By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS Ogden Newspapers CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is avoiding all labels for his political future, but a speech Monday at a public policy event in New Hampshire is stoking further speculation for a presidential run. Manchin, D-W.Va., was the keynote speaker ...

LANSING — Mary Patay of Mackinac Island, the recreation director for the city of Mackinac and a writer for the Michigan Fitness Foundation, has been named by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports. Patay holds a bachelor of arts in ...

By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula communities in the 109th House District will benefit from the state’s fiscal 2023-24 budget. State Rep. Jenn Hill, D-Marquette, and House Speaker Joe Tate, D-Detroit, held a press conference on Friday about the state’s fiscal 2023-24 ...

DETROIT (AP) — Mike Berent has spent more than 27 years rushing into burning houses in Detroit, pulling people to safety and ensuring his fellow firefighters get out alive. But as the 52-year-old Detroit Fire Department lieutenant approaches mandatory retirement at age 60, he says one thing ...

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 Journal Staff LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is providing guidance to Michiganders on how to reduce their risk from air quality events due to wildfire smoke through its new website. “We want Michigan families to know how to best take precautions to ...