Category Archives: News
Whitmer Announces Some Re-Openings; Restaurants, Bars Stay Closed
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR GOV. WHITMER'S FRIDAY COMMENTS The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) updated its epidemic order today to allow indoor activities where Michiganders ca...
Dec 18, 2020
U.P. Tribes Join Feds In Effort On Missing Indigenous People
Federal, State, Local and Tribal leaders jointly announced Michigan's own Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons pilot project today. United States Attorneys Andrew Birge and Matthew Schneider were j...
Dec 18, 2020
UPCAP Warns Of New Medicare Vaccine Scams
If you receive a phone call from someone acting like a Medicare Rep asking for your personal information, bank details, or Medicare Number, it's a scam. Do not give any personal information or money. ...
Dec 18, 2020
Marquette Mountain Opens For The Season Saturday
Marquette Mountain Resort (MMR) is thrilled to announce they are opening for business for the winter season on 12/19/20 and have launched a new and improved website at marquettemountain.com. MMR will ...
Dec 18, 2020
Half Million Michigan Residents Download COVID Alert App
A month after its statewide launch, the MI COVID Alert app has reached nearly 500,000 downloads. Today the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Michigan Department of Technolog...
Dec 17, 2020
More Food Assistance Approved For Michigan Families
Approximately 350,000 Michigan families will continue to have access to additional food assistance benefits during December as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michig...
Dec 17, 2020
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Six Men In Whitmer Kidnapping Plot
United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted six men on a charge of conspiracy to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. Adam Fox, Barry Croft...
Dec 17, 2020
State: COVID-19 Virus Can Be Detected In Wastewater Systems
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today posted preliminary results from four of the counties and o...
Dec 17, 2020
Public Health Spells Out COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out
The COVID-19 vaccine is beginning to arrive in the Upper Peninsula and is expected to start being distributed this week. The current vaccine authorized for emergency use is the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-1...
Dec 17, 2020
Marquette County's Becoming Outdoors Woman Event Cancelled
Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its associated necessary limits on social gatherings, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has canceled the annual winter Becoming an Outdoors Woman wor...
Dec 17, 2020
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Local News from the RRN News Center
Michigan 'Pothole Payback' Contest Begins; Highlights Vehicle Damage
Apr 02, 2026
UP Construction Council Taking Applications For Summer Camp
Apr 02, 2026
Michigan's New Fishing Season Sees U.P. Regulation Changes
Apr 02, 2026
Gogebic County Sheriff Gives Update On Death Of 2-Year-Old Boy
Apr 02, 2026
Ishpeming Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
Apr 02, 2026
UPPCO Getting Ready, Stresses Safety, As Ice Storm Approaches
Apr 02, 2026
Michigan DNR Welcomes Reports Of Dead Fish As Spring Begins
Apr 02, 2026
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
