion of the new, 10-year State Forest Management Plan will be delayed by at least a year following the devastating ice storm that struck northern Michigan March 28-30, the state Department o...
Jack Hall Jun 30, 2025

DNR Shutting Down Road In Delta County For Culvert Replacements
A section of North Deadhorse Road will be closing in northern Delta County beginning Monday, July 1, through Thursday, Aug. 8, to replace two culverts on Deadhorse Creek. The project site is located w...
Jack Hall Jun 30, 2025

Loud Gun Salute Planned Tuesday On Island Near Sault Ste. Marie
At the request of the Canadian Armed Forces 49th Field Artillery Regiment, the Michigan State Police is helping share this message. On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at approximately 2 pm, the 49th Field Arti...
Jack Hall Jun 30, 2025

Western U.P. Man Arrested, Arraigned On Methamphetamine Charges
On June 26, 2025, a trooper from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Wakefield Post was on patrol and observed a subject he knew had a revoked driver's license operating a vehicle on Hemlock Street near C...
Jack Hall Jun 30, 2025

Escanaba, MI, USA
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Marquette, MI, USA
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Manistique, MI, USA
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Local News from the RRN News Center
Michigan Natural Resources Commission To Meet On Wednesday
Mar 10, 2026
Wisconsin's Free Tax Filing System Now Available Statewide
Mar 10, 2026
Upper Peninsula Receives $1.3 Million In Arts, Culture Funding
Mar 10, 2026
Prescribed Burns Planned In Hiawatha, Ottawa National Forests
Mar 10, 2026
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











