ALPENA — Last week, State Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, introduced legislation which aims to protect Michigan’s lake sturgeon, according to a press release from Cavitt’s office on Sept. 28. Cavitt told The News that lake sturgeon are an important part of northern Michigan ecology and ...
LANSING – Michigan adults now have a new tool to help them quit tobacco. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has launched the QuitLogix app, bringing support straight to their phones. Available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, the app was built using ...
ALPENA – Alpena will open and scan most of its returned absentee ballots the Friday before the Nov. 3 general election but vote totals will not be produced until after the polls close on Election Day, Clerk Anna Soik said. Pre-processing is set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 30 in the council ...
ALPENA - The is excited to announce a watch party for Michigan Humanities’ Great Michigan Gathering Kickoff featuring Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters, tonight at 6:45 p.m. The watch party will tune into the kickoff event’s livestream, featuring ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to increase transparency around the federal government’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. The Transparent Automated ...
HARRISVILLE — Sabrina Horton, 23, was sentenced to 12 months in jail with three years probation in the 23rd Circuit Court in Alcona County on Tuesday. She pleaded guilty to charges of using computers to commit a crime and one count of accessory after the fact to a felony on Feb. 20, the ...
