The federal government is recommending fewer childhood vaccinations, but the state of Michigan is saying no way. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday recommended that the previous number of childhood vaccines of 17 be reduced to just 11 vaccinations. In a statement ...

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Peak flu season may be worse than usual this year, driven in part by a potent new strain of influenza. As of Monday, Michigan hospitals reported ...

The United Steel Workers Local 146 has made its annual holiday donations to area food pantries. They presented $1,000 checks to the Salvation Army Food Pantry, Iron Mountain and Norway St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantries, and Karen’s Food Pantry in Niagara, Wis. Local 146 members also gave ...

ESCANABA — The Escanaba High School girls basketball teams had an unexpected and frightening night Tuesday after leaving their game against Marquette when the school bus slid off an icy road and rolled on its side in a ditch. A few students were injured, none seriously. A passerby and ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Icy conditions Tuesday night led a school bus to hit a towing rig on the shoulder of U.S. 2 near Alfredson Road in eastern Dickinson County. The accident happened just after 8 p.m. when the Choice Transportation bus, despite going at a slow speed, ran into a towing rig that ...

KINGSFORD — A fuel system for Kingsford's Department of Public Works will be replaced at a cost of about $30,000. The request to the city council came from Jeff DeMuri, superintendent of the DPW, who explained that the current Gasboy system will soon be unserviceable. After a discussion ...