ONAWAY, Mich. (WNEM) - Eighteen months in a hospital bed. That’s what 14-year-old Riley Shoemaker of Lapeer County faced after severe burn injuries. Twelve-year-old Jesse Leija of Saginaw County also ...

ONAWAY, Mich. — Through the quiet of northern Michigan, sirens recently wailed through snowy pine trees. On most days, the noise and flashing lights of police cars and fire trucks would mean bad news.

The peak ice coverage has occurred on the Great Lakes. Each lake now has declining ice amounts after each lake froze to above average ice coverage levels. The combined ice coverage total for all of ...

Seaman Apprentice Joshua Jones was a student at Surface Combat Systems Training Command Great Lakes, located at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. (PO1 Demetriu/Navy) A sailor at the Navy’s Surface ...

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On Jan. 29, Staunton High School graduate, Kevin Kays earned the title of United States Navy Sailor after completing nine weeks of boot camp at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes. The Navy boot camp ...

JOLIET, IL — The future is cloudy again for a long-awaited federal project to block invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes despite assurances from President Donald Trump last year to advance the ...

A new binational report on the Great Lakes shows mixed results on the system's overall health. Drinking water quality and beaches receive good ratings, while invasive species and algae blooms remain ...

Michigan's extreme cold this week has allowed ice to expand quickly throughout the Great Lakes, with officials reporting the highest coverage of the 2025-26 season. On Tuesday, Jan. 20, 25.08% of the ...

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On a not-so-white Christmas Day, 50 recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes walked into a roaring welcome at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights, a tradition embraced by the community for ...