Rick Brewer

The U.S. Army Corp said the closure lasted only about five hours and delayed 11 ships.

As many as 11 Great Lakes shipping vessels near Sault Ste. Marie have been delayed due to icy conditions since the shipping season got underway Wednesday morning with the opening of the Soo Locks.

A case over the tax foreclosure of an Isabella County home in front of the U.S. Supreme Court this week could redefine how property owners are compensated by government bodies after they seize someone's property and resell it.

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation said in a letter made public on Thursday that the Chinese company Gotion Inc. has not met its contractual obligations.

Five years after historic rainfall destroyed the Forest Lake spillway, the community is on the verge of getting their lake back after cobbling together a series of grants.

The Standish Maximum Correctional Facility has been vacant since 2009. State Representative Mike Hoadley (R-Au Gres) said he wants the facility to be retrofitted to serve a new public purpose, but it’s unclear what the prison could become.

On Nov. 1, Neil MacKinnon, Ph.D. became Central Michigan University's 16th president. He comes to Mount Pleasant from Augusta University in Georgia, where he was the provost and the executive vice president of academic affairs.

The WCMU Newsroom is happy to announce we've hired a new reporter. AJ Jones is a native of Southfield, Michigan and comes to us after spending the last year working as a reporter for Michigan Public. Jones sat down with news director Rick Brewer to talk about some of the stories he plans to cover.

The Democratic Party's nominee for vice president spoke to WCMU about a variety of issues, including outreach in rural communities, relief for farmers, home ownership reform, prescription drug costs and more.

“These folks are working multiple 16-hour shifts per week,” said Byron Osborn, president of the Michigan Corrections Organization. “Their family lives are being disrupted. Their health is being impacted. They’re exhausted. And it’s leading to more and more resignations, which only exacerbates the problem.”