ALPENA - Smoke from uncontrolled Canadian wildfires has driven air quality into unhealthy ranges across the Alpena area Wednesday, triggering health warnings, limiting outdoor activities, and forcing the cancellation of all Alpena Shipwreck Tours cruises for the day because of poor visibility ...
ALPENA – As the Brown Trout Festival kicks off this week along the Alpena Marina, Harbormaster Kevin Fisher says the local marina is steadily rebounding from a delayed opening caused by winter ice conditions, setting the stage for what has already been a busy shipping and tourism season on ...
This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Northern Michigan is enveloped in a thick blanket of brown smoke from wildfires in Minnesota and Canada. “We currently can’t see across (Lake ...
Recent actions taken by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. MONTMORENCY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE News Release July 13, 2026 Total: 162 Alarms: 2 Animal Control: 8 Traffic Arrests: 0 OWI Arrests: 0 Drug Arrests: 0 Warrant Arrests: ...
MICHIGAN – Wildfire smoke from across North America can significantly impact air quality, even hundreds of miles away in Michigan, according to a MyMichigan Health press release on Wednesday. MyMichigan Health stated that during these events, residents may notice a hazy sky, the smell of ...
ALPENA — The Target Alpena Board of Directors announced on Wednesday that it is launching a search for its next executive director. This news came out of the board’s monthly meeting on Tuesday. According to a Target Alpena Development Corporation press release on Wednesday, former ...