Category Archives: News
Sault Tribe Of Chippewa Release Half Million Fish Into U.P. Waterways
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIIEW WITH SOO TRIBE CHAIRMAN AUSTIN LOWES The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians conducted its annual walleye and whitefish stocking efforts this summer in the ...
Oct 7, 2025
Gordon Lightfoot Tribute In Escanaba To Commemorate Fitzgerald Sinking
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH PERFORMER MIKE FORNES The Gordon Lightfoot Tribute will be held inside Bay College's Besse Theater on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ET. This concert experience, part o...
Oct 7, 2025
Michigan Ambulance Service Operators Upset With New State Budget
CLECK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH RENEE GRAY, KINROSS EMS In response to Gov. Whitmer and Michigan legislators abandoning essential EMS funding in the final Fiscal year 2026 budget approved Fri...
Oct 7, 2025
DNR Firefighters Battling 85-Acre Wildfire In Northern Lower Michigan
Michigan DNR firefighters are working near Houghton Lake in Roscommon County to contain a wildfire burning since Sunday afternoon near the Roscommon State Forest Area. The fire was reported early Sund...
Oct 6, 2025
State Rep. Bohnak Applauds $3 Million In Budget For Sawyer Regional Airport
State Rep. Karl Bohnak on Monday applauded a $3 million appropriation for the Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport that was includced in the new state budget. The airport, with the code "MQT" annually se...
Oct 6, 2025
Michigan Community College Group Pleased With Newly-Passed State Budget
Brandy Johnson, President of the Michigan Community College Association, today released the following statement regarding the FY 2025-26 State Budget and Michigan's investment in student success and w...
Oct 5, 2025
NOT GIVING UP: Effort Continues For Copperwood Mine After Budget Exclusion
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MARTY FITTANTE, INVEST UP InvestUP and community leaders across the Western Upper Peninsula today reaffirmed their commitment to the Copperwood Mine project af...
Oct 5, 2025
Two Brothers Rescued After Boat Capsizes On Lake Superior
Two brothers were rescued on Lake Superior after their sailboat was flipped by a gust of wind. The Marquette County Sheriff says the pair was enroute from Shot Point to Marquette's Lower Harbor. They ...
Oct 5, 2025
Bay College Again Designated As 'Gold-Level Veteran-Friendly' School
Bay de Noc Community College has been officially recognized as a Gold-Level Veteran-Friendly School by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) for the 2025-2026 academic year. This prestigious des...
Oct 5, 2025
Contractor Dies, Another Hurt In Accident At Hoist Powerhouse
The Marquette County Sheriff's Office is investigating a work related death of a contractor that occurred at that Upper Peninsula Power Company's Hoist Powerhouse area in Negaunee Township. Friday at ...
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Local News from the RRN News Center
AMAZON COMES TO U.P.: New Facility Officially Opens In Escanaba
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Mike Rogers Brings U.S. Senate Campaign To Upper Peninsula
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Three Measles Cases Confirmed In Delta County; First Since 1989
Oct 21, 2026
UPDATE: Firefighters Using Infared Drones In Battling Blazes
Oct 21, 2026
Illinois Man Accused Of Tricking Escanaba Man Out Of $665K
Oct 21, 2026
Michigan State Police Helping DEA 'Drug Take Back Day' Saturday
Oct 20, 2026
Escanaba Urges Residents To Tighten Mailboxes For Winter
Oct 20, 2026
Karlyn Rapport Wins Marquette County's Evergreen Award
Oct 20, 2026
M-DOT Closing Upper Peninsula Roadside Parks Oct. 29
Oct 20, 2026
