TRAVERSE CITY — Four Native American tribes have agreed with Michigan and federal officials on a revised fishing policy for parts of three of the Great Lakes, officials said Monday. The tentative deal involves contentious issues for groups wanting shares of a valuable resource as ...
The leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer should not be sentenced to life in prison because federal prosecutors overstated his role in the plot and have created a “false narrative of a terrifying para-military leader,” his attorney argues. Attorney Christopher Gibbons ...
MARQUETTE — Clean Boats, Clean Waters has grant funding available to suppor aquatic invasive species outreach efforts. This opportunity is for any organization dedicated to boater education about aquatic invasive species and the protection of Michigan’s waterways. Up to $25,000 is ...
By ED WHITE Associated Press FLINT — A judge dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water crisis, months after the state Supreme Court said indictments returned by a one-person grand jury were invalid. Snyder, a Republican who left office in ...
ELK RAPIDS (AP) — The village manager in a northern Michigan community has resigned after an investigation of $32,000 in mistaken payroll payments to public workers. The error in Elk Rapids occurred in October 2021, but the public was in the dark for nearly a year until a resident began ...
By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — A partial recount for Proposal 2022-3 in various local and regional precincts got underway on Friday at the Marquette Township Hall. The Election Integrity Fund and Force recently filed a partial recount petition for proposals 2022-2 ...