(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Michigan towns, cities, townships and counties have $176 million sitting in bank accounts meant to fight the state’s opioid crisis. The ...

NORWAY — For Allen Painting & Decorating, community support is more than words — it’s action. Owner Mark Allen and his team recently gave the concession stand and press box at the Marion Park complex in Norway a much-needed makeover. The longtime supporter of the Norway Diamonds ...

NORWAY — Norway High School has announced its Top 10% in the Class of 2026. They are: — Ashley Carlson, daughter of Grant and Lisa Carlson, plans to major in human biology and pre-medicine at Michigan State University in the fall. During her time at NHS, she was the president of ...

As a controversial mining project in the western Upper Peninsula works to renew a critical wastewater permit, environmental advocates are calling on regulators to take a deeper look at how the permit may affect nearby wildlife. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Paul R. Lawrence visited with staff at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center this week to discuss the upcoming update to the Federal Electronic Health Record system set to take place on Jan. 6. Under the new systems, ...

Spring bird migration appears to be peaking, with a major movement of warblers and other songbirds taking advantage of the ideal wind flow north. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Bird Cast Migration Dashboard for Wisconsin, https://dashboard.birdcast.org/region/US-WI, at peak migration ...