CANTON, Ohio, April 27 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2026 NFL Draft: Ravens select Michigan State punter Ryan Eckley with No. 211 overall pick Kevin Patra, Senior News Writer The Baltimore Ravens took the top specialist off the board in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday. The Ravens selected Michigan State punter Ryan Eckley with the No. 211 overall pick. The All-American finished his career as the top punter in Big Ten history, with his 47  more

MONROE, Michigan, April 26 -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * MCCC LAUNCHES PARAMEDIC DEGREE, CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AT BEDFORD LOCATION Monroe County Community College has launched new degree and certificate programs to be offered at its Bedford location to prepare future paramedics, Helen Stripling, dean of the Health Sciences Division, has announced. The programs will be housed at the MCCC's Bedford location, the Whitman Center, at  more

CANTON, Ohio, April 27 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Cowboys riding high after key additions midway through draft: 'We've changed this defense' Michael Baca, Digital Content Editor The Cowboys are riding high into Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft. After drafting safety Caleb Downs and pass rusher Malachi Lawrence in the first round, Dallas used it's only Day 2 pick on another defender: Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham. The club then acquired linebacker Dee W  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * MI-07 Democrats in Disarray The Democrat primary in Michigan's 7th congressional district is four months away and out of touch Democrats Matt Maasdam, Bridget Brink, and William Lawrence are laser-focused on attacking each other. While Democrats are in disarray in a messy primary characterized by infighting, Congressman Tom Barrett continues to deliver commonsense results for Mid-Michiga  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "The Second Amendment": * * * Mr. Chairman, I appreciate you convening the committee for this discussion here today, but given President Trump's unconstitutional and unauthorized decision to go to war with Iran, his abuse of power to enrich himself and punish his political enemi  more