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I-75 Business Spur concrete repairs in Sault Ste. Marie to start Friday

SAULT STE. MARIE ­— The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing about $780,000 in concrete pavement repairs on the I-75 Business Spur in the city of Sault Ste. Marie. 
This work will extend the lifespan of the roadway and increase safety for motorists. The tentative starting ...

Sand Point Lighthouse: A shoreline sentinel of history

(Editor’s note: The Daily News, in cooperation with three other Upper Peninsula newspapers, is running companion pieces to Ogden Newspapers’ “America at 250” series, with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. For this week’s “America at 250” story, see page ...

Purple Tee event to benefit St. Jude children’s hospital

IRON MOUNTAIN — What began as T-Time for St. Jude is entering a new chapter under a new name but with the same goal of helping children and families facing some of life’s toughest battles. CSA Air will host the 2026 Purple Tee Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 18, at TimberStone Golf ...

MDOC raises pay for new officers at five UP prisons

LANSING – Five Upper Peninsula correctional facilities are offering an increased pay rate of about $10,000 more a year for new corrections officer recruits as the Michigan Department of Corrections seeks to address persistent staffing shortages. Under the department’s Safe Prisons ...

Public voting begins for Michigan’s ‘I voted’ sticker design contest

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Before Michigan residents vote for the state’s next governor and U.S. senator, they can cast ballots for a cat, a deer, a duck or even the ...

Michigan lawmakers revive push to legalize physician-assisted suicide

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Laws that would allow doctors to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill patients are being considered once again in ...