Category Archives: News
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
Canadian Environmentalist Endorses Closing Line Five
Canada's most venerated scientist, who was once voted among the top five most trusted people in the nation, has endorsed Governor Gretchen Whitmer's enforcement to shut down Enbridge's obsolete, Line ...
Dec 17, 2020
Iron Mountain Wal-Mart Store Closing Until Saturday Morning
Walmart in Iron Mountain has temporarily closed for cleaning and sanitizing because of COVID concerns. In a Facebook post, the retail giant says the store will also be closed to give additional time t...
Dec 17, 2020
Peters Applauds House Passage Of Veterans Caregiver Legislation
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today applauded House passage of his bipartisan bill to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) caregiver program. The Transparency and Effective Accountability ...
Dec 16, 2020
Bergman's Veterans Education, Other Bills Passes U.S. House
Today, the House passed H.R. 7105, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. This legislative package featured Rep. Jack Bergman's GI Bill Pl...
Dec 16, 2020
Michigan Adds 4,000 New Positive Tests; 85 In Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported 4,037 new positive test results and 83 new deaths. Michigan now has 446,752 confirmed cases and 11,018 deaths since the crisi...
Dec 16, 2020
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Local News from the RRN News Center
Four Drug Overdoses, One Death Reported In Menominee Area
Jul 29, 2026
Grass-Cutting Argument Leads To Shooting Incident
Jul 28, 2026
Man Charged With Using Hidden Camera In Marquette Stores
Jul 28, 2026
U.P. Communities To Receive $1.4 Million Recycling Grants
Jul 28, 2026
M&M Community Foundation Invites Kids To Join Council
Jul 28, 2026
Gov. Whitmer Signs Several Bills To Help Michigan Animals
Jul 28, 2026
Army Corps Plans Dredging In Ontonagon, Two Wis. Harbors
Jul 28, 2026
Escanaba's Marina Fest Set For Saturday In Ludington Park
Jul 24, 2026
Escanaba Sidewalk Days Postponed; RRN Block Party Still On
Jul 23, 2026
