Months after a woman in state custody died from a treatable infection, Michigan lawmakers from both parties raised concerns over what they described as systemic failures at the Huron Valley Correctional Facility. During a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday morning, state Rep. Laurie ...
(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Emily Orta was a seemingly healthy 14-year-old soccer player in Adrian when her life changed in seconds. In the middle of a shooting drill, her ...
ESCANABA -- In 10 additional counties in the Upper Peninsula, expectant mothers and parents of newborns will soon be eligible to enroll in Rx Kids -- which provides "prescriptions" of cash to help young families get through one the toughest periods of life. This will mark the largest ...
ESCANABA -- Our Community Fighting Cancer donated $1,394 to the Delta County Cancer Alliance on Monday. This is the fourth and final year that Our Community Fighting Cancer has been able to donate to the Cancer Alliance. Over the years, thousands of dollars were raised for the DCCA. Funds ...
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report found that foreign investors own nearly 10% of Michigan’s farmland. Foreign entities or U.S. companies with a “significant foreign interest” hold 1.9 million acres of agricultural land in the state, accounting for 8.8% of Michigan’s total ...
ESCANABA – An Escanaba woman entered into a guilty plea Wednesday after being accused of stabbing her roommate in August 2025. Crystalyn Dixie Knuth, who is lodged in the Delta County Jail, and her attorney, Jennifer J. France, appeared remotely on Wednesday in the Delta County 47th Circuit ...