IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Library continues to expand its unique offerings for patrons, with grab-and-go birding kits as the newest addition to its Library of Things. “These kits have everything you need to get out birdwatching,” said Dickinson County Library Local History ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula's not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed to 6.2% in December as the number of jobless workers grew by an estimated 1,200 since November, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget. "Most Michigan ...

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Michigan has quietly halted efforts to shake up the way public funds for mental health care in the state are managed. The retreat ends a ...

LANSING – A new state Senate bill would address the regulation, inspection and re-evaluation of septic systems. If passed, Michigan would become the last state with a comprehensive septic code intended to prevent contamination of drinking water. Megan Tinsley, the water policy director ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Two area non-profits Thursday shared the $27,000 raised during the Family Snowshoe Charity Association’s fourth-annual Stomp the Snow event Jan. 17 at Pine Grove Country Club in Iron Mountain. The Iron Mountain-Kingsford Kiwanis Club and Lake Antoine Park Partners each ...

BRAMPTON — A team of uniformed responders from various agencies carried a stretcher through the snow, away from railroad tracks and a red Toyota pickup truck that lay on its side with the top cut off. A voice spoke calmly and reassuringly to the injured woman: “You’re doing ...