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State Rep. Dave Prestin announced new funding for the Rudyard Area Schools, included in the school aid budget for next year. The district will receive $6 million to make necessary repairs and updates ...

An international coalition of activists working to shut down North America's most dangerous oil pipeline participated in the first-ever cross border "North American Oil Spill Day" with coordinated eve...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed into law a balanced, bipartisan fiscal year 2025 budget to protect public safety, build affordable housing, and help more workers "make it" in Michigan. "Today's...

CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MIKE SMITH, UPCC DIRECTOR The Upper Peninsula Construction Council is in the midst of its six-week camp to train high school students on the trades. This...

Story, photos courtesy of Vicki LaFave Voyager and Ocean Navigator cruise ships that visited Escanaba in Summer 2023, previously owned by American Queen Voyages, were recently purchased by cruise indu...

The Detroit District of the Army Corps of Engineersd invites the public to enter its 9th annual photo contest highlighting U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sites across the Great Lakes. The top 12 photogr...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the $23 billion education budget for fiscal year 2025 that continues record investments in education, from preschool to postsecondary, and supports students and educat...

State Rep. Dave Prestin on Tuesday was encouraged to see his plan to support emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics signed into law. The newly enacted state law extends temporary licenses...

State Rep. Greg Markkanen on Tuesday celebrated the signing of his plan to name a section of M-26 in Houghton County as the Private Wesley Karna Memorial Highway. "Wesley Vietti Karna made the highest...

CLICK BELOW TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH PROGAM MANAGER KASEY GRIECO The Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) has utility assistance funding to help more UP households stay comfortable and safe ...