Category Archives: News
State Helping People Denied Health Insurance Claims
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced that the department is prioritizing health insurance appeals related to a denial of coverage for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (...
Apr 16, 2020
Health Officials Checking Up On COVID-19 Positive Cases
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, local health departments and staff from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are reaching out to Michiganders who have tested positive...
Apr 16, 2020
Gov. Whitmer: Protest 'Disappointing', Put People At Risk
CLICK TO HEAR GOVERNOR'S RESPONSE TO PROTESTS Thousands of people converged on downtown Lansing on Wednesday to protest Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's "Stay at Home" order, which has shut down many businesse...
Apr 15, 2020
Stimulus Checks Will Not Affect Public Assistance Benefits
Income from federal stimulus payments will not affect eligibility for public assistance benefits such as food assistance, according to the Michigan Department of Human Services (MDHHS). Stimulus check...
Apr 15, 2020
LaFave Calls On Governor To Send More Tests To U.P.
State Rep. Beau LaFave, of Iron Mountain, today called on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to open a COVID-19 testing site in the Upper Peninsula to provide local, symptomatic residents greater access to the med...
Apr 15, 2020
Michigan Announces Grants For Small Manufacturers
Twelve small businesses and nonprofits around Michigan have been awarded a total of $1 million through the Pure Michigan Business Connect COVID-19 Emergency Access and Retooling Grants program, the Mi...
Apr 15, 2020
Food Bank Council Raising Money For Food Boxes
A virtual food drive organized by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Aging and Adult Services Agency and the Food Bank Council of Michigan is raising money to provide food bo...
Apr 15, 2020
Bay College Expands On-Line Course Offerings
With over 100 courses and three degree programs online, Bay College students can complete 100% of their coursework entirely online. With the growth of Bay's online learning platform, faculty and instr...
Apr 15, 2020
Health Officials: Don't Use Ivermectin For COVID-19
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are warning the public against the promotion or use of the drug ivermectin in the ...
Apr 15, 2020
Michigan Has 28,059 COVID-19 Cases; U.P. Count At 54
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday afternoon that the state's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has jumped to 28,059, which is 1,058 more cases in the pa...
Apr 15, 2020
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Local News from the RRN News Center
Stephenson Man Arrested For Arson, Hitting Person In Parking Lot
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DNR, Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad Explore Trail Network
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DNR Buys 10,000 Acres From Nature Conservancy In Keweenaw
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Bay College To Resume Practical Nursing Program In Iron Mtn.
Nov 9, 2026
Daggett Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old
Nov 8, 2026
Menominee Woman Sentenced For Credit Card Fraud, Drug Smuggling
Nov 7, 2026
Two Menominee Residents Arrested On Drugs, Firearms Charges
Nov 7, 2026
UPDATE: Body Of Man Swept Off Black Rocks Found In Lake
Nov 6, 2026
1,450 ACRES BURNED: Three U.P. Wildfires Almost Extiguished
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