Category Archives: News

Lane Closures In City of Escanaba Delayed Until Thursday
Lane closures on US-2/US-41 are now planned in the city of Escanaba Aug. 27-28 for utility work. The work was delayed because of expected rain Wednesday. Crews working under a permit from the Michigan...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2020

Governor Whitmer Announces $1.2 Million Donation From IKEA
Governor Whitmer welcomed a $1.2M donation from IKEA Retail U.S. that will go to Michigan's COVID-19 Response and Recovery Initiative. The donation is the largest donation to the fund to date and will...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2020

U.P. Senator Calls Canceling Football Season 'Ridiculous, Ludicrous'
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S FULL INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR MCBROOM Upper Peninsula State Senator Ed McBroom calls the cancellation of the high school season in Michigan "ridiculous" and says that the decis...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2020

Army Corps Awards $7 Million To Replace Soo Locks Equipment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces a contract award to replace aging equipment on the MacArthur Lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The more than $7 million contract was awa...
Jack Hall Aug 25, 2020

Escanaba River Fish Kill Caused By Paper Mill Pipe Failure
Officials with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said a recent fish kill along the southern reaches of the Escanaba River at Gladstone was the result of a pipe failure at...
Jack Hall Aug 24, 2020

Michigan Adds 868 New Positive Tests; 12 In Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 868 new coronavirus cases on Monday, and four new deaths. Michigan now has 97,660 positive test results since the crisis began five months...
Jack Hall Aug 24, 2020

DNR Has Community Forestry Grant Dollars Available
Michigan communities have an opportunity to help people connect to forests in towns and cities through grants from the DNR's Urban and Community Forestry program. "These grants support management, edu...
Jack Hall Aug 24, 2020

Construction Under Way On 550 Near Sugarloaf Mountain
Improvements near the Sugerloaf Mountain area on County Road 550 north of Marquette are under way. Local Three News reports the project adds more parking to the Sugarloaf Mountain Area and creates a d...
Jack Hall Aug 24, 2020

Michigan Lawsuit Against PFAS Manufacturer Moves Forward
The State of Michigan's lawsuit seeking damages from manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, recently overcame several motions to dismiss filed by defendants. Kent ...
Jack Hall Aug 24, 2020

Bridge Replacement Project Begins In Alger County
Work has begun to replace a bridge over Werners Creek in the southwest corner of Alger County, forcing temporary closure of a section of the Deadhorse Road. "Replacing this bridge will allow for conti...
Jack Hall Aug 24, 2020

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