The Ottawa National Forest will begin a major effort to repair and replace waterfall viewing platforms, stairways and trail structures along the Black River corridor beginning Monday, May 18. Visitors should expect temporary closures at key waterfall...

The Michigan DNR is concerned about wildfires this weekend. The MesoWest Great Lakes Fire & Fuels map shows the daily fire danger rating as high or very high for much of the state, so be careful with campfires, off-road vehicles, trailer chains a...

During National Police Week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources joins communities across the United States to honor and remember those law enforcement officers who were killed or died as a result of incidents that occurred during the line o...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the state of Michigan to be lowered to half-staff Friday, May 15, in recognition of Peace Officers Memoria...

The Michigan House on Wednesday approved legislation that would forgive up to four additional snow days for schools that closed due to a mid-March winter storm. The storm buried much of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula in record-breaking sno...

Over the past year and a half, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team have been investigating a 34-year-old Escanaba man for distributing cocaine. The Delta County Prosecutor's Office recently authorized a three-count felony w...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH STATE REP DAVE PRESTIN State Rep. Dave Prestin says the House has passed "significant energy reform legislation" that would re-focus Michigan on affordable and reliable energy generation, and reverse...

The Mackinac Island Community Foundation trustees and staff have announced grant decisions totaling $134,482.37 supporting projects and programs on Mackinac Island. They are funding 17 grants this season, nine of which are previously funded programs....