Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Michigan’s state budget for fiscal year 2026 on Tuesday after its passage through the state House and Senate early Friday. That followed legislators passing an eight-day continuation budget shortly after the constitutional deadline Oct. 1. “I just signed my ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — A zoning change intended to allow first-floor commercial units in proposed apartment buildings on Woodward Avenue failed to get approval Monday from Iron Mountain City Council. The council took no action on the B1 Neighborhood Business classification after neighbors objected ...

This week’s Back to the Present, provided by the Florence County Historical Museum, looks back at the log church in Tipler, Wis. The simple little log building is the home of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on Dream Lake Road, near the town hall. Tipler is west end of Florence ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday that he will not run for governor, opting instead to seek a third term as the state's top law enforcement official. The governor's race is wide open after Democratic incumbent Tony Evers, 73, announced ...

ESCANABA – In honor of the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Bay College will host The Gordon Lightfoot Tribute at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Besse Theater on the Escanaba campus. This concert experience, part of the group’s 2025 tour, "Lightfoot – The Stories, The ...

ESCANABA — The Bay College Foundation is excited to host Building Tomorrow Together, a complimentary event celebrating the generosity of individuals, businesses, and organizations, while showcasing how educational gifts are transforming the lives of Bay College students. Community members, ...