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UP Lawmakers Support Corrections Officer Pension Changes
The Michigan Senate passed three bills meant to replace those that were recently vetoed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Senate Bills 1133, 1134 and 1135 wou...
Chance To Earn Cash Thursday By Collecting Discarded Cigarettes
A chance to earn a few dollars, plus clean up our beaches on Thursday in Marquette, It's a cigarette butt recycle buy-back event, which will pay you c...
Weather Kid Wednesday- September 16, 2026
THIS WEEK'S WEATHER KID IS A SPECIAL ONE! Meet Emma Dawsey, our newest little weather superstar - all the way from Mississippi, and Stephanie's grand-...
Upper Peninsula Cities, Villages, Counties Get Road Funding
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced local agencies across Michigan are now seeing their first payments from the Neighborhood Roads Fund (NRF), part of...
Michigan Unemployment Agency Now Accepting Walk-Ins
The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) is expanding in-person service by introducing a new walk-in option at all 12 Local Offices throughout...
Minor Injuries Reported In Chocolay Township Traffic Crash
On 9/15/2026 at approximately 2:17pm Chocolay Township Police were called to the scene of a two-car accident that occurred at the intersection of US 4...
Final Aesthetics On Ludington Street; Opening Wednesday
Escanaba's Ludington Street is receiving its final touches this week as the two-year downtown infrastructure project nears completion and the street p...
Woman Hurt After Rear-Ending West Iron County School Bus
A woman was hurt when she crashed her car into the back of a West Iron County school bus Monday morning. The Iron County Sheriff says the crash happen...
Local Truck Driver Training Company Announces Deal With NMU
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH SHAUNA BIANCO Upper Peninsula men and women who want to get a career in truck driving will soon have an...
FALL COLOR PREVIEW: Suggestions Offered For U.P. Tours
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH DUSTIN EARLEY As the crisp fall air arrives, Michiganders flock to the best color viewing spots - and many of...
Downtown Escanaba Prepares To-Open After Construction
The City of Escanaba and the Escanaba Downtown Development Authority announce the official re-opening of Ludington Street on Wednesday, September 16, ...
Whitmer Reignites Effort To Block Mackinac Line 5 Tunnel
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Director Phil Roos announced that the state must consider th...