Category Archives: News
UPtoberFest Beer/Wine Event Set Saturday In Escanaba
The U.P.'s premier beer and wine festival is returning on October 9th from 2-7 PM. UPtoberFest is once again being hosted by Bay de Noc Brewers, Escanaba's homebrew club, to showcase local craft beer ...
Oct 08, 2021
Dickinson County Hospital Closes On $17 Million Federal Loan
Chuck Nelson, DCH CEO, Brian Donahue, DCH CFO, and the DCH Hospital Board Executive Committee members signed the closing documents to secure the nearly 17 million dollar USDA loan. DCH has allocated t...
Oct 07, 2021
Bergman: Stifling Free Speech At School Board Meetings Is Un-American
Today, Rep. Jack Bergman joined Rep. Lisa McClain, and over 60 Republican colleagues in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers on why the Department of Justice (DOJ) is targeti...
Oct 07, 2021
Author Writes Book Highlighting Copper Country Women
Mary Doria Russell today discussed her book, "The Women of the Copper Country," during a virtual news conference launching Michigan Humanities' 2021-2022 Great Michigan Read. Russell discussed the res...
Oct 07, 2021
NMU Faculty Union: We Have NOT Agreed To Contract Language
Recent reports that NMU's chapter of the American Association of University Professors (NMU-AAUP, also known as the faculty union), and the NMU administration have come to a new tentative agreement re...
Oct 07, 2021
No Charges Against Officers Who Shot Woman In Houghton
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says there will be no charges against a state trooper who shot a Houghton woman after she refused to obey commands from officers. On April 12, 2021, Michigan Stat...
Oct 07, 2021
Hannahville's Sweetgrass Golf Course Named Best In Michigan
Island Resort & Casino's original course, Sweetgrass, has been selected as the 2021 Michigan Golf Course of the Year by the Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA). One of two courses at the Upper...
Oct 07, 2021
State Official Christmas Tree To Be Harvested In Gogebic County
The official 2021 state Christmas tree, a 63-foot spruce selected by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB), will be harvested from Marenisco in the western Upper Penins...
Oct 07, 2021
Michigan House Passes Markkanen Child Care Legislation
the Michigan House today overwhelmingly approved legislation from state Rep. Greg Markkanen to help improve the state's child-care system. The plan is part of several bipartisan bills prioritizing eff...
Oct 06, 2021
Michigan Adds 7,600 New Cases; U.P. Adds Seven Deaths, 345 Cases
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced 7,674 new positive coronavirus test results and 45 new COVID-related deaths over the three-day period of Tuesday and Wednesd...
Oct 06, 2021
Fri Sep 11
Escanaba, MI, USA
69°FOvercast
Fri Sep 11
Marquette, MI, USA
78°FOvercast
Fri Sep 11
Manistique, MI, USA
69°FOvercast
Fri Sep 11
Munising, MI, USA
77°FOvercast
Local News from the RRN News Center
Whitmer Reignites Effort To Block Mackinac Line 5 Tunnel
Sep 10, 2026
Seven U.P. Projects Awarded State Development Grants
Sep 10, 2026
Northern Michigan University To Commemorate 9/11 Attacks
Sep 10, 2026
Northern Michigan University Notes Decline In Enrollment
Sep 10, 2026
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge To Briefly Close For 9/11
Sep 10, 2026
Dozens Of Coats, Mittens Donated To Manistique Families
Sep 09, 2026
UPDATE: Man Arraigned, ID'd After Incident On EUP Ferry
Sep 09, 2026
UPDATE: Eastern U.P. Hotel Theft Suspect Arraigned, Indentified
Sep 09, 2026
Superior Health Foundation Awards $271,000 In Grants
Sep 09, 2026
