LANSING — In January of 2025, the Michigan Senate passed a bill that would include both the governor and state legislatures in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The legislation is sponsored by Sens. Jeremy Moss (D-Bloomfield) and Ed McBroom (R-Vulcan). Despite support from both ...

ALPENA — Gerald Arbuckle, 49, convicted of second-degree murder in 1995 in Alpena, will be resentenced after a March 11 Michigan Court of Appeals decision ruling that the trial court failed to inform Arbuckle of the dangers and disadvantages of proceeding without counsel in an April 19, 2023 ...

ALPENA - The Alpena County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of another scam currently targeting friends and family members of individuals who are incarcerated. Scammers are accessing publicly available jail rosters and using online tools to identify and contact family members. In these ...

LINCOLN — Region 9 Area Agency on Aging is hosting a free Caregiver Empowerment and Wellness Conference on April 23, at the Alcona County Commission on Aging in Lincoln from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s topics include Advance Care Planning, Decoding Dementia, and The Art of SelfCare. ...