ALPENA — Kim Elkie, director of Alpena County Central Dispatch, said the 911 surcharge is essential to fund the center, which provides essential life saving services to Alpena County residents. Voters in Alpena County will decide in May if they want to keep the surcharge as it is now, or ...

ALPENA — On Tuesday morning, many Alpena residents continued to struggle without heat or power as temperatures dropped to the single digits Monday night. Wind chill dipped well below zero to exacerbate the situation. Residents reported temperatures in their homes dropping to between 32 and ...

ALPENA, Mich. – While MyMichigan Urgent Care Alpena remains without power due to the winter storm, a temporary walk-in clinic has been opened in the HealthPlex Building on the campus of MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena, 1501 W. Chisholm Street. Patients should park in the Medical Center’s ...

WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Elissa Slotkin (MI) are pressing the National Weather Service (NWS) for answers after the agency issued no tornado watch alert ahead of the four March 6, 2026 tornadoes that devastated Southwest Michigan communities, claiming the lives of ...