PHOENIX — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was elected unanimously as the vice chair of the Democratic Governors Association at the group’s annual meeting in Phoenix on Saturday. Whitmer will succeed Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in the role, as Beshear was elected as the chair of the ...

LANSING – Public attitudes toward wolves are split in the Upper Peninsula, a new study finds, with more than 60% of residents surveyed favoring reducing wolf abundance, motivated mostly by worry about risks to livestock, white-tailed deer and human safety. However, those who valued the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. MACKINAW CITY — Federal officials heard an earful Wednesday from Line 5 pipeline opponents who expressed skepticism about the ...

KEWEENAW COUNTY – Christmas for children in Keweenaw County got a bit brighter this week, thanks to generous donations from the Keweenaw Health Foundation (KCF) and the CLK Rotary Club to the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office No Kid Without a Christmas campaign. On Wednesday, the Keweenaw ...

MARINETTE, WI — Fincantieri Marinette Marine laid off nearly 100 workers Wednesday, about a week after the U.S. Navy announced it was canceling much of a multi-billion dollar order for ships that would have been built in Wisconsin. Marinette Marine laid off 93 employees who were “primarily ...