Category Archives: News

Michigan DNR Opens Statewide Survey About Wild Turkey Sightings
Michigan residents, are you ready to talk (or spot) turkey? The Michigan Department of Natural Resources needs your help to tally wild turkeys this summer. From July 1 through Aug. 31, the DNR will ru...
Jack Hall Jul 05, 2025

City of Escanaba Joins AARP Network Of 'Age-Friendly' Communities
The City of Escanaba has enrolled in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities, a program dedicated to promoting livable ommunities for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.Esc...
Jack Hall Jul 05, 2025

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Vinyl Record Show Continues In Marquette
CLICK TO HEAR CALEB GORDON'S INTERVIEW WITH JON & GEOFF A four-day vinyl record show is cointinuing this weekend in the second floor community room of Ore Dock Brewing Company in downtown Marquett...
Jack Hall Jul 05, 2025

Body Recovered In Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Suicide Suspected
On the afternoon of July 3, 2025, a deceased individual was recovered from Lake Superior near Chapel Beach within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. At approximately 2:30pm, park visitors called 911 t...
Jack Hall Jul 04, 2025

NO DEAL: State Budget Not Approved Yet; U.P. Lawmakers Offer Comments
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH STATE SEN. ED MCBROOM (R-NORWAY) The July 1st deadline to pass the state's School Aid Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 has passed with no budget voted on by the Mic...
Jack Hall Jul 02, 2025

Judge Refuses To Allow Mackinac Island To Control Ferry Prices
A judge has issued a preliminary injunction denying Mackinac Island control over ferry rates. Ferry owner Hoffman Marine sued the island in March following the rejection by the Mackinac Island City Co...
Jack Hall Jul 02, 2025

Two Men Found Dead On Isle Royale National Park Identified
The two men who were found dead June 8 at a campsite on Isle Royale National Park have been identified as 30-year-old Bradley Baird and his 60-year-old father, John Baird. They were from Northville in...
Jack Hall Jul 02, 2025

Escanaba Man Sentenced To Prison Time On Child Porn-Related Charges
An Escanaba man has been sentenced to federal prison time after pleading guilty to trying to get a young child to perform sex acts that he could then videotape. Escanaba Public Safety says that 30-yea...
Jack Hall Jul 02, 2025

Michigan State Police Looking For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy In Alger County
The Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post is requesting the public's help in locating a juvenile who is considered voluntarily missing. 15-year-old Jayden Whittenburg had reportedly snuck out of h...
Jack Hall Jul 02, 2025

DNR Delays New State Forest Plan Due To March Ice Storm Damage
The completion of the new, 10-year State Forest Management Plan will be delayed by at least a year following the devastating ice storm that struck northern Michigan March 28-30, the state Department o...
Jack Hall Jun 30, 2025

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Escanaba, MI, USA
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Marquette, MI, USA
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Manistique, MI, USA
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Local News from the RRN News Center
Agate Falls Scenic Site To Re-Open In September; ORV Trail Remains Closed
10h ago
Northern Michigan Man Indicted For Impersonating Coast Guard Officer
11h ago
Teenager Charged With Attempted Murder After St. Ignace Stabbing
11h ago
M-DOT Planning For Major Upgrade Of Portage Lift Bridge
Aug 21, 2026
Michigan Ag Director Announces New Grants At U.P. State Fair
Aug 21, 2026
Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist Visits Upper Peninsula State Fair
Aug 21, 2026
Jacobetti Home Celebrates 45th Birthday; New Facility Update
Aug 21, 2026
Marinette Teen Accused In Drowning Death Appears In Court
Aug 19, 2026
Detroit Man Charged With Mailing Drugs To Three UP Prisons
Aug 19, 2026








