NEGAUNEE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the following boards and commissions: Mental Health Diversion Council; Library of Michigan Board of Trustees; Michigan Interagency Coordinating Council on Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Disabilities; Michigan Council for ...

ESCANABA — Christopher Reynolds will host his first official campaign announcement event from 6-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at Drifters Restaurant in Escanaba. The event is open to the public. Reynolds recently announced a change in his candidacy, transitioning from the Michigan State Senate 38th ...

MARQUETTE — Michiganders are encouraged to conduct a simple search online to see if they have any lost or abandoned property as a part of National Unclaimed Property Day on Sunday, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. “I encourage Michiganders to take a moment to see if they ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) are demanding that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testify before the committee following the shooting deaths of ...

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced an art contest for the 2026 State of the State program cover and a new writing contest for the chance to be a part of the address.     “Michigan is growing as we continue working together to create good-paying jobs, fix our ...

30 years REPUBLIC — The idled Republic Mine, once the mighty lifeblood of this small west Marquette County town, is being permanently closed, the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company announced this morning. Idle for 15 years, activities necessary for closing the mine have begun. After suspending ...