LANSING — Rank MI Vote, the grassroots organization pushing for a ballot initiative to establish ranked choice voting in Michigan, has paused its statewide efforts to get that measure on the 2026 ballot. Rank MI Vote Executive Director Pat Zabawa wrote in a statement that the pause is ...

WAKEFIELD — Instead of Santa and his sleigh, Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers aboard their “Blue Goose” patrol car brought Christmas cheer to a young girl fighting cancer far from home. On Dec. 13, staff from the Wakefield Post learned from Vialah’s grandmother during a Shop with a ...

MARQUETTE — Mackinac County Sheriff Edward M. Wilk is warning residents of scammers who use the phone asking those receiving calls to pay bond for an inmate. “Sheriff Wilk would like to remind everyone that no law enforcement personnel will call and demand payment over the phone for ...

KEWEENAW COUNTY – On Dec. 18, the Government Executive published an article saying the Department of Homeland Security is opening $60,000 bonuses for Border Patrol agents and other officers. While Keweenaw is a border county, Sheriff Curt Pennala said his office will not see those bonuses. ...

HOUGHTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would remove the gray wolf from federal endangered species protection across the country, and return decision-making on potential wolf hunts to the states. The legislation would also bar courts from reviewing the ...