Munising News

AA 50 year old Munising man is charged with animal cruelty after a complaint was made to the sheriff's department.

AA verdict has been reached in the trial of a Laurium woman accused of trying to steal thousands of dollars from her older sister's house.

Tonight kicked off the first of three meetings in which Munising residents are able to voice their opinions about the town.

We have an update on the mountain bike crash Monday, in which a woman died. State Police have released the names of those involved.

A 63-year old woman is in stable condition after falling off a cliff at Grand Island near Munising and into Lake Superior.

Although it happened almost a year ago, the photos are just making the rounds of the Internet now and the lesson they carry are timeless.

Construction continues on a multi-million dollar project, paving the way from Munising to Grand Marais.A Crews are working on nearly 19 miles of H-58 this summer in Alger County.

Here's what we're working on for tonight's newscasts. Monday, June 15, 2009 at 11:04 a.m. H-58 east of Munising is undergoing to some major upgrades to make it easier to drive to Grand Marais.

Changes are coming to Alger Maximum Correctional Facility in Munising. The prison will be be lowered from a Level VA to a Level IV facility, so it can bunk two prisoners per cell.

Posted on Monday, June 01, 2009 at 11:41 a.m. Tent Caterpillars are the first of possibly three different invaders that will make their way into Northern Michigan.

Its days are now numbered.A After being erected in the early 1960s, serving kindergarten through sixth grade, Central Elementary School in Munising is closing.

Posted on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 6:57 p.m. New rules requiring passports or new high-tech documents to cross the United States' northern and southern borders are taking effect Monday.

One of the most popular adult faces at Brighton's Lindbom Elementary School is that of 65-year-old John Tongusi, who started volunteering there when his grandson was a student three years ago - and never left.

COUNTY: Alger HIGHWAY: M-28 CLOSEST CITY: Munising ESTIMATED STARTING DATE: Monday, June 1, 2009 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: Friday, June 19, 2009 PROJECT: On behalf of the city of Munising, contractors will be installing a new traffic signal at the M-28/Elm Street intersection.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore By Hazel M. Freeman In 1966 the United States Congress passed a law establishing our country's first national lakeshore on Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Hide Video Several rural Michigan communities will get loans or grants from the federal stimulus package to buy police vehicles, fire trucks, snow plows and other equipment.

ThirteenA UP communities have been awardedA 16 different grants and loans for rural development from the economic stimulus bill.

" U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak announced that 17 Northern Michigan road projects will receive nearly $4 million for community facilities and emergency first responder projects from the recently passed economic recovery package.

Michigan's prison population is at a seven-year low and for the first time a limited number of maximum security prisoners are being double-bunked as a way to save money.

Winning Photos in Michigan Week 2009 Contest on Display at Michigan Library and Historical Center May 16-22 May 14, 2009 The Department of History, Arts and Libraries today announced the winners of the seventh annual Michigan Week Youth Photo Contest, coordinated by HAL and Michigan State University Extension's 4-H Youth Development, with support ...