Ask any history teacher in Michigan how their lessons could be better and they will tell you that they need to incorporate more current events into the curriculum, East Kentwood High School history teacher Matt Vreisman insists. State standards require social studies teachers to cover ...

WAUSAUKEE, Wis. — Wausaukee Public Library has announced its upcoming winter/spring storytime session, which starts today and extends through April 29. Storytime will be at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday and is open to preschoolers ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Each week features stories, ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — For almost three decades, employees at the Oscar G. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iron Mountain have made holidays brighter for community families in need. This year, staff members helped 24 families through their Adopt-A-Family program. They donated ...

Court of Claims Judge Sima G. Patel on Monday denied the state of Michigan’s request to rehear a motion to toss a lawsuit filed by cannabis industry advocates against the 24% wholesale tax on marijuana that took effect on Jan. 1. In October the Michigan Cannabis Industry Association filed a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections surged over the holidays, and health officials are calling it a severe season that is likely to get worse. New government data posted Monday — for flu activity through the week of Christmas — showed that by some measures this season is already ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of cutting the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — a move that leading medical groups said would undermine protections against a half-dozen diseases. The change is effective immediately, meaning that the U.S. ...