An existing law criminalizing most abortions in Michigan is unconstitutional and shouldn’t be enforced, Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher ruled.  In an opinion issued Wednesday afternoon, Gleicher said enforcement of the long-dormant ban on abortions except for life-threatening pregnancies would mean Michigan women would be “denied appropriate, safe and […]

HOUGHTON COUNTY, MI – One person is dead after a house explosion in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. WLUC-TV reports that a 64-year-old female was pronounced dead following the incident on M-203 in Hancock Township around 9 a.m. on Monday. She has not been identified. The woman’s husband was able to exit the […]

Michigan State University Extension in conjunction with University of Michigan Medicine are teaming up to offer Tai Chi for Fall Prevention online.  This tai chi set was designed by Dr. Paul Lam, a retired family physician and tai chi master.  Dr. Lam led a team of tai chi and medical […]

GRAND RAPIDS — Two men who plotted to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over her COVID-19 pandemic policies are guilty of the conspiracy, jurors decided in a verdict Tuesday after a weeks-long retrial of the high-profile domestic terrorism case. Adam Fox, 38, of Potterville, Michigan, and Barry Croft, 46, […]

Former Rep. Shane Hernandez has been chosen as Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon’s running mate. The candidate announced her pick today to Michigan Republican Party leadership, which was due at 5 p.m. In a statement, Ms. Dixon said Mr. Hernandez “will help to improve our schools, create safer communities, and […]

BARAGA COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – Four staff from the Baraga Correctional Facility were hospitalized Thursday following an attack by prisoners. The Michigan Department of Corrections told TV6 that prison officers were monitoring the Level V (maximum security) yard activities when five prisoners began attacking the correctional staff who were monitoring […]

LANSING, MICH.  Motor carrier officers from the Michigan State Police, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (MSP/CVED) will be conducting inspections at weigh station facilities and in rest area locations throughout the state with a focus on brake hose/tubing chafing and defective equipment violations.  This enforcement operation is part of the annual Commercial […]

EMMET COUNTY, MI. On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at approximately 2:50 a.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to a call for help from a boater on Little TraverseBay. A Petoskey resident called 911 to report a man yelling for help. Troopers searched the area andfound two […]

In what’s already a record-setting year for air travel turmoil, rural Michigan is bracing for more disruptions this fall. Five of the state’s smallest airports are learning that SkyWest Inc. — a regional contract carrier operating under Delta brand and these airports’ only passenger carrier — plans to cut direct flights in […]