HANCOCK, Mich. – UP Health System – Portage named Mary Willmer as the 2016 recipient of the Gertrude Decker Hellman Excellence in Nursing Award on Wednesday (April 13) at the annual service awards ceremony. Pictured: Mary Willmer and ICU/Med Surg Unit Manager Paula Polso The award was founded in 2005 …

Work on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge is almost complete, but motorists will have to contend with a few more delays until then. The Michigan Department of Transportation says test lifts will continue this week as part of the ongoing maintenance work and will likely result in brief delays for …

HANCOCK—The Houghton Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) is gearing up to weatherize dozens of houses in the coming weeks, and yours could be one of them. A team of AmeriCorps volunteers will be arriving May 2 and staying in Houghton as guests of Grace United Methodist Church until the end of …

The number one cause of wildfires in Michigan is people. That’s why the Michigan DNR is offering tips to avoid them during this Wildfire Prevention Week. The DNR’s, Bryce Avery, says so far , so good. Avery says you should get a burn permit before burning any yard waste. He …

Two earthquakes in Japan have prompted Toyota to halt all production in that country. Auto Beat Reporter Jeff Gilbert says noToyota plants in the U.S. are impacted.

A glowing report is out this morning on Ford and General Motors. Murray Feldman says it should make stock holders happy.

Mateen Cleaves is due back in court this week on sexual assault charges. Russ McNamara has the story.

Even though the Flint water crisis and Detroit public schools reform are on the top of his agenda, Governor Rick Snyder says he’s also working on other things. His priorities in his last two years in office will be infrastructure, education and a 21st century economy. Governor Snyder says while …

Immigrants and pro-immigration supporters from Michigan will join counterparts from other parts of the country in Washington DC today as the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program. President Obama pushed the idea as a way to protect millions of undocumented …

A water pipe flushing program that begins in Flint May 1sr has been set up in hopes of expediting the city’s recovery from the water crisis. The Environmental Protection Agency along with the city and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality announced the idea over the weekend. Residents are asked to turn …