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 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 ...

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Child safety in vehicles has come a long way over the years. Proof of that was seen on Friday when a car safety seat check took place at the Marquette Township Fire Department. Shilpa Jhobalia, parent liaison for the Great Start ...

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 ...

DETROIT (AP) — A man survived after plunging 150 feet into the Detroit River from a bridge connecting Michigan and Canada. The man, identified as a contractor who was working on the Ambassador Bridge, was rescued Wednesday by a crew aboard a Detroit mail delivery boat. “The force of the ...