This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. No one wants to drive in an ice storm. But one year ago — during the devastating northern Michigan ice storm that knocked down trees, snapped utility ...
ESCANABA — A newcomer to the race to represent Michigan’s First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives has arrived on the scene — Matthew DenOtter, currently based in Boyne City. Key platforms of DenOtter’s campaign include protecting and expanding rural ...
SAULT STE. MARIE -- Though the Soo Locks opened for the season on Wednesday, a standstill followed. As ice prevents ship traffic from flowing, an organization representing the U.S. Great Lakes fleet blames Coast Guard inadequacies. "The U.S.C.G. has systematically cut icebreaking services on ...
ALPENA — Though Alpena County is still recovering from this year's ice storm, Kim Elkie, director of Alpena County Central Dispatch, recognized the efforts of public safety personnel during the 2025 ice storm at the Alpena County Board of Commissioner’s meeting on Tuesday. Elkie first ...
ESCANABA -- After opening for the season at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, the Soo Locks experienced a major delay in shipping traffic after vessels waiting to pass through the locks became frozen in ice. Ordinarily, the United States Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw is the prime icebreaker for the area. ...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has begun using artificial intelligence to help boost the number of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cases it can review, a department official told members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS last week. While ...