DETROIT (AP) — Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health ...
Callie Barr has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Michigan's 1st Congressional District, the Associated Press announced. Barr, of Traverse City, will challenge incumbent Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, in the Nov. 3 general election. The AP's announcement came as results showed Barr collecting about 58.5% of the district's Democratic vote with more than half the ballots counted. Kyle Blomquist of Iron Mountain trailed with 35.5% support while Wayne Stiles of Traverse City was showing 6%. Bergman had 74% support against two Republican challengers. The AP tabbed John ...
A few northern Wisconsin counties are experiencing “severe drought” conditions, and it is only expected to get worse. “I’m pretty concerned about the Northwoods,” Devin Biggs, morning meteorologist at Newswatch 12 in Rhinelander, told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” “There ...
Cold water rushes over gravel and stones as the river winds through forests and wetlands before joining the vast waters of the Great Lakes. Beneath the rippling surface, an ancient predator begins its yearly search for a mate in the spring. The sea lamprey, a leech-like parasite, slinks ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center received funding for non-recurring maintenance projects in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, after receiving funds earlier in the year, for Q2 infrastructure updates. The funding is part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair and improve health care facilities in FY2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-recurring Maintenance program. Funding for projects for the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in the third quarter of FY2026 include: — Designing and updating the campus ...
LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging inmates and their families to be cautious amid reports of fraudulent emails sent through JPay — a platform that allows family and friends to send electronic messages to incarcerated individuals — including emails claiming to be from the attorney general. These emails falsely claim to support specific individuals who purport they can secure the release of prisoners. The Department of Attorney General and the attorney general do not send emails directly to inmates. Before taking action on an email they receive through JPay, ...
