DETROIT (AP) — Officials declared a public health emergency at an overcrowded Detroit-area jail for kids, a step that could lead to improved staffing and more services. “The situation has become untenable for nearly 140 youths that are currently residing there. Extraordinary action has ...

By RANDY CROUCH Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate Foundation recently announced the selection of Beverly Matherne as the 2023-24 Upper Peninsula poet laureate. A Louisiana native whohas been a U.P. resident since 1991, Matherne has published several ...

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT — A deal has been reached over control of an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh, lawyers said, weeks after the custody fight created public buzz and much tension near the end of a rare U.S. exhibition in Detroit. Brokerarte Capital Partners LLC, ...

By Journal Staff MACKINAC ISLAND — A $3.06 million award from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Fuel Transformation Program Part 2 will support the first conversion of a Mackinac Island passenger ferry to zero-emissions electric power. Star Line, now known as ...

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 1.5 million vehicles in the U.S. in two actions to fix leaky brake hoses and windshield wiper arms that can break. The largest of two recalls covers nearly 1.3 million 2013 through 2018 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ midsize cars. The company said in ...

PORTLAND, Mich. (AP) — An interstate highway stretch in central Michigan has reopened following a massive pileup involving 150 vehicles in whiteout conditions that left 16 people hospitalized. Interstate 96 in Ionia County reopened at about 10 p.m. Saturday, about five hours after ...