(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — Michigan’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force is calling on the state to ban assault weapons, close a concealed pistol license ...

ESCANABA — With no mail delivery on Thanksgiving, the Daily Press will not publish a newspaper Thursday. The Daily Press office will close early, at 3 p.m., on Wednesday and remain closed all day Thursday for the holiday. Normal business hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will resume Friday.

ESCANABA – Escanaba Downtown Developmental Authority will kick off the holiday season with its annual Black Friday on Tuesday event as well as the city's Christmas tree lighting Tuesday. Black Friday on Tuesday will be hosted in downtown Escanaba’s shopping district on Ludington Street. ...

ESCANABA — Three local men with backgrounds in social work conduct trainings for other therapists, businesses, family structures and more, plus deliver presentations in schools and other settings. Under the business name BDD Training Associates Inc., Stephen Buckbee, Daniel Doyle and ...

LANSING — In the summer, the U.S. Geological Survey began large-scale low-level airplane flights over the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. The goal of the project is to obtain high-resolution data on subsurface mineral structures and bedrock composition to depths of approximately ...

REPUBLIC — A longtime hunting enthusiast didn’t let less-than-perfect hunting conditions get in her way on opening day of firearm deer season, knocking down a five-point buck while in the company of her son. Diana Peterson, 88, of Marquette, said she has been hunting since the age of 15. A ...