The Mississippi River snakes below the bluffs at Spring Lake Park Reserve near Hastings, where people stroll or ski along the ...

DETROIT LAKES — Matt Hedstrom was an American Family insurance agent in Detroit Lakes for many years before his retirement, and he got along with just about everybody. So it’s been a shock to his ...

PLAINFIELD, MI -- Grand Rapids Gravel Co. will go forward with its plans to continue mining and hauling operations for another three years. On Monday, April 8, the Plainfield Township Board ...

GRAFTON — A man working at a local gravel business died Saturday after a piece of equipment hit him, State Police said. Troopers were called to R.J. Valente Gravel on State Route 2 at 8:13 a.m. to ...

SHARON TWP., MI — A mining company isn’t giving up on a legal dispute with a rural township in southwestern Washtenaw County. Michigan Materials and Aggregates Co., also known as Stoneco of Michigan, ...

The demand for gravel pumps in South Africa has been on a steady decline over the past 20 years, says mining equipment manufacturer PCF Engineering managing partner Jan Feldtmann. “At times, it takes ...

GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A horse farm in Gaines Township is suing a mining company over its plans for a gravel pit next to the property. Doretta Anema, owner of Anema Family Friesians, bought her ...

LIVINGSTON — The Livingston Parish Council’s ordinance committee tried to put the brakes on a set of proposed gravel pit regulations Wednesday night after getting significant pushback from the mining ...

LANSING — A not-in-my-backyard fight over opening new mines to source aggregates for Michigan road and bridge projects is back before lawmakers, with a coalition of industry groups and labor unions ...