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Craft brewers in the state could use social media to bolster their marketing efforts under legislation that’s cleared the Michigan House. State Representative Klint Kesto, R-Walled Lake, is sponsoring the bill and says breweries should be able to use Facebook and Twitter to plug events so long as no money …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed two additional free-ranging deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose. One of the newly confirmed CWD-positive deer is a 9-month-old male from Meridian Township (Ingham County), and …

Nurses in Michigan, led by the Michigan Nurses Association labor organization, will march on the state Capitol Wednesday. They’re pushing for restrictions on things like the number of hours nurses have to work, as well as nurse-patient ratios. Dawn Kettinger of the MNA says it’s a safety issue for patients. …

Legislation introduced in Lansing would expand the state’s tracking of prescription drug use. Currently pharmacies in Michigan are required to file reports on prescriptions they’re filling with the state’s prescription monitoring program, but doctors are exempt from having to report the drugs they’re prescribing. Sponsor, state Senator Dale Zorn, says …

Three of the six lawmakers on the state legislative panel reviewing the Flint water crisis are making a trip to the city Monday. State Senator Jim Stamas, R-Midland, who chairs the committee made up of Republicans and Democrats from the Michigan House and Michigan Senate, says he, Senate Democratic Leader …

March 18, 2016 – More tests of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge have been scheduled for March 21-25 as part of ongoing maintenance work. The testing will likely result in brief delays for motorists. The contractor for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be performing test lifts of the bridge …

From the Upper Peninsula Power Company (Updated 9:18am): Marquette — Working throughout the evening and morning Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) crews have been able to greatly reduce the amount of outages brought on by wintry conditions that hit the U.P. in the past 24 hours. As of around 8 …

One day, these young minds will be developing the science marvels of the future. The 18th Annual Western U.P. Science Fair and Science and Engineering Festival showcased science projects by students from around the Copper Country. Director for the Western U.P. Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education Shawn Oppliger …

It’s no secret that health care costs and spending have been on the rise for decades. And the U.S. is one of the top spending countries in the world when it comes to health care. Dr. Dean Sienko is the Associate Dean of Prevention and Public Health at Michigan State …

The Hancock Police Department will soon have an additional officer on the force. There are currently seven full-time police officers in the department. The city council voted to hire one more at their March meeting. Part-time officers are used for about 3,000 hours a year, but qualified officers were getting …