Category Archives: News

State Appeals Judge's Ruling On Straits Pipeline Tunnel
Today Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced she has filed an appeal of the Court of Claims' decision in the lawsuit brought by Enbridge against the Governor and the Departments of Natural Re...
Jack Hall Nov 05, 2019

Local Elections Being Held Across Upper Peninsula
Tuesday is Election Day across the Upper Peninsula, with many local communities picking members to their municipal governments, and voters will decide millage requests in several areas. In Delta Count...
Jack Hall Nov 05, 2019

Michigan Offers $8 Million To Battle Asian Carp In Chicago
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Dan Eichinger today confirmed the commitment of $8 million in state funds for the preconstruction, engineering and design phase of a multifaceted barr...
Jack Hall Nov 05, 2019

Most Michigan Stores Not Selling Tobacco To Teenagers
In statewide inspections, 89.5 percent of retailers refused to sell tobacco to minors under age 18, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Office of Recovery Oriented Systems of ...
Jack Hall Nov 05, 2019

Marquette US-41 Roundabouts Opening On Wednesday
CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN TO JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH DAN WEINGARTEN, MDOT The winter traffic configuration for the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) US-41/M-28 reconstruction and roundabou...
Jack Hall Nov 05, 2019

M&M Healthy Youth Coalition Raises $17,000
The Healthy Youth Coalition of Marinette & Menominee Counties was recently awarded over $17,000 in proceeds from the 7th annual Hugh Bretl Drug Awareness Fundraiser to continue their prevention pr...
Jack Hall Nov 04, 2019

U.P. Congressman Wants More Soo Locks Funding
Congressman Jack Bergman led a bipartisan letter with thirty Members of Congress requesting continued funding for the Soo Locks project. Additional FY 2021 funding will be used to begin upstream chann...
Jack Hall Nov 04, 2019

NMU Frat Members Hurt During 'Tub Push' On M-28
Some Northern Michigan University fraternity members were injured over the weekend when they were pushing a bath tub for charity along M-28 and a car plowed into them. The Alger County Sheriff tells L...
Jack Hall Nov 04, 2019

OSF St. Francis Hospital Dedicates New Patient Pharmacy
Hospital Mission Partners and community members gathered on Friday afternoon for the blessing and dedication of the new inpatient pharmacy at OSF HealthCare St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group. A...
Jack Hall Nov 04, 2019

Governor Urges Residents To Sign Up For Health Care Plans
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released a statement encouraging all Michiganders who would benefit to sign up for health insurance during the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period from November...
Jack Hall Nov 04, 2019

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