ESCANABA – A judge has decided that past statements made by a woman regarding an assault in February 2023 can be used in the trial of the man now accused of killing her later that year. Tavaris Jackson appeared virtually in the 47th Circuit Court of Delta County in Escanaba on Dec. 18 and ...

GLADSTONE —The City of Gladstone and WPPI Energy have presented three parties in Gladstone with prizes for their wins in the Holiday Home Decorating Contest, which has happened on and off in Gladstone for years. Driving or walking through neighborhoods at Christmastime to admire the lights ...

Travel could be treacherous in the Upper Peninsula this weekend as the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook affecting most of the region. Mixed precipitation is expected through 1 p.m. Eastern time today, with total snow and sleet accumulations generally less than an ...

MARQUETTE — Instead of Santa and his sleigh, Michigan State Police troopers aboard their “Blue Goose” patrol car brought Christmas cheer to a young girl fighting cancer far from home. On Dec. 13, MSP Wakefield post staff learned from the child’s’s grandmother during a Shop with a ...

LANSING – Michigan currently has 2,149 inmates aged 65 or older, accounting for 6.7% of the state’s total prison population of 32,265, according to data from Jenni Riehle, the public information officer for the Department of Corrections. “Our population is aging because when you come to ...

As Michigan grapples with an ongoing teacher shortage, a new report says the state is also falling short when it comes to building a diverse educator workforce. According to EdTrust-Midwest, just over 11% of Michigan teachers are people of color, even though nearly 40% of the state’s ...