By The Alpena News ALPENA — For the second time in just over three years, the Thunder Bay Theatre suffered damage from a fire. After undergoing damage from a fire that destroyed the former John A. Lau restaurant in July 2020, a large section of the theater was destroyed by a blaze in the ...
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock will close for the navigation season at 7 a.m. on Dec. 17 through April 24 to perform dam safety inspections and routine maintenance. The Poe Lock will remain open until Jan. 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, whichever occurs ...
LANSING — Detroit-area businessman Sandy Pensler launched his second campaign for U.S. Senate on Friday, joining close to a dozen other Republican candidates in Michigan who are hoping to flip the open seat for the first time in over two decades. Pensler lost the GOP primary for Senate in ...
By ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS — Donations are pouring in at a beloved Christmas charity after smoke damage from a fire stymied plans for the delivery of wrapped gifts for thousands of children in western Michigan. Santa Claus Girls of Kent County has been going door-to-door ...
By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Wednesday that the Marquette County Road Commission will receive $375,000 in funding for road resurfacing to improve road conditions and safety. Whitmer said in the press release that these grants will ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in drinking water and prevent public health crises like the ones in Flint, Michigan ...