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Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed her seventh balanced, bipartisan budget into law. The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) budget secures sustainable, long-term funding to fix Michigan's state and local ro...

A half-inch of rain overnight helped firefighters make headway on the Benzie Road Fire near Houghton Lake, which is now about 95% contained. Michigan Department of Natural Resources fire crews were us...

State Representative Parker Fairburn has announced a campaign to launch Turning Point U-S-A chapters across northern lower Michigan and the U-P. The eastern U-P Republican says he was inspired by help...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIIEW WITH SOO TRIBE CHAIRMAN AUSTIN LOWES The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians conducted its annual walleye and whitefish stocking efforts this summer in the ...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH PERFORMER MIKE FORNES The Gordon Lightfoot Tribute will be held inside Bay College's Besse Theater on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ET. This concert experience, part o...

CLECK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH RENEE GRAY, KINROSS EMS In response to Gov. Whitmer and Michigan legislators abandoning essential EMS funding in the final Fiscal year 2026 budget approved Fri...

Michigan DNR firefighters are working near Houghton Lake in Roscommon County to contain a wildfire burning since Sunday afternoon near the Roscommon State Forest Area. The fire was reported early Sund...

State Rep. Karl Bohnak on Monday applauded a $3 million appropriation for the Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport that was includced in the new state budget. The airport, with the code "MQT" annually se...

Brandy Johnson, President of the Michigan Community College Association, today released the following statement regarding the FY 2025-26 State Budget and Michigan's investment in student success and w...

CLICK TO HEAR JACK HALL'S INTERVIEW WITH MARTY FITTANTE, INVEST UP InvestUP and community leaders across the Western Upper Peninsula today reaffirmed their commitment to the Copperwood Mine project af...