Bills to expand reproductive rights in Michigan, including a bill that allows pharmacists to directly prescribe and dispense contraceptives to patients, were signed Tuesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Flint. “Currently, one-third of Michigan counties are experiencing a shortage of ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Democratic secretary of state announced Wednesday she is running to succeed Gretchen Whitmer as governor in 2026, as the party tries to find its footing after November’s significant losses in the battleground state. Jocelyn Benson served as the state’s ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State police in Michigan will be required to destroy guns collected during community buybacks or other efforts, under legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. State police in 2024 acknowledged that a previous disposal method destroyed only the ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — No decision has been reached, but city officials are weighing whether to phase out the enclosed deer habitat at Iron Mountain City Park. The council Monday heard from Quinnesec residents Jim and Amie Tefft, who encouraged the city to close the deer pen to allow such ...

Attorneys general from 22 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's move to end a century-old immigration practice known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents' status. Trump's roughly 700-word executive order, ...

This week’s Back to the Present, provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum in Iron Mountain, features the North Side Service Station on the southwest corner of Main Street and Stephenson Avenue of Iron Mountain. The station was operated by Joseph “Penny” Andreini and Louis ...