Region Communications Representative News Today

KALKASKA — A tree that drew the attention of commuters along busy U.S. 131 Highway between Kalkaska and Mancelona now draws attention for a different reason.

The state legislature’s lack of action on gun control, even as guns are now the leading cause of death for U.S. children. Who’s responsible for picking up roadside trash in Michigan? And, why state government workers can’t use legal cannabis products.

More than 30 construction projects are underway in the Bay area region making getting around a little harder.

Construction may have ended on the M-55 bridge in Manistee Township, but more work may be...

9 & 10 News May 13, 2021 That has people in Mesick looking for to avoid the inconvenience. This is the detour MDOT mapped out while they work on the M-115 bridge: it takes drivers down M-37, to 4 Rd, and then along 9 Rd, back onto M-115. “That’s the detour route we’ve used for a couple of other projects over the past couple of years, this is a route we’ve determined in cooperation with the Wexford County Road Commission and that’s really how all of our detour routes are determined,”...