Category Archives: News

M-DOT Adding 'Mumble Strips' Across Upper Peninsula
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will invest about $1 million to install 382 miles of sinusoidal corrugations, or ''mumble strips,'' on asphalt shoulders along various state trunkline ...
Jack Hall May 31, 2020

Governor Extends Visitation Restrictions; May Be Loosened
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-108, which maintains restrictions regarding entry to care facilities designed to protect vulnerable populations, while allowing the Director...
Jack Hall May 30, 2020

State Adding More Staff To Battle Unemployment Fraud
The Unemployment Insurance Agency today provided Michigan consumers with resources to help protect against unemployment identity theft and steps to take if they are victim. The agency recently warned ...
Jack Hall May 30, 2020

Governor Extends Grocery Store, Pharmacy Mask Orders
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-109, which extends existing safety measures to protect consumers and employees at grocery stores and pharmacies. "We've made great strides i...
Jack Hall May 30, 2020

Michigan Adds 267 New Cases; Has 38,100 Recoveries
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Saturday afternoon that the state's number of coronavirus cases increased by 267 new cases, and there were 20 new deaths since Friday. The...
Jack Hall May 30, 2020

Governor Asks Communities To Designate Protest Areas
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II issued the following statement encouraging communities across Michigan to designate areas for peaceful demonstrations: "As Ameri...
Jack Hall May 30, 2020

Peters Happy With $10 Billion For Small Community Lenders
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration ann...
Jack Hall May 30, 2020

Marinette/Menominee Taking Applications For COVID-19 Fund
The M&M Area Community Foundation (MMACF) is accepting applications online at mmacf.org/grants from June 15th - 29th for grants from its Impact Fund for COVID-19 Relief. This fund will make grant ...
Jack Hall May 30, 2020

National Guard Conducting Testing This Weekend
The Michigan National Guard will continue its partnership with the Michigan State Police State Emergency Operations Center, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and local health departmen...
Jack Hall May 30, 2020

Whitmer: Justice Dept. 'Ignoring Second Wave; Undermining Safety'
Governor Gretchen Whitmer Friday issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice issuing a statement of interest, which seeks to undermine the health and safety of Michiga...
Jack Hall May 29, 2020

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Local News from the RRN News Center
Besse Family Makes Big Donation To Build New YMCA Pool
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Hermansville's Wendricks Truss Buying Skandia Truss
Apr 28, 2026
Marinette High School Principal Facing Battery Charges
Apr 28, 2026
State Giving Away Free Gun Locks At 150 Locations; 22 In U.P.
Apr 28, 2026
Marinette County Motorized Trail System Re-Opens Friday
Apr 28, 2026
Michigan DNR Investigates Dead Eagles In Delta County
Apr 28, 2026
Escanaba Secretary Of State Office Closing May 4th For Week
Apr 28, 2026
Ishpeming Police Warn Of New Financial Scam
Apr 25, 2026
Body Of Missing NMU Student Found In Marquette's Harbor
Apr 25, 2026












