MARQUETTE — Free coronavirus testing will be offered in Munising, Newberry and St. Ignace this month, the Luce-Mackinac-Alger-Schoolcraft District Health Department announced. Times and dates are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 18 at the Alger County Road Commission, E. 9264 M-28, Munising; 1 to 7 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had major impacts on small businesses throughout Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, as many have had to endure the difficulties involved with fundamentally changing their operations or even closing their doors during the pandemic. While businesses ...

By MICHELLE R. SMITH and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen this fall. Many parents, educators, doctors and economists want the same thing. But getting children back to school safely could mean keeping high-risk spots ...

By Assocated Press Staff WASHINGTON — More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of a resurgent coronavirus. The persistently elevated level of layoffs is ...

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Park Won-soon, the three-term mayor of South Korea’s capital, a fierce critic of economic inequality who was seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2022, was found dead early today. He was 64. Police said Park’s body was ...

LAGRANGE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The state Attorney General’s Office has agreed to handle the prosecution of any crimes stemming from a large party on a southwestern Michigan lake in which hundreds of people ignored state orders to wear masks or socially distance. The Cass County ...