Bay County

The risk to public health remains very low, according to multiple mosquito control agencies in the area.

Bay County is injecting its ash trees with an incestide to fend off the invasive insects, which experts say have killed 80% of the state's ash trees.

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

Emergency personnel were deployed to a Coast Guard Station in Essexville, Michigan following reports of a possible sinkhole. The cause of the situation is unknown and is currently undergoing investigation.

While communities across Michigan are banding together to try and halt data center development, one group says they want to bring them to the state in a sustainable way.

The long-awaited race will determine if Democrats are able to maintain their slim one-seat majority in the chamber for the final months of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's tenure.

The May 5 special election between Republican Jason Tunney and Democrat Chedrick Greene will determine if Senate Democrats will be able to hold a one-seat majority in Lansing.

There are 13 communities in Bay County that are within the 35th state Senate district.

The Michigan Libertarian Party is looking to nominate their own candidate for an open state Senate seat.

A Republican win in the mid-Michigan district would end the Senate’s current Democratic majority.