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All of Michigan's prisons have seen vacancies but in no part of the state is it worse than the Upper Peninsula, with high assaults, open positions and thinning ranks.

A new Michigan House of Representatives report says northern Michigan needs a dedicated mental health facility to address a severe shortage of psychiatric beds. Advocates are now pushing lawmakers to fund the project in the next state budget.

Pipeline owner Enbridge wanted a lawsuit from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to be moved to federal court. But in a unanimous decision, justices ruled Enbridge’s arguments for doing so were ‘not persuasive.’

Detainees at North Lake Processing Facility, the 1,800-bed immigration detention center in Baldwin, started a hunger strike Monday. By Wednesday morning, there were reports that many had stopped.

The volunteer arm of the U.S. Air Force takes kids (and adults) on plane rides up into the skies of northern Michigan, and they're looking to upgrade to a new headquarters.

The state's concerns focus on Victoria Bishop, who was elected county clerk in 2024. Bishop issued a lengthy response via press release on Monday.

The Petoskey City Council is expected to vote Monday on a settlement related to the Little Traverse Wheelway. The future of part of the trail could be at stake.

The Grand Traverse County prosecutor says Traverse City officers acted within the bounds of the law during the March 13 incident at a Munson Avenue apartment.

Two-thirds of the Michigan's 2,600 dams have exceeded their lifespan; in all, they need $1 billion in repairs. Severe, unpredictable weather brought about by climate change makes the situation worse, experts say.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources planned to start collecting 4.6 million steelhead eggs on Tuesday. “This is all of our worst nightmare,” said one DNR fisheries biologist.