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 ...

ESCANABA — Each year on Boxing Day, the Delta County Historical Society opens its museum and the Sand Point Lighthouse to visitors free of charge. This year, both buildings will open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday for the annual Christmas Open House. The two ...

A 61-year-old Luxemburg, Wis., man died Sunday when the snowmobile he was operating left a trail in Gogebic County and hit a wooden post, according to Michigan State Police at the Wakefield Post. A preliminary investigation found the snowmobile was eastbound on Trail 2 in Bessemer Township ...