A union representing Michigan corrections officers is sounding alarms over an increase in violent assaults against prison staff, alleging the state is too often holding dangerous prisoners in lower-security settings not designed to house them. In 2024, there were 71 assaults on employees at ...

HOUGHTON & BARAGA – After several months of investigation, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) arrested two men suspected of distributing illegal drugs in Houghton and Baraga counties. On Thursday, UPSET detectives executed three search warrants at ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released the final version of its Environmental Impact Statement on Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project, starting a 30-day waiting period before making its final decision on whether to grant the pipeline company a permit to move forward with ...

INWOOD -- A 38-year-old Rapid River woman was killed and four people — including three children — were injured in a crash involving a pickup truck and a semi-truck during whiteout conditions Friday night on U.S. 2 in Schoolcraft County, Michigan State Police said. The woman, a front seat ...

GLADSTONE – A cozy shop on Delta Avenue is packed – though tidily so – with gently used clothing and accessories for women and children. The store, Happy Rock Boutique and Kiddo's Korner Boutique, is run by a mother-and-daughter pair and conjoins what used to be two separate ...

Michigan researchers have gone back in time to get a picture of ice cover on the Great Lakes since the late 19th century. Using historical temperature records from weather stations around the region, researchers improved their understanding of where ice might have formed and for how long it ...