Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Northern Michigan

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  USDA makes 2nd attempt with livestock ID system meant to help control spread of animal disease

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Life has become a lot more challenging for Theresa Hall.  Since receiving a contaminated steroid injection last September, Hall has been in and out of the hospital, battling Fungal Meningitis.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan health officials have reported two more infections in the past two weeks linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Michigan health officials have reported three more infections in the past week linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Michigan health officials say the number of state residents infected during a national outbreak of fungal meningitis has risen by nine to 197, with 13 deaths.

Monday, November 26, 2012  A woman from southwestern Michigan's St. Joseph County has been identified as one of 13 state residents killed in a national outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to contaminated steroids.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  A northern Michigan man is hospitalized with intense pain after receiving a tainted steroid shot linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  A Charlevoix County woman is one of two more people from Michigan to have died from the Meningitis Outbreak.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Authorities are reporting 90 infections and six deaths in Michigan in a national outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to contaminated steroids from a Massachusetts pharmacy.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  The Fungal Meningitis outbreak has now reached 16 states, has been connected to 297 illnesses and 23 deaths - including 5 in Michigan so far.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Three Michigan residents have filed suit in Massachusetts after allegedly developing fungal meningitis following an injection of a tainted steroid produced by a Massachusetts company.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  As of October 9th, there have been 25 confirmed cases in the state, causing three deaths. There have been a total of 119 cases and 11 deaths throughout 10 states.

Sunday, October 07, 2012  LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Officials say there are at least 20 confirmed cases of meningitis in Michigan, including two deaths.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  No cases of a rare kind of meningitis linked to an outbreak in six states have been reported in Michigan, even though some tainted steroids have been distributed in the state.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Federal food program that screens produce for contamination spared until end of 2012