In the thick of a government shutdown that lasted just one hour, the Michigan House and Senate passed a continuation budget to hold the state over for the next eight days – a move that was described as giving legislative staffers some cushion to finish drafting the final budget deal hammered ...

MARQUETTE — The worldwide celebration of all things plaid, also known as Plaidurday, is set for Friday. Celebrated annually on the first Friday in October, Plaidurday is the worldwide celebration of plaid, “Because we're all connected by a common thread,” reads the website, ...

WASHINGTON — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are ...

MARQUETTE — The Marquette City Commission approved an amendment to the Marquette General Hospital Brownfield Plan at their meeting on Monday evening. The commission unanimously voted to amend the Brownfield reimbursement plan at the old hospital location on 420 W. Magnetic St. In order to ...

MARQUETTE— Presidential candidates have begun visiting Northern Michigan University, starting with an administrator from Texas State University System, John C. Hayek, Ph.D. Hayek currently serves as vice chancellor for Academic and Health Affairs and chief academic officer for TSUS, where ...

MARQUETTE— The Marquette Police Department put out a public warning alerting residents of a growing local trend in Medicare fraud. “The Marquette Police Department would like to make residents aware of an uptick in reported Medicare fraud incidents locally,” said Marquette Police in a ...