Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin will remain in charge of the Ypsilanti school for two more years, after receiving a contract extension that was in doubt last fall. The university's Board of Regents unanimously approved the new deal,...

Flanked by parents and security officers, two local lawmakers today accused the state's school reform district of hiring a security firm that does not train its officers, contributing to increased reports of violence in the system. Democratic state...

OAKLAWN-EXECUTIVE PROMOTION Oaklawn promotes Longinotti to racing director HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Oaklawn is promoting its assistant general manager to racing director. The Hot Springs thoroughbred track announced the promotion on Thursday,...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — For 35 years, Michigan law has protected health care providers who refuse to perform an abortion on moral or religious grounds. Hospitals and clinics can't be sued. Doctors and nurses can't lose their jobs for objecting to...

LANSING (AP) — For 35 years, Michigan law has protected health care providers who refuse to perform an abortion on moral or religious grounds. Hospitals and clinics can't be sued. Doctors and nurses can't lose their jobs for objecting to...

WESTFIELD, Mass. — The envelope factory where Lisa Weber works is hot and noisy. A fan she brought from home helps her keep cool as she maneuvers around whirring equipment to make her quota: 750 envelopes an hour, up from 500 a few years ago....

Here is our weekly salute to the people, places and organizations that make Northern Michigan a special place to live. My hero A reading tutor at Lincoln Elementary School saved a child's life recently thanks to crisis training provided by the Americorps...

The Petoskey High School robotics team, Petoskey Paladins, that heads for the state finals at Eastern Michigan University Thursday through Saturday, April 11-13, represents the best efforts of students, teachers, industry mentors and community financial...

Winter steelheaders may not know it, but just yards above their drifting spawn bags or swinging flies, between 18,000-20,000 bats are resting quietly through the winter. The structure in which the bats are hibernating — called a hibernaculum...

Douglas Warren Daman, 76, of Petoskey, died Feb. 2, 2013, at his home in Petoskey, surrounded by his family. Doug was born on Jan. 25, 1937, in Monroe, Mich., the son of Edward and Beatrice Daman. Doug grew up in Monroe and enlisted in the U.S. Army in...

Here is our weekly salute to the people, places and organizations that make Northern Michigan a special place to live. State champs The Petoskey High School debate team brought home top honors from state competition again this year. We are proud of these...

After a courageous battle with cancer, Roseanna Lynne Purzycki of Studio City, formerly of Fenton Michigan, passed away peacefully Monday morning, December 3, 2012, at 5:02am surrounded by her children, her mother, and her fiance. A memorial service...