Bart Stupak

BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — Expressions of regret are pouring in from Michigan's congressional delegation after the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson in which six people died. Rep. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, served with...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrat Mark Schauer is not officially a candidate for Michigan governor yet, but he sure sounds like one. The former congressman from Battle Creek told The Associated Press on Monday that he loves his job helping...

MEASLES-MICHIGAN Dozens contacted after possible measles exposure KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Dozens of people in Michigan and plane passengers from several states have been contacted after health officials learned they may have been exposed to...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Another Democrat who was looking at a possible run for Michigan governor is backing Mark Schauer to enter the race. Former U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak served in Congress with Schauer in 2009 and 2010 and says he'd make a "terrific"...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Another Democrat who was looking at a potential run for Michigan governor is backing Mark Schauer to enter the race. Former U.S. Representative Bart Stupak served in Congress with Schauer and says he'd make a "terrific"...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A new poll shows likely Michigan voters giving Gov. Rick Snyder bad grades on his job performance and shows the Republican running about even with two potential Democratic challengers not even recognized by most voters. The...

A standing-room-only crowd and overflow into the lobby showed just what the 1st U.S. House race means to Northern Michigan during the only Lower Peninsula debate, Monday night at the North Central Michigan College library. The seat representing the...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Shortly after newly elected Rep. Dan Benishekarrived in Washington, staffers raised a banner that proclaimed to visitors in his Capitol Hill suite: "If you are here to ask for more money, you're in the wrong office!" The...

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act individual mandate, a controversial requirement that most uninsured Americans will have to purchase a policy or face penalties by 2014. The court voted 5-4 to uphold the measure, framing...

Township should take better care of cemetery Editor: To the Norwood Township Board On Sunday while on a drive to Norwood, I visited the cemetery where my parents and numerous other relatives are buried. I was appalled by the look of the cemetery. It...

PETOSKEY — Congressional candidate Derek Bailey announced Monday he was no longer running as a challenger in the 1st Congressional District race for the Democratic nomination to face incumbent Congressman Dan Benishek, R-Crystal Falls. Instead, the...

Ruth Ann (Schultz) Hartwick, of Boyne City, died on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. She was born on July 18, 1922 ,in Chesterfield Township, Macomb County, daughter of Edward and Alwine (Pagels) Schultz. She went to school through third-grade in Detroit and...