DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As the six-month sprint to the Iowa caucuses begins, the sprawling field of Republican presidential candidates is facing growing pressure to prove they can become serious challengers to former President Donald Trump. The urgency is particularly acute for Florida Gov. ...

By Journal Staff LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is providing guidance to Michiganders on how to reduce their risk from air quality events due to wildfire smoke through its new website. “We want Michigan families to know how to best take precautions to ...

By Journal Staff MARINETTE, Wis. — The Marinette, Wisconsin, Police Department has identified a person of interest and located a suspect vehicle regarding a hit-and-run fatal incident that took place on Saturday. That person is cooperating with law enforcement authorities and their ...

By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY — A northern Michigan city is investigating after a local hair salon owner posted on social media that anyone identifying as other than a man or a woman is not welcome at her business. Christine Geiger’s online posts have drawn criticism ...

By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula residents are calling for more reliable and less expensive energy. The bipartisan Energy Reliability, Resilience and Accountability Task Force stopped on Friday at Northern Michigan University to hear from residents and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones. Massacred in small towns, in big cities, inside their own homes or outside in broad daylight. This year’s unrelenting bloodshed across the U.S. has led to the grimmest of milestones: The deadliest six months of ...