Conservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls
LANSING, Mich. — Two conservative hoaxers face a record $5.1 million fine for allegedly making illegal robocalls to wireless phones without the owners' consent...
Genetic mapping boosts hopes for restoring prized lake trout
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Scientists have traced the genetic makeup of lake trout, a feat that should boost efforts to rebuild populations of the...
2 Congress members fly to Kabul amid choatic evacuation
WASHINGTON — Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the ongoing chaotic evacuation Tuesday, stunning State Department and...
Minnesota wildfires disappoint travelers and outfitters
ELY, Minn. — Ely is typically teeming this time of year with visitors heading out on or returning from excursions into the Boundary Waters...
Nine women now serving as governors in US, tying a record
Taking over on short notice for a scandal-plagued predecessor in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul began her tenure...
Cedar Point coaster dropped metal plate, injuring woman
TOLEDO, Ohio — A piece of metal that flew off the world’s second-tallest roller coaster and hit a woman in the head while she...
Biden backs end to wolf protections but hunting worries grow
FARIBAULT, Minn. — President Joe Biden's administration is sticking by the decision under former President Donald Trump to lift protections for gray wolves across...
Judge tells prison to seize Nassar’s money for victims
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A judge ordered the government to take money from the prison account of a former Michigan sports doctor who owes...
Not just K-pop: Korean TV shows gaining US popularity
NEW YORK — Most nights around 10 p.m. when her family heads off to bed, Carol Holaday signs onto her computer. She's not falling...
US seeks 9-year prison term for Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotter
DETROIT — Federal prosecutors recommended a nine-year prison sentence Wednesday for a man who said he worked on a wild plan to kidnap Michigan...