The latest round of in-house testing shows some students at Alpena Public Schools are doing well in reading but most of them continue to struggle in math.

It’s Alpena Blues Week in the City of Alpena.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is holding a series of open houses to gather public input on future forest management plans.

Authorities say a 22 year-old man suspected of trying to steal vehicles and firing a gun at houses in Western Michigan was injured in a shooting involving police officers.

U.S. production of maple syrup increased slightly this year, even though the season was shorter than last year’s.

Torrential rain this spring prevented most Midwest farmers from planting their crops but while the federal government provides help to growers of corn and soybeans, those who grow specialty crops are largely on their own.

As lights turned back on across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after a massive blackout hit tens of millions of people, authorities were still largely in the dark about what caused the collapse of the interconnected grid and tallied the damage from the unforeseen disaster.

The Michigan Townships Association has selected state senators Jim Stamas and Gary Howell as “Legislator of the Year.”

There’s little doubt most children in the Alpena area are excited about the end of the school year; unfortunately that means many of them will lose their main source of a nutritional meal.

The Huron-Manistee National Forests and a group of community partners have come up with an action plan that replaces an alcohol ban proposed earlier this year for sections of the AuSable, Manistee, and Pine rivers.

According to the Michigan State Police, thirty-three percent of U.S. households have a gun in the home and half of the owners do not properly secure them, creating a dangerous situation – especially when children are in the home.

Alpena Public Schools is offering a summer reading program for young children who are currently in junior kindergarten through first grade.