ESCANABA — Bark River Knives has closed after 25 years in operation, with its owner later acknowledging mismanagement and controversy surrounding production decisions. Michael “Mike” Stewart, co-founder and owner of Bark River Knives, oversaw production of knives sold across North ...
MARQUETTE — Room at the Inn Executive Director Chelsie Wilkinson recently got back from a trip to Lansing, where she presented to state legislators in the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Human Resources Appropriations Subcommittee about Room at the Inn’s permanent ...
(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) YPSILANTI — Michigan is recording its first measles case in a child under 5 as the Washtenaw County outbreak reaches seven confirmed cases. All ...
ESCANABA — A coach bus traveling from Chicago to the Island Resort and Casino in Harris crashed in Green Bay on Sunday, injuring 36 of 54 passengers, most of whom were elderly. The driver, Ghebry Joe Figueroa, 38, of Prospect Heights, Ill., was arrested following the crash and was found to ...
LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday added Osceola County to the list of counties under a state of emergency declared March 17, expanding response and recovery efforts following extreme winter weather. “Extending the state of emergency to Osceola County frees up ...
MARQUETTE — Former 109th state representative Sara Cambensy announced her candidacy for Michigan’s 38th District State Senate Seat on Tuesday. Cambensy, a longtime Democrat from Marquette, is running as an Independent to replace term-limited state Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah ...