WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near. Consumer prices rose 4.2% in May from a year earlier, the Labor ...

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Ten trade unions and 24 community colleges have signed up to participate in Michigan’s new College Credit for Apprenticeships Program, officials ...

TORONTO (AP) — A new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to block may take longer to open than anticipated, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. “Look, everyone’s working hard to make sure the bridge is open as ...

FLORENCE, Wis. — The public invited to attend the next free monthly outdoor education program Tuesday evening in Florence. Debbie Demuri will give a presentation on Florence County history. “Footprints of Florence County” will touch on the county’s beginning and the Fisher family, ...

ESCANABA — The Kids Fishing Day Team will be celebrating the 33rd anniversary of its annual Kids Fishing Day this year. The day full of fun, fishing and families will be Saturday at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Pocket Park, located on the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in ...

SAGOLA — This week’s “Remember when?” looks back at two of the former hotels that once stood in Sagola. Long before modern motels and short-term rentals, hotels and boarding houses were the lifeblood of small logging communities. In Sagola, two early establishments — the Sagola ...