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 another option, even after the State of Michigan shut down Northern Michigan University's truck drivin...
Sep 13, 2026
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 them are found along the Upper Peninsula's county roads. October is the ideal time for an afternoon...
Sep 13, 2026
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, at 1 p.m. A community ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the successful completion of a massive, two-...
Sep 13, 2026
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 the impact of a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision on the EGLE permits issued this past July for t...
Sep 10, 2026
Seven U.P. Projects Awarded State Development Grants
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development today announced 19 Rural Development Fund grant awards, which promote the sustainability of land-based industries and support i...
Sep 10, 2026
Northern Michigan University To Commemorate 9/11 Attacks
Northern Michigan University is inviting students, faculty, staff and community members to participate in several events commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The observances will begin at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, ...
Sep 10, 2026
Northern Michigan University Notes Decline In Enrollment
Northern Michigan University's 10th-day enrollment report shows the university finding positive gains in many areas, including growth in the national market outside Michigan and neighboring states and within numerous programs, despite a decline in ov...
Sep 10, 2026
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge To Briefly Close For 9/11
The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will close briefly on Friday, Sept. 11, for the annual 9/11 commemoration and moment of silence at the Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., port of entry. Traffic will be cleared from the bridge plaza prior to 8:46 a.m. ...
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