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Report highlights Michigan’s progress in expanding preK

LANSING, Mich. — A new joint report highlights Michigan’s continued progress in expanding access to high-quality PreK, with growing child care availability, more providers opening or expanding and sustained investments to strengthen the state’s early childhood system. The Child Care ...

‘The hunt is a go’

QUINNESEC — Despite the weather forecast, most local Easter Egg Hunts remain on track, though perhaps at a different venue, organizers said. All area children age 11 and younger are invited to the town of Quinnesec’s second-annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday on the baseball field off ...

NWS issues ice storm warning

An ice storm warning remains in effect until 1 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service said. "Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice," forecasters said. "Travel could be difficult." Total snow and sleet accumulations less than one inch and ice accumulations between 0.3 ...

More freezing rain in tonight’s forecast

Very difficult travel conditions are possible as freezing rain is expected in the Upper Peninsula tonight into Saturday morning, the National Weather Service said. A winter storm watch will be in effect from 7 tonight until 10 a.m. Saturday. The forecast for the Iron Mountain area calls for ...

IM man sentenced to prison in overdose death

A 2021 overdose death in the city of Niagara, Wis., has resulted in an 18-year prison sentence for one of five codefendants in the case, according to Marinette County District Attorney DeShea D. Morrow. The other four codefendants in the case were previously sentenced for their connection to ...

Newcap closes, leaving future of its services in limbo

Newcap, which served low-income residents in 10 counties for more than 50 years, announced its closure on Tuesday. The Green Bay-based nonprofit, funded primarily through state and federal grants, previously said it planned to close “sometime this year” but didn’t specify when. The ...