MANISTEE, Mich. (AP) — A pavilion at a state park in northern Michigan has been relocated from an eroding shoreline.

The shelter at Orchard Beach State Park now is 230 feet from Lake...

HESPERIA, Mich. (AP) — The body of a missing hiker has been discovered in a national forest in Michigan's western Lower Peninsula.

Lisa Casler, 54, of Coopersville was hiking and looking at...

MANISTEE, Mich. (AP) — A historic 400-ton pavilion that offers spectacular views of Lake Michigan will be moved away from an eroding bluff after a mudslide and high water levels last year...

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COPEMISH, Mich. (AP) — A knife-wielding man who forced his way into a couple's northern Michigan home and threatened them with the weapon was fatally shot by one of the homeowners following a...

MANISTEE, Mich. (AP) — State regulators say they want to make it easier for lakeshore property owners to get permits to temporarily fix the effects of high water, especially along Lake...

KINGSLEY, Mich. (AP) — Police say two Michigan prison officers found dead last week were shot.

Authorities in Grand Traverse County won't publicly say it was a murder-suicide, although they...

KINGSLEY, Mich. (AP) — Police say two veteran Michigan corrections officers have been found dead in the northern Michigan home they shared.

MANISTEE, Mich. (AP) — Michigan officials say a bald eagle was euthanized after being shot by hunters in Manistee County who said they mistook it for a goose.

MANISTEE, Mich. (AP) — A 400-ton pavilion built in the 1940s could fall 100 feet from a bluff into Lake Michigan if nothing is done to fight erosion from rising waters at a state park in...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State regulators and Native American tribes are temporarily removing juvenile lake sturgeon from two Michigan rivers to protect them from chemical treatments targeting sea...

BEAR LAKE, Mich. (AP) — A woman has been ordered to serve two weeks in jail and six months of house arrest in connection with the death of a construction worker and the serious injury of...

MANISTEE, Mich. (AP) — A federal grant of $700,000 will help a Michigan-based Native American tribe build a new food distribution center.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...

WELLSTON, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials say an education plan will be put into place to help curb drunken behavior instead of a ban on alcoholic beverages along sections of three rivers in the...

CADILLAC, Mich. (AP) — Visitors to Michigan's Huron-Manistee National Forests can use some of their most popular recreation sites for no charge Saturday.

MIO, Mich. (AP) — Bird watchers, take note: The U.S. Forest Service is offering guided tours this month for people interested in seeing the elusive Kirtland's warbler.

MANISTEE, Mich. (AP) — A hospital in northern Michigan is closing its maternity ward at the end of May.

Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital says the number of births has been steadily...

ONTONAGON, Mich. (AP) — Five Upper Peninsula communities are among nine in Michigan that are getting a share of $350,000 to eliminate blight.

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Alanson 48, Boyne Falls 31

Alba 55, Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian Academy 29

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.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and private nonprofit organizations financially impacted by an Aug. 1 hailstorm in some parts of northern Michigan can apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans.

The U.S. Small Business Administration said the federal loans are being made available in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee and Wexford counties.

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Addison 64, Napoleon 56

Bad Axe 52, Harbor Beach 37

Baldwin 51, Mason County Eastern 38

Buckley 67, Suttons Bay 50

Cass City 57, Marlette 55

Colon 52, Bronson 46

Dansville 73, Walled Lake Central 40

Flint International 62, Dryden 32

Frankfort 48, Onekama 33

Gaylord St. Mary 28, Bellaire 26

Grand Rapids Catholic Central 69, Wyoming Godwin Heights 38

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a portion of Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula has been designated as a natural disaster area following a summer hailstorm that damaged crops.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the designation Wednesday for Grand Traverse County.

MANISTEE COUNTY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan construction worker was killed and another injured when they were struck by a car in a construction zone on U.S. 31 in Manistee County.

The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Village of Bear Lake.

Manistee County sheriff's deputies say a 20-year-old worker of Pentwater was standing off road with a 23-year-old worker from Ludington when the car struck them. The 20-year-old was killed.

CHARLEVOIX, Mich. (AP) — The National Weather Service has posted a lakeshore flood warning for six northern Michigan counties on Lake Michigan.

Forecasters say high winds and waves could combine to cause beach erosion and coastal flooding through Friday night. The counties are Emmet, Charlevoix, Leelanau, Antrim, Benzie and Manistee.

Swimming would be very risky. The Weather Service says people should stay off piers and jetties to avoid being swept into the water.

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — Want to cool off in Lake Michigan? Beware.

The National Weather Service says there are serious weather-related hazards Saturday, from north of Holland to Manistee, including high waves and rip currents. Forecasters are especially citing Grand Haven State Park in Ottawa County and Pere Marquette State Park in Muskegon County.

Winds could whip up to 25 mph, and waves could reach 5 feet.

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the slaying of another man whose dismembered body was found in a national forest by duck hunters.

A judge in Muskegon announced the verdict Wednesday for 29-year-old Anthony Blamer of Fremont following a bench trial last week.

Blamer testified that he shot 24-year-old D'Anthony Keenan as they sat in a vehicle at a car wash. Authorities have said money was taken from Keenan.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Division of Forestry has sent a crew of 20 to Michigan to help reduce the risk of wildfires.

The division says in a news release 12 trained division foresters and eight civilian firefighters left West Virginia on Wednesday. Some will be stationed at the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula and others will be at the Huron-Manistee National Forests.

Dry conditions exist in the region although no large wildfires have been reported.

MANISTEE, Mich. (AP) — Officials say excavation at the site of a former manufactured gas plant in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula is on hold after a human skull was found.

Police in Manistee police ruled out any criminal activity after last week's discovery and turned the case over to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for further investigation. Officials are reaching out to Native American tribes to see if they might have historical links to the site.

Adrian 47, Monroe 45

Adrian Lenawee Christian 66, Tecumseh 37

Allen Park 55, New Boston Huron 48

Almont 50, Armada 39

Athens 83, Waldron 42

Auburn Hills Avondale 49, Birmingham Groves 35

Bad Axe 56, Vassar 42

Baldwin 58, Manistee Catholic Central 37

Bark River-Harris 86, Eben Junction Superior Central 78, OT

DICKSON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities in northwestern and southwestern Michigan say they have arrested teens accused of making threats against high schools.

Manistee County sheriff's officials say they contacted a teen Monday after learning about the threat to "shoot up" Brethren High School. Officials say he told deputies that he was joking.

Police say they confiscated an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and a cellphone from his home. He was taken to the county jail, where he awaits arraignment.

Almont 52, Yale 50

Alma 65, Carrollton 60

Ann Arbor Rudolf Steiner 43, Calhoun Christian 40

Ann Arbor Skyline 79, Monroe 41

Armada 40, Yale 37

Baldwin 68, Pentwater 61

Bark River-Harris 85, Iron Mountain North Dickinson 45

Bath 65, Fowler 48

Bear Lake 60, Manistee Catholic Central 51

Beaverton 71, Farwell 34

Belleville 81, Dearborn Heights Crestwood 42

Benton Harbor 79, Portage Central 39

Birmingham Groves 81, Oxford 70, 3OT

Blanchard Montabella 71, Ashley 61

Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood 53, Royal Oak Shrine 50, OT

Allen Park 58, Gibraltar Carlson 55

Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 62, Adrian Lenawee Christian 60