Category Archives: News

Feds Grant Whitmer's Request To Release Held-Back Doses
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that they will grant Governor Whitmer and eight other governors' request and release the millions of doses of the safe, effective COVID...
Jack Hall Jan 12, 2021

Downstate Man Dies In Eastern U.P. Snowmobile Crash
A Huron County man who crashed his snowmobile in Chippewa County earlier this month died Jan. 8 at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Richard David Dufty, 55, of Cassville succumbed to injuries he suffer...
Jack Hall Jan 12, 2021

LMAS Gives Update On COVID Vaccine In Eastern U.P.
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH KERRY OTT, LMAS As of January 7, 2021, LMAS District Health Department and the hospitals in each of the four counties had received a total of 2950 doses ...
Jack Hall Jan 12, 2021

Delta County Declares 'Sanctuary County' From Business Restrictions
Delta County has declared itself a sanctuary county from Michigan's COVID-19-related business restrictions. That's according to County Commissioner Dave Moyle, who took to Facebook Monday night to say...
Jack Hall Jan 12, 2021

Baraga County Officials: 'Enough Is Enough' With Restrictions
Baraga County's elected officials are taking a stand against continued COVID-19 restrictions coming from Lansing. In a strongly-worded statement Monday night, all five members of the county board, the...
Jack Hall Jan 12, 2021

LaFave Upset With Decision To Ban 'Open Carry' At Capitol
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH REP. LAFAVE State Rep. Beau LaFave, of Iron Mountain, today issued the following statement on the decision by the Michigan Capitol Commission to ban open...
Jack Hall Jan 11, 2021

Michigan Adds 4,536 New Cases In Two-Day Report; 72 In Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced 4,536 new coronavirus cases and 47 new deaths. These are two-day totals, covering both Sunday and Monday. Michigan now has a to...
Jack Hall Jan 11, 2021

Michigan Starts Issuing Extra $300 In Weekly Unemployment Benefits
The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) has started issuing $300 weekly Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) payments to an estimated 365,000 claimants on regular state unemployment insur...
Jack Hall Jan 11, 2021

Whitmer Asks Feds For Permission To Directly Buy More Vaccine
Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar requesting permission to directly purchase up to 100,000 doses of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for ...
Jack Hall Jan 11, 2021

Open Carry Banned At Michigan Capitol; Whitmer Pleased
The open carry of guns won't be allowed at the Michigan Capitol. The move by the Capitol Commission was agreed to unanimously. The policy goes into effect immediately. The commission decided to take u...
Jack Hall Jan 11, 2021

Escanaba, MI, USA
32 °F Unknown Precipitation, Mist
Marquette, MI, USA
33 °F Light Snow, Mist
Manistique, MI, USA
33 °F Light Snow
Munising, MI, USA
33 °F Light Snow
Iron Mountain, MI, USA
32 °F Mist

Local News from the RRN News Center
Michigan 'Pothole Payback' Contest Begins; Highlights Vehicle Damage
22h ago
UP Construction Council Taking Applications For Summer Camp
22h ago
Michigan's New Fishing Season Sees U.P. Regulation Changes
22h ago
Gogebic County Sheriff Gives Update On Death Of 2-Year-Old Boy
22h ago
Ishpeming Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
22h ago
UPPCO Getting Ready, Stresses Safety, As Ice Storm Approaches
22h ago
Michigan DNR Welcomes Reports Of Dead Fish As Spring Begins
23h ago
NO APRIL FOOL'S JOKE: Storm To Bring Snow, Ice To UP, Northern Wisconsin
Mar 31, 2026
Man Sentenced To 25-40 Years In 2023 Attack On U.P. State Police Post
Mar 31, 2026












