News across Greater Escanaba

Billerud Helping To Expand Dickinson Trail Network Near Norway
A new partnership between Billerud and Dickinson Trail Network (DTN) is creating more opportunities for outdoor recreation while supporting responsibl...

Michigan Tech Breaking Ground On New $55 Million Building
CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MTU VP LAURA BULLEIT Michigan Technological University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Chang K. P...

Two Upper Peninsula Towns Get Grants To Preserve Historic Buildings
The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has awarded approximately $673,000 in grants to support preservation of and reinvestment in historic bui...

DeTour Schools Close After Damage Done During Break-In; Arrest Made
A suspect has been arrested following a break-in at DeTour Area Schools. The incident prompted school officials to cancel classes on October 1st. Ther...

Winning $100,000 Lottery Ticket Sold In Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Looks like getting nothing right worked out for a Wisconsin Lottery player. A winning $100,000 All or Nothing ticket, matching 0 out of 11 numbers, wa...

Escanaba DDA To Maintain Flowers In Downtown Area
The Escanaba Downtown Development Authority is taking a more active role in maintaining downtown flowers as it looks to enhance the appearance of the ...

Third Phase Of Soo Lock Construction Project Now Half Complete
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District announced a major milestone in the construction of the New Lock at the Soo, with Phase 3 of the pro...

DNR Plans Two Tours Of ‘Great Lakes Basin’ Project Lands
CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH KERRY HECKMAN Straddling the Lake Superior and Lake Michigan watersheds and encompassing a wide range o...

Ten Officers Graduate From Trooper School; Four Coming To U.P.
Michigan communities will soon benefit from the addition of 10 state troopers who graduated this afternoon from the 151st Trooper Recruit School, a re...

Bergman Proposes Dental Coverage Program For Veterans
Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman and three of his House colleagues have introduced the SMILE for Veterans Act, bipartisan legislation establis...

AG Nessel Wants Proposed UPPCO Rate Hike Cut By 42 Percent
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed testimony urging the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to slash Upper Peninsula Power Company'...

Two People Hurt When Pick-Up Crashes Into Train In EUP
Two people were injured Saturday morning in a crash involving a pickup truck and a train at a railroad crossing in Hudson Township. On Saturday, at ap...