CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — Consumers Energy is planning to develop a solar power plant in the northwestern Michigan community of Cadillac.

The Jackson-based utility says the Cadillac City...

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CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials are delaying a ban on alcoholic beverages along sections of three rivers in the Huron -Manistee National Forest in northern Michigan.

Supervisor Leslie Auriemmo said Tuesday the prohibition will be put off for at least a year.

Officials announced the ban earlier this month, saying it would protect natural resources and public safety on the Au Sable, Manistee and Pine rivers.

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CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — Crews from out of state are helping utility workers in repairing widespread electricity outages across much of western and northern Michigan caused by strong storms this week.

Consumers Energy says it had nearly 29,000 homes and businesses still without power Thursday evening and warned that the hardest-hit areas might not have repairs completed until late Friday. Great Lakes Energy reported more than 15,000 outages remaining as well.

CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed two weak tornadoes struck northern Michigan.

It says a brief twister rated EF-1 with estimated peak winds of 100 mph Tuesday night damaged two homes near West Branch in Ogemaw County. The other rated EF-0 with estimated peak winds of 80 mph mainly damaged trees near Alba in Antrim County.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources is hosting a series of bear hunting clinics over the next few weeks.

The programs are scheduled for July 29, Aug. 5 and Aug. 11 at the Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center in Cadillac.

Experienced hunters and DNR educators will explain the basics of bear hunting. Among them are habitat, gear, stand placement, baiting, rules and regulations, carcass care and hide care.

HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State Police say autopsies show a couple found dead in a northern Michigan swamp died of hypothermia.

They announced the autopsy results Tuesday for 34-year-old Jeff Hurley of Prudenville and 19-year-old Alexandria Foust of Cadillac. They said toxicology reports show both had been under the influence of methamphetamine when they died.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit is hosting a global conference that aims to highlight economic challenges facing cities and examine ideas to boost their financial health.

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy on Monday kicks off its three-day International Conference on Municipal Fiscal Health at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. Among the policy makers and government officials scheduled to attend are Detroit's Chief Financial Officer John Hill and Michigan State Treasurer Nick Khouri.

HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say two bodies found last month in a northern Michigan swamp have been identified as those of a man and woman missing since November.

State police say the body of 19-year-old Alexandria Foust of Cadillac was identified this week and the body of 34-year-old Jeff Hurley of Prudenville was identified last week. Cause of death for both is pending reports on autopsies and toxicology tests.

CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — A man charged with killing a Cadillac toddler before the case was dropped has lost an appeal in a lawsuit against doctors who examined evidence.

David Ferris claimed his constitutional rights were violated because opinions by the doctors led to a murder charge against him in Wexford County. A federal appeals court said Friday that the doctors might have been negligent but they didn't violate Ferris' rights.

HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say search crews found two bodies in a northern Michigan swamp believed to be those of a man and woman missing since November.

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CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — If you'd like to learn how to fish through ice, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering lessons this winter.

The DNR Outdoor Skills Academy's Hard Water School ice-fishing course will be taught Jan. 27 and Feb. 24 at the Carl T. Johnson Hunt and Fish Center in Cadillac.

It will cover topics including how to set up equipment; how and where to fish; when to be out on the ice; how to fish with electronics; safety and following regulations.

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HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. (AP) — Volunteers have searched part of a northern Michigan swamp for a man and a woman who've been missing nearly a month.

WWTV-TV reports that 12 volunteers joined six members of the Wexaukee Amateur Radio Club during Saturday's search for 34-year-old Jeff Hurley of Prudenville and 19-year-old Alexandria Foust of Cadillac.

CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — A woman who authorities say caused an explosion and fire in a northern Michigan motel room that injured her two children has been sentenced to more than six years in prison.

Authorities say Amanda Lynn Skardoutos was trying to make butane hash oil on May 17 when she was injured in the explosion at Green Mill Motel in Manton.

HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. (AP) — State police say a search for a man and a woman in the northern Michigan woods has been suspended after four days.

The search for 34-year-old Jeff Hurley of Prudenville and 19-year-old Alexandria Foust of Cadillac began Tuesday when their car was found stuck in mud in a wooded area of Missaukee County.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Financial counselors are available at several Munson Healthcare facilities to help people in northwestern Michigan seek health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

The 2018 enrollment period under the federal health care program runs through Dec. 15. About 18,000 northern Michigan residents are covered by health insurance plans provided through the federal marketplace.

DETROIT (AP) — A 60-foot-tall Norwegian spruce is expected to be raised by a crane and installed at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit as the city's official Christmas tree.

The annual program is to start at noon on Wednesday.

The tree was grown in Michigan and was to arrive from Cadillac.

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CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is seeking volunteers to help fix up a historic structure at the former Chittenden Nursery in Wellston.

It's a partnership between the Forest Service and HistoriCorps, a national organization dedicated to the preservation of historic structures on public lands.

Volunteers hammer, chisel, saw, scrape, sand and paint historic buildings back to life.

CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — A new universally accessible kayak and canoe launch is opening at Mitchell State Park in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to mark the official opening of the launch at Mitchell State Park in Wexford County. The launch is located near the public beach along Lake Cadillac.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan wildlife officials are hosting three bear hunting clinics at the Carl T. Johnson Hunt and Fish Center in Cadillac.

The Department of Natural Resources' Outdoor Skills Academy says the programs are scheduled for July 29, Aug. 5 and Aug. 6.

Experienced hunters and DNR personnel will serve as instructors. Subjects will include habitat, gear, stand placement, baiting, rules and regulations, carcass care and hide care.

CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — Two northern Michigan townships have won a key ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court in a dispute over valuable land for a commercial project.

In a unanimous decision, the court says the State Boundary Commission was wrong when it stopped the transfer of 241 acres to Haring Township from Clam Lake Township. Owners of a portion of the land wanted it to be annexed into Cadillac in Wexford County.