LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed her seventh balanced, bipartisan budget into law on Tuesday. The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) budget secures sustainable, long-term funding to fix Michigan’s state and local roads, tax cuts for seniors and working families, protections for core health ...

ALPENA — When a person in a public space is doing no harm other than making people uncomfortable there is only so much the police can do, but that does not mean the concern is unheard. Alpena Police Department Chief Eric Hamp addressed a recent Facebook post by a community member expressing ...

ALPENA — For years, foot traffic and events slowed to a near halt in downtown Alpena after Labor Day, but that isn’t the case anymore. Now, autumn and the holiday season feature some of the busiest times downtown and a handful of popular events draw people into local small businesses, ...

LANSING — On Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed her seventh record education budget into law. The balanced, bipartisan fiscal year 2026 (FY26) school aid budget delivers record per-pupil funding of $10,050, continues free school meals for all to lower costs for families, boosts ...

ALPENA — Joshua Tree Studio is hosting a Half Day Retreat Experience on Sunday. From 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, retreat participants will engage in activities that encourage them to be “present in their bodies,” according to event organizer Traci Boyle. Boyle, with the help ...