Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the pope was serene and in good spirits, and had read a few newspapers. Francis, 88, has been suffering from bronchitis for more than a week.

The Marshall Independent was among the Minnesota newspapers recognized in the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The Independent received three awards, which were presented ...

TURNER TOWNSHIP, MI – A man was killed in a fire that appeared to destroy a mobile home in Arenac County Thursday or Friday.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP, MI – An 87-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle and airlifted to a Marquette hospital with serious injuries Thursday afternoon.

Employees from Michigan to Florida were left reeling from being told that their services were no longer needed.