Bay City

The move has increased tensions between the Bay City Bridge Partners, the company that maintains and operates the two bridges, and city officials.

Republican Tom Smith, who suspended his campaign several weeks before the August primary, finds himself going head to head with incumbent Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet this November.

Officials found high levels of toxic metals near Bay City's Liberty Bridge. The city is trying to rehome more than 10 people who have been living there.

Housing, education, and infrastructure were among the top issues local officials highlighted during a roundtable meeting with U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly.

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, helped a PFAS-contaminated fire station receive $1 million to clean the dangerous chemicals in February.

U.S. Rep. Kristin McDonald Rivet, D-Bay City, and U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, say cuts to Biden-era green energy policies led to SK Siltron folding its facility.

Cpl. James Torka was killed in 1942 while serving as an infantry mechanic in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The U.S. Army was unable to find or identify him until this summer.

The line item in the state budget allows Bay City to avoid a potential budget cap.

Budget contraints stemming from the tax-cap has left Saginaw's 80,000 trees on the backburner. In Midland and Bay City, urban forests are getting more attention and funding despite being smaller in size.

No injuries were reported and the Bay City fire chief told WCMU the incident remains under investigation.