EAST LANSING — Madiline McNamara is a Yooper through and through. Growing up in Iron River, her dream of becoming a doctor unfolded as she experienced rural health care disparities firsthand. “After a type 1 diabetes diagnosis when I was 10, I wanted to be able to help others just as ...

(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 ...

(Editor’s Note: With new settlements being established in the Northwest Territory, leaders of the still young United States tackled another issue — how to link cities in the east with new opportunities in the west. This happened through an act of Congress creating what came to be known as ...

Three students have received Dorothy Occhietti Scholarships, awarded by the Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District CTE Scholarship Association. Micah Flunker, Aubrey Applekamp and Evelyn Langin each earned a $2,000 scholarship to support pursuing careers in technical education fields. ...

IRON RIVER — The building trades students at West Iron County High School have completed their 54th home. The class, under the direction of Jeff Swenski, built a 1,600-square-foot house in Iron River for Wyatt Hill of Wyatt’s Automotive. They showed off the finished project at an open ...

Canadian energy firm Enbridge can keep building a new stretch of its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin except in waterways where the company needs additional permits, a Bayfield County judge ruled Friday. The decision is largely a win for Enbridge and its embattled project to ...