The Pine Creek North wildfire at Seney National Wildlife Refuge in the UP has burned more than 1500 acres in Seney, Mich. May 23, 2012.
Gov. Rick Snyder has declared a state of disaster in the Upper Peninsula counties of Luce and Schoolcraft, where wildfires already have consumed more than 20,000 acres.
Michigan environmental regulators say they've approved plans for a copper and silver mine in the far western Upper Peninsula.
An agreement has been reached to sell a paper mill that's operated in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for about 90 years.
Experts from the U.S. and Canada say people in the Great Lakes region should not expect any large-scale engineering projects to control water levels in the
A court battle is continuing for a family who decided to stop treating their son's cancer.
A regional storm system will bring rain, thunder and snow into different parts of Michigan Friday and Saturday, with strong winds arriving around midnight.
The Supreme Court won't order closure of shipping locks on Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.
Environmental groups say they may renew a legal battle if the federal government doesn't toughen proposed regulations of ship ballast water that has brought
State police say troopers arrested two armed American soldiers walking through an Upper Peninsula city who were bent on going AWOL.
The U.S. Coast Guard has freed two ships trapped by ice in the Straits of Mackinac between Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will close 259 domestic offices, labs and other facilities as part of an effort to save $150 million per year, U.S.
A Christmas card that showed up in an Upper Peninsula woman's mailbox a day before the holiday turned out to be a late arrival after all: 11 years delayed to
It will cost more to drive across the Mackinac Bridge in the new year. The new toll for an automobile or passenger vehicle will be $4 starting Sunday.
"Baby bump" is among a dozen words or phrases that made the 37th end-of-the year list from Lake Superior State University. The list started as a publicity ploy
A circuit court judge dismissed the case against Upper Peninsula parents who refused chemotherapy for their son after two PET scans didn't show any more signs
Researchers say they have enough evidence to recommend a test excavation of a northern Lake Michigan shipwreck site to determine if it's the Griffon, which
The MacArthur Lock is closing for the winter as the Great Lakes shipping season winds down.
Another UP wildfire, consumes 17K acres
Wildfire damages U.P. wildlife refuge
UP crops survive spring weather
