The stage is now set for the Nov. 5 General Election after Michigan voters hit the polls on Tuesday to narrow down candidates for several local and statewide seats. At the statewide level, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has secured the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan ...

It seems like June and July have come and gone in the blink of an eye, and now we find ourselves in August. That means parents and students alike have to get back into the mindset of school. One website, www.thepersonal.com, shares 10 back-to-school tips for kids and parents. “The new ...

The return of students to classrooms changes a lot of things, not the least of which is driving. Across Superiorland and elsewhere, school buses will soon be picking up passengers, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings and harried parents are trying to drop their ...

The effort to recall Jennifer Ray and Jennifer Klipp from their positions as trustees on the Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education came up short last week. According to reporting from Mining Journal writer Alexandria Bournonville, the number of signatures collected “fell short of ...

A number of Mining Journal readers felt compelled to call our newsroom last week to comment — and in several cases, complain — about a story published on our Learning page last Wednesday. The piece, authored by The Associated Press, detailed that at least 973 Native American children died ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday that 17 counties around the state are recieving nearly $11 million in disaster funding to help communities rebuild after three seperate incidents caused emergency declarations over the past 18 months. Of those 17 counties, eight are in the Upper ...