16+ hour, 6+ min ago   (320+ words) BOYNE FALLS – Jay Jurecic of Crystal Falls is 56 and chasing the elusive PGA Tour Champions chance, but the defending champion is making sure to stop at home in Northern Michigan Monday through Wednesday to play in the 34th Tournament of Champions…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (430+ words) A Clare County nonprofit with a history of mentoring local youth dating back to 1975 is entering a, “new era,” according to Executive Director Jeff Calhoun. Following a period of service expansion, the organization formerly known as Mid Michigan Big Brothers…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (796+ words) By PATRICK WHITTLE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Jackson, a progressive Democrat, is a former president of the state’s Democratic-controlled Senate who has been a fixture in Maine politics for many years. He’s also a fifth-generation logger from a rural, heavily Republican…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (210+ words) WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than half a million Broncos because a wiring harness in the engine compartment can short circuit and increase the risk of fire. Ford said Thursday that 565,691 Ford Broncos and Bronco Raptors, model years…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (585+ words) By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press The Republican president made the announcement a day after the EU hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros, or $1 billion, after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (308+ words) Mt. Pleasant Public Schools (MPPS) served 11,256 meals in one day on July 8 during its popular Meet Up and Eat Up Summer Food Program, when the district gave out 804 meal kits. Each kit contains seven days’ worth of breakfasts and lunches....

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1027+ words) By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, MAE ANDERSON and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The elevated price marked a turn from lower oil prices enjoyed briefly when hostilities between the U.S. and Iran waned in June. Brent crude, the international standard, last reached $100 a barrel in…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (377+ words) Kagan, one of the court’s three liberal justices, told an audience of lawyers and judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit in Bellevue, Washington, that at significant times, on some big issues, “the court has checked the executive branch.” “Is this court…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1225+ words) The prep football season is less than a month away from kickoff. As we continue our look around mid-Michigan conferences, the Saginaw Valley League once again features several teams with championship aspirations. Defending SVL-North champion Mt. Pleasant will look to…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (562+ words) Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, referred Smith to the Justice Department for possible prosecution related to closed-door testimony about whether he had obtained records of lawmakers while investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn his…...