The 2026 Big Brownie was caught by Scott Wade and Ryder Wade on Monday at the Michigan Brown Trout Festival in Alpena. The Wades won a pot of approximately $6,300 for catching this year's tagged brown trout. The tagged brown trout is planted each year prior to the start of the festival. The ...

ALPENA - The 48th annual Art on the Bay open-air fine art and craft show concluded Sunday at Bay View Park, drawing crowds and generating critical funds for the Thunder Bay Arts Council’s upcoming programming. President Clint Taratuta-Kendziorski reported robust shopper turnout for this ...

ATLANTA — Voters in Albert, Avery, Briley, Loud, Montmorency, and Vienna townships in Montmorency County will have the opportunity to vote on a new sinking fund millage for Atlanta Community Schools in the Aug. 4 election. Atlanta Schools Superintendent Tawny Hisscock said that the millage ...

MICHIGAN — The easiest way to keep first responders and others who work on our roadways safe is to slow down and move over when you see the emergency lights of a police car, tow truck or other service vehicle on the side of the road, according to a Thursday press release from the Michigan ...

LANSING — Unlike most fourth-graders, AJ Beaudion likes to leave recess five minutes early. It’s part of his job. At 9 years old, Beaudion is the composting manager at Hayes Elementary School in Livonia. His responsibilities include arriving on time during kindergarten through ...