Category Archives: News

Secretary of State Says 10,600 Absentee Ballots Spoiled
The majority of disenfranchised voters in last week's statewide primary could easily have had their votes counted with small changes in law, preliminary data on rejected ballot numbers show. Of the ap...
Jack Hall Aug 14, 2020

Governor Whitmer Announces Four Million Free Masks
Four million free masks are being provided to Michigan residents who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 through a partnership involving the state, Ford Motor Company and the Federal Emergency Management ...
Jack Hall Aug 14, 2020

Michigan DNR Has 225 Parcels For Sale In Autumn Auction
Lake frontage, trail access, small lots to extend a neighborhood lot - these types of acreage and more are available in the next round of surplus land auctions from the Michigan Department of Natural ...
Jack Hall Aug 14, 2020

Caregiver Incentive Project Plans Scholarships For NMU Students
Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP), the nonprofit organization focused on improving the lives of the cared for by supporting caregivers, launches its scholarship program and is now accepting applicatio...
Jack Hall Aug 14, 2020

'Unlock Michigan' Petition Drive Continues Across Upper Peninsula
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH JAKE PUTALA, UNLOCK MICHIGAN The effort to repeal the 1945 law that Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been using to issue executive orders is building steam across...
Jack Hall Aug 13, 2020

Copper Country Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters today announced $525,142 for the Village of Laurium Fire Department to purchase new equipment and provide training. This grant comes from the Federal Emer...
Jack Hall Aug 13, 2020

Bald Eagle Destroys State Agency's Drone Near Escanaba
An Upper Peninsula bald eagle launched an airborne attack on a drone operated by a Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) pilot last month, tearing off a propeller and send...
Jack Hall Aug 13, 2020

Upper Peninsula Adds 19 New Positive Tests; No New Deaths
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,121 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, and seven new deaths. State officials also went through death certificates and matched them to pr...
Jack Hall Aug 13, 2020

Dickinson County Resident Wins $500,000 On Michigan Lottery
A Dickinson County man is $500,000 richer after asking a clerk at Econo Foods to "pick me a winner," and winning big playing the Michigan Lottery's Winter Winnings instant game. The player, who chose ...
Jack Hall Aug 13, 2020

Whitmer Wants More Money From Trump For National Guard
Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to President Trump yesterday requesting that he fully fund the Michigan National Guard forces during their COVID-19 response through December 31, 2020. Last wee...
Jack Hall Aug 13, 2020

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Local News from the RRN News Center
Daggett Man Sentenced On Fleeing, Eluding Conviction
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Dickinson County Woman Dies In Early-Morning Crash
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Eastern U.P. Man Convicted Of Raping Teenaged Girl
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Iron Mtn. Woman Arrested On Drugs Charges In Wisconsin
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National Trails Day To Be Recognized In Marquette County
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Sault Tribe Completes Clean-Up Of Eastern U.P. Oil Spill
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DRUG TAKE BACK DAY: Drop Off Unwanted Pills On Saturday
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State Rep Wants Study On Frequent Mackinac Bridge Closures
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Major Construction To Get Under Way In Downtown Escanaba
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