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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
ALPENA—After five years of construction work, 7,500 customers are now connected to fiber internet from the Presque Isle Electric and Gas Cooperative (PIE&G) in Northeast Michigan. This is part of a long-term project by the PIE&G to make fiber internet and phone services more ...