National Newspaper Week kicked off Sunday and continues through Saturday, and we ask you to join us in celebrating newspapers and all they do for their communities. Research into what happens when towns lose their newspaper reveals that newspapers anchor democratic action. When newspapers ...

It’s dry. Burn permits for brush and yard debris are not being issued in much of the Upper Peninsula due to drought conditions, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources stated Thursday in a news release. “The western portion of the Upper Peninsula is starting to see drought ...

Little ladies of America, put down your sewing kits and listen up: Donald Trump and the Republican Party have your cute little backs. They’re going to protect you — from making your own choices about reproduction, from deciding whether to own a cat, maybe even from traveling between ...

To have children or not to have them? That is the question more and more Americans are asking themselves. Only 26 percent say having children is extremely or very important for a fulfilling life, according to a Pew Research Center survey, whereas 71 percent say the same about “having a job or ...

Scientists at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute are asking the public to submit ticks for a research study called the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science. The study is surveying the distribution of tick species, including any new, invasive ticks. They will also identify the microbes ...

Fall has arrived, with winter soon to come. That means more time indoors, which inevitably kicks up the spread of viruses. With that in mind, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging state residents to order free COVID-19 at-home tests through the federal ...