(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Federal and state lawmakers are calling on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to intervene at Michigan’s only women’s prison after a third inmate in ...
Scientists now have evidence that yet another invasive aquatic species — the bloody red shrimp — is established in all five Great Lakes. Using traps and nets, researchers last summer collected dozens of adult and juvenile specimens, including pregnant females, at Wisconsin Point and ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday threw out the conviction of a man who was found guilty of a secondary role in a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Joe Morrison was convicted of providing material support for an act of terrorism and other charges. In a 3-0 ruling, the appeals court reversed the results on technical grounds, saying kidnapping is not an underlying violent felony that can support a conviction under Michigan's terrorism law. Morrison, 32, has been in prison since 2022. He was given a minimum sentence of 10 years for three crimes, but ...
IRON RIVER — The American Legion Reino Post 21 will host a UP Health System Regional community blood drive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at 212 Washington Ave., Iron River. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, call 906-449-1450. All donations made with the UP Region Blood Center stay in the Upper Peninsula by supplying blood to patients in need at all 12 U.P. hospitals.
BREITUNG TOWNSHIP — Hydraulic Falls Road will be closed to all traffic beginning today, until further notice, for guardrail upgrade and replacement. Closure will begin at We Energies Hydraulic Dam Road through to Menominee Street, the previously graveled portion of the road.
