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Man killed in Masonville Township crash Monday

MASONVILLE — A Munising man is dead after a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Masonville Township. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Gladstone Post were called about 3:55 p.m. to County Road 511, where a preliminary investigation indicated a commercial delivery truck had stopped at ...

Congress swiftly passes Epstein files release; Trump agrees to sign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition ...

Bay graduates eight new medical first responders

ESCANABA – Eight students recently graduated from the Emergency Medical Responder class that took place from Sept. 3 to Nov. 1 at the Escanaba Campus. Emergency Medical Responders, known as Medical First Responders in Michigan, have been around for many years. The purpose of MFRs is to ...

Esky Baroque to perform winter concert Sunday

ESCANABA — Esky Baroque is counting down the days until its winter concert, set for 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph and St. Patrick Church in Escanaba. Esky Baroque, made up of choral singers and instrumentalists, performs classical music from the 17th and 18th centuries. Sunday’s concert will ...

Report: Rural doctor shortage expected to last for years

For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need, according to a report released Monday. The nonprofit Commonwealth Fund based its analysis on federal health workforce data. Its report comes just days after ...

Whitmer signs GOP-led push for Michigan earmark reforms

The legislative earmark reforms championed by Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, during the fraught 2025-26 budget process became law Tuesday after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the House and Senate’s respective bills into law. Whitmer signed House Bill 4420 and Senate ...