NIAGARA, Wis. — A Niagara home is considered a total loss after a fire Tuesday afternoon, but firefighters managed to keep the flames from spreading to neighboring structures despite battling extreme cold as well as the blaze. The Niagara Volunteer Fire Department and Niagara Emergency ...

FLORENCE, Wis. — Florence County supervisors agreed Tuesday to support an effort by the Sokaogon Chippewa Community and Forest County Economic Development to bring broadband internet to 4,800 underserved homes in Florence and Forest counties. Jason Neilitz, chief information officers of the ...

A road that connects Faithorn and Hermansville in Menominee County will be rebuilt thanks to a $3.5 million federal grant. The grant is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program and funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The County ...

Bills to expand reproductive rights in Michigan, including a bill that allows pharmacists to directly prescribe and dispense contraceptives to patients, were signed Tuesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Flint. “Currently, one-third of Michigan counties are experiencing a shortage of ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Democratic secretary of state announced Wednesday she is running to succeed Gretchen Whitmer as governor in 2026, as the party tries to find its footing after November’s significant losses in the battleground state. Jocelyn Benson served as the state’s ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State police in Michigan will be required to destroy guns collected during community buybacks or other efforts, under legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. State police in 2024 acknowledged that a previous disposal method destroyed only the ...