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Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk planned on Labor Day

ST. IGNACE — The 2026 Mackinac Bridge Walk on Labor Day is just days away, and final preparations are under way. "Whether you plan to cross the Mackinac Bridge in your car or RV, or you plan to join in the Annual Bridge Walk, we want to make sure you have the information you need for a safe and enjoyable Labor Day holiday," said Mackinac Bridge Authority Bridge Director Kim Nowack. The bridge will again be closed to public traffic during the 2026 walk, from 6:30 a.m. to noon Eastern time on Labor Day based on recommendations from the Michigan State Police and U.S. Department of ...

Medical emergency suspected in driver’s death

CALUMET TOWNSHIP — The Michigan State Police Calumet Post responded to an automobile accident after a vehicle crashed into two residential properties in Calumet Township. According to a State Police press release, shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, troopers responded to a crash on School Street near Hecla Street. The preliminary investigation indicated a pickup was traveling eastbound on School Street near Hecla Street when the driver experienced a medical emergency. The vehicle left the road and struck a residence's attached garage on the north side of School Street. The driver then put ...

Township bills languish in Michigan Legislature

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) A wave of problems facing Michigan’s rural townships is barely causing a ripple in Lansing. Townships are struggling to find people to serve in ...

Two teens killed in Marinette County crash

Two teens were killed and two people seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash Saturday night in the town of Lake in Marinette County, according to Sheriff Randy Miller. A vehicle operated by Landen J. Englund, 16, of Menominee, was southbound on County G near Loomis Road when he failed to negotiate a curve and went into the ditch, hitting a tree, the sheriff stated in a news release. Englund had fatal injuries, as did 17-year-old Princeton J. Welty of Crivitz, who was a front-seat passenger. Transported for medical treatment with serious injuries were two other passengers, including ...

UP jobless rate holds steady at 5.2%

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in July, remaining at 5.2%, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The region showed a civilian labor force of 133,900 in July with 7,000 unemployed, according to DTMB data. The U.P. added 1,300 jobs over the month, a gain of 1%. “Most Michigan regional labor markets exhibited minor unemployment rate changes during July,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. Over ...

Wisconsin budget surplus pegged at nearly $3 billion

The state of Wisconsin collected $23.13 billion in taxes in the 2025-25 fiscal year, a 3.4% increase from the prior year, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the Department of Revenue. The amount collected was $450.8 million above the $22.6 billion that the DOR projected ...