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State Rep. Beau LaFave on Tuesday introduced House Bill 4792, part of a six-bill bipartisan package, to prohibit the creation, implementation, and enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine passports in Michigan...

The declining abundance of insect and other animal pollinators in many ecosystems worldwide has been recorded since the end of the 20th century. Scientists are worried about rapid population decreases...

There was quite a lot of police activity at the Escanaba Wal-Mart store Tuesday night after someone called Public Safety to say that a man with a rifle was entering the store. That led to a flood of s...

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has approved the Lac Vieux Desert tribe and its platform provider, PointsBet, to launch internet casino gaming at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 4. The Upper Peninsula-based tr...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's (EGLE) Office of the Great Lakes released today the 2020 State of the Great Lakes report, which provides a deep dive into efforts unde...

Rep. Beau LaFave today criticized Gov. Whitmer's benchmarks for reopening the state of Michigan in the wake of COVID-19. LaFave commented that the newly announced measures do not account for those wit...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) today updated its COVID-19 Gatherings and Face Masks epidemic order to encourage safer outdoor activities as spring and summer bring warmer...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday reported 2,527 new coronavirus positive tests and 75 new deaths. State officials also went through death certificates and matched them t...

The city of Escanaba will be cracking down on violations of its property maintenance codes over the next few weeks. City officials say they've received numerous complaints about everything from parkin...

Organizers of the upcoming Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Ishpeming released its COVID plan on Tuesday. The tournament may require contact tracing and mask wearing, depending on what the M...