The eagle was taken to a rehabilitation facility and is expected to recover.

A man from out of state flew into Michigan and tried to enroll in high school so he could have a relationship with one of the students, officials said.

A couple from Indiana who were visiting in western Michigan were killed Thanksgiving weekend when their single-engine plane crashed after taking off in Ludington.

Authorities have more than doubled the number of people battling a wildfire that has burned structures and forced the evacuation of homes in southwestern Washington near the Columbia River Gorge.

A Michigan man said his lottery ticket woke him up much faster than his coffee one morning when he learned he had won more than $350,000.

Republicans who supported former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election lost bids for statewide offices that play key roles in overseeing voting in the six states that decided the last presidential election.

Races for the positions that oversee elections at the local level are being targeted by those peddling election conspiracies and falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

Federal officials announced plans Thursday to spend $401 million in grants and loans to expand the reach and improve the speed of internet for rural residents, tribes and businesses in 11 West and Central U.S. states.

This photo provided by Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden shows a fire at the Mason County Courthouse, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Mason, Texas. An official says a suspect has been taken into custody following the massive fire that destroyed all but the rock outer walls of the 111-year-old courthouse. (Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden via AP)MASON, Texas – A suspect has been arrested been taken into custody following a massive fire that destroyed all but the rock outer walls of an 111-year-old Texas courthouse, an official says. The fire at the Mason County Courthouse in Mason, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Austin, started Thursday night. Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden said the flames could be seen from miles away.

AMBER TOWNSHIP, Mich. An organization in western Michigan has plans for an animal shelter where euthanasia is not an option. Mason County PAWS has finalized the purchase of a 12.5-acre property in Amber Township for a no-kill shelter, the Ludington Daily News reported. Jacklyn Osgood, the nonprofits president, said its a big step for the organization and for area's animal advocates. The most pressing need will be preparing the property east of Ludington for winter, and Mason County PAWS will need donations and volunteers in order to make that happen. The organizations board will meet soon to determine a timetable for when the shelter might open.

A new state record for rainfall in a 24-hour span has been confirmed in West Michigan. The National Weather Service reported Tuesday that a new record was set back on July 20 in Mason County. A new record 24 hour rainfall amount has been set for the state of Michigan. This value was recently certified by a committee of scientific experts as the new state record. #wmiwx pic.twitter.com/8jQsRWEBTU NWS Grand Rapids (@NWSGrandRapids) September 24, 2019The storm that broke the record was part of a line of strong storms that brought power outages to parts of Western Michigan.

DETROIT - We saw temperatures similar to Monday's numbers over the weekend, but they came with brutal humidity and soaking storms. We have an unconfirmed report of over 13 inches of rain in one day in Mason County, northeast of Ludington. We will get to enjoy low humidity and below-normal temperatures for a nice stretch early this week. Humidity will remain low. Highs will go back to the upper 80s, even touching 90 degrees, this weekend, with muggy air.