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Family’s roadside assistance saves 16 snapping turtles

LANSING — With her shell cracked into numerous pieces, the mother turtle lay motionless in the road with her eggs scattered around her. That’s when Erin Hug and her daughter drove by. After spotting the injured turtle lying in the road near Battle Creek last summer, Hug stepped in to ...

Nessel challenges Trump administration’s FinCEN Exemptions

LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from exempting nearly all businesses from compliance with the federal Corporate Transparency Act. That law, passed with ...

Alpena County airport reaches 10,000 enplanements

ALPENA — Alpena County Regional Airport meets its 10,000 enplanement goal three months early, racking in 10,123 for the year so far. Last year, the year to date (YTD) total ended September with 9,379 total enplanements. Now that the airport has successfully reached 10,000 enplanements, ...

Trick or treating tonight in Alpena

ALPENA - Motorists are encouraged to use extra caution while traveling in Alpena tonight as the streets and sidewalks will be full of trick-or-treaters for Halloween. The established trick-or-treating hours in Alpena are 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Presque Isle County voters to decide recycling millage

ROGERS CITY – Presque Isle County voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to renew a property tax that supports the county's recycling program. The proposal asks voters to approve up to 0.2 mill for four years, from 2026 through 2029, for the acquisition, operation, maintenance, and ...