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The late Gene Hackman, an Oscar-winning actor found dead last week with his wife, had a close connection to Sarnia.

St. Thomas will soon be home to Canada's largest factory but is thinking beyond industry to meet its "Brighter Future" vision for itself.

Great Lakes sailors can trace their roots to a variety of countries, including Yemen.

McCord Henry is suing Benzie County and four current or former Benzie County Sheriff’s deputies, in a federal civil rights lawsuit over what the complaint states is a culture of misogyny that contributed to his mother’s murder.

Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.

Republicans and Democrats come to an agreement on new minimum and tipped wages for some Michigan workers, plus changes to the state’s paid sick leave law. And, Michigan Republicans and Democrats meet separately this weekend in Detroit to choose new state party chairs.

In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by companies accused of fueling the overdose crisis. But where is that money going, who is getting it, and is it doing any good?

It’s about to get hot and steamy for northern Michiganders as Sauna Fest hits Clinch Park in Traverse City.

The final legal briefs were filed this week in a lawsuit that pits state Senate Democrats against House Republicans for failing to send bills adopted by both chambers to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Is this leading the state Capitol toward its own constitutional crisis?

In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by companies accused of fueling the overdose crisis. But where is that money going, who is getting it, and is it doing any good?

It's hard to imagine now, but for a teenage Southwestern Ontario farm boy in the 1960s, finding Canadian-made products wasn't difficult.

Doug Ford already has a strong mandate and extending his time as leader won't make him any smarter.