Marquette County officials have declared a local State of Emergency because of widespread flooding. The declaration was approved by the Marquette County Board of Commissioners and signed by Chairman Joe Rerocha in a late Friday afternoon press confer...

Marquette County Emergency Management and the Michigan State Police are asking residents to take precautions as flooding affects the area. Basement Safety: Residents should not enter flooded basements if water covers electrical outlets, if cords are ...

Agate Falls Scenic Site, a popular western Upper Peninsula attraction managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Division, is temporarily closed through late fall for essential repairs and improvements to the site's ...

The Michigan Senate passed a bipartisan package of bills that prohibit the excessive use of mandatory nurse overtime in Michigan hospitals. There is no law limiting the number of consecutive hours a nurse can be forced to work. Since hospital nurses ...

Upper Peninsula Power Company is urging the public to stay away from Dam 1 on the Escanaba River near US 41 in Delta County and other hydroelectric facilities due to seasonally high water flows. Be alert for rapidly changing conditions. Significant w...