While Fourth of July remains more than a week away, reports already are coming in of fireworks being set off in the area. While pyrotechnics may seem like a fun way to celebrate after a year of being cooped up, for some fireworks are an annual ordeal. It’s led to ordinances in several ...

One split second can change everything. Two cars travel on I-75 in Gaylord on a Sunday afternoon. A 2006 Mercury sedan heads south, driven by a 21-year-old Harrison woman. A 2014 Prius heads north, full of young people. Their parents were in the car ahead of them, a family making the Up North ...

We understand and usually support state initiatives to trim costs, the general idea being government very often has been guilty of spending too much and getting to little in return. But a state effort to save money some years back by reducing the number of sitting judges in the state has ...

Michigan’s warm, dry, weather has created a lot of beautiful days for outdoor activity — and a steeply increased risk of fire. That means taking extra care when camping, burning or using equipment outdoors, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. “Although there have ...

The word “Juneteenth” is much more than a cute play on words. It is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas, origin in 1865, the observance of June 19 as the African American Emancipation Day across the ...

Many lawmakers have repeatedly pressed Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in recent weeks to resume in-person services at her branch offices around Michigan. During the coronavirus pandemic, Benson closed the Secretary of State branch offices — where Michiganders go to renew their driver’s ...