Category Archives: News

Upper Peninsula Unemployment Rate Falls To 6.6% In February
The Upper Peninsula's unemployment rate dropped in February to 6-point-6 percent. That's one full percentage point lower than the January rate of 7-point-6 percent. The Michigan Department of Technolo...
Jack Hall Apr 01, 2021

Michigan Adds 6,000 New Cases; Upper Peninsula Adds 69 More
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday reported 6,036 new positive tests and 16 new deaths. State officials also went through death certificates and matched them to previous ...
Jack Hall Apr 01, 2021

Peters Legislation Would Crack Down On Robocallers
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would help limit the increasing number of invasive robocalls Michiganders receive on a daily basis. The Anti-Spoofing Penalties M...
Jack Hall Apr 01, 2021

Whitmer, Midwest Governors To Focus On Students' Emotional Needs
The National Governors Association (NGA) will collaborate with Michigan and five other states on strategies for equitably meeting the social-emotional needs of students and families during and beyond ...
Jack Hall Apr 01, 2021

Delta, Menominee Counties Have Vaccination Appointments Available
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MIKE SNYDER, PUBLIC HEALTH Public Health, Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) is scheduling COVID-19 vaccination appointments for any individual age 18 and o...
Jack Hall Apr 01, 2021

Marinette County 'Encourages' Wearing Mask After State Order Overturned
On March 31, 2021, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court overturned the public health emergency which also ended the face covering order. "The State Supreme Court's ruling was about the Governor's authori...
Jack Hall Apr 01, 2021

Michigan Daily Case Count Spikes To 6,300; U.P. Adds 61 Cases
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MIKE SNYDER, PUBLIC HEALTH The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported 6,311 new positive tests and ten new deaths. This i...
Jack Hall Mar 31, 2021

State Doubles Goal To 100,000 COVID Vaccinations Per Day
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer raised Michigan's COVID-19 vaccination goal from 50,000 to 100,000 shots per day. The new goal is based on the state's successful efforts to expand equitable and effic...
Jack Hall Mar 31, 2021

Slower Speed Limits On Sault International Bridge
The International Bridge Administration (IBA) reminds motorists that the speed limit on the International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie is 30 miles per hour (50 kilometers per hour). While the internatio...
Jack Hall Mar 31, 2021

Whitmer Expands Food Assistance To Low-Income College Students
Michigan will expand eligibility for food assistance benefits on Thursday, April 1 so that college students struggling financially during the pandemic can get help buying food and stay in school, Gov....
Jack Hall Mar 31, 2021

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