The Michigan Legislature, after going all night Tuesday to pass a continuation budget to avoid a government shutdown, spent Wednesday hashing out further details of the state’s K-12 schools budget for the current fiscal year. A much-discussed deal on school funding still needs to be worked ...
LANSING – The Great Lakes have more than 100 native fish species but only one native sturgeon: the lake sturgeon. Called “Namaew” in the Menominee language, lake sturgeon were once abundant throughout all the Great Lakes, surviving ice ages, industrialization and centuries of human ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cast doubt on the prospect of running for president in 2028 while speaking in Toronto on Wednesday. Whitmer was asked by a Canadian journalist in a moderated discussion whether she is considering seeking the Democratic nomination for ...
HOUGHTON — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Councils will hear presentations on the DNR budget and land transaction process, as well as receive updates on the DNR’s wolf abundance trail camera survey and moose research ...
CRYSTAL FALLS — All types of off-road vehicles are invited to take part in the Ride for a Cure cancer ride starting at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sartori’s Service Station on Main Street in Crystal Falls. They will stop at Way Dam Resort and Cuculi’s on their way to Silver Lake for ...
MARINETTE — The Marinette Moose Lodge’s annual haunted house and haunted trail to raise money for local charities will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Haunted House is a guided tour through up to 28 different themed rooms. The average tour takes about 20 minutes, with about ...