Some parents abuse their kids. Child welfare workers are supposed to stop that to protect the kids. But bad things often ...

When the White House fired Susan Monarez as director of the premier U.S. public health agency, it was clear to two of the ...

I’ve been helping my neighbor with errands and yard work ever since his wife passed last fall. He’s 82, lives alone and doesn’t have any close family nearby. At first, it felt good to help — and I ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday declared a state of emergency for Houghton and Ontonagon counties after an extreme rainfall event in late July caused widespread flooding, severely damaged roads and ...

One man is dead from what authorities said appears to be a shooting in self-defense early Thursday in Menominee County. At about 12:19 a.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police Iron Mountain Post ...

Summer reading programs at local libraries wrapped up a few weeks ago, but their effects — helping kids keep reading skills honed — may prove beneficial in the days to come. Now that students are back ...

Local schools started this week and we urge drivers on local roadways to exercise additional caution and care when motoring. That’s because, of course, children by the score are going to be out and ...

It has been rumored that Big Foot has been spotted in the Cedar River area foraging for mushrooms and believed he might make an appearance at this year’s Cedar River BridgeWalk. To commerate Big ...

Lead guitarist for SINGE, Susan Hanke said, “Jim and I have played music together for 40-plus years.” The couple didn’t even stop for their wedding, as evidenced by the accompanying photo. It was rare ...

Sweat, sore muscles, growth, changes and a ticking clock – that about sums up Labor Day. Most women have a love/hate relationship with the first Monday in September. Now, I’m not trying to be sexist ...

I just read the letter about threatening children who are misbehaving with a police arrest and wanted to share my experience as a nurse. I have heard parents say things like, “You had better behave, ...

Today is Friday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2025. There are 124 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in southeast Louisiana, breaching levees ...