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Upper Peninsula Congressman Jack Bergman took part in a hearing by the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, underscoring the need to remove the gray wolf from the Endangere...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH U.P. DIRECTOR KATHRYN HALVERSEN The American Red Cross is issuing a call to help ensure no one faces a disaster alone by donating on Red Cross Giving Day, Marc...

UP Health System (UPHS) today published its community benefit report for the 2024 calendar year. The annual report outlines the various ways the hospital is working to support the health and economic ...

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced that it has joined with its fellow tribal governments to withdraw from the federal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for Enbridge's ...

State Rep. Karl Bohnak on announced his bipartisan plan to support efforts to expand high-speed internet connectivity in the U.P. and across Michigan. The Michigan Broadband Accessibility Act, House B...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), has awarded $1.9 million in State Apprenticeship Expansion grant funding to workforce develo...

President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Education to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education." This change, combined with other ...

Walmart of Escanaba donated funds to the Catherine Bonifas Civic Center's After School Program from their Spark Good Local Grant. The Spark Good Local Grant is Walmart's new platform for grant funding...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Animal Welfare Fund grants. This year, thanks to Michiganders who check the "Animal...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed former DNR Director Becky Humphries to a seat on the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, which oversees the DNR's operations and sets outdoors policy for the...