Follow the links for more story details. Brewers Sweep Phillies The Brewers’ hot start continued, with a 6-2 victory over the Phillies. Khris Davis drove in two runs with a single and a double. Eric Estrada scattered five hits over six innings to earn the win. At 7-2, Milwaukee is …

What if the Portage Lake Lift Bridge suddenly stopped working? That was one of the main topics dicussed at last night’s Houghton City Council meeting. The council approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the city of Houghton and Houghton County which City Manager Eric Waara says outlines the obligations for …

The Baraga County Circuit Court trial for the two Wisconsin men who posed as U.S. Marshals and held two Watton residents at gunpoint during a robbery last summer was postponed until late June after one of the defendants asked for a new attorney. 47-year-old Bernard Fish and 21-year-old Donavan Waupoose …

The wolf population on Isle Royale has dwindled down to just nine wolves and there is now growing concern that the wolves may continue to suffer from low genetic diversity and could die out. Park Superintendent Phyllis Green says that just bringing in new wolves to the island won’t solve …

After countless hours, intense conditioning and a challenging regional competition, Michigan Technological University has secured a place at the National Concrete Canoe Competition. Michigan Tech’s team, paddling in a concrete canoe they designed and built together, beat out several other schools’ competitors at the North Central regional competition last weekend …

Michigan has become one of only two states in the nation with a state run Employment Based Visa center aimed at attracting foreign investors to the state. Governor Snyder says the Michigan EB-5 Regional Center will act as a vehicle to connect eligible foreign investors with potential development projects across …

Nearly 70% of Michigan voters say Michigan lawmakers should act to protect people from being fired for their sexual orientation and their religious beliefs. The survey was conducted by Lansing-based Marketing Resource Group. The poll also revealed that Democrats, Independents and Republicans all agree on the issue. Conservative, moderate and …

Michigan ranks 15th among all the states, for the transparency of its online budget and spending posts. The report was issued by the U.S. Public Interest Group Education Fund. Michigan was among 20 states to get a “B” grade. Specifically, Michigan received 86.5 points in the ranking. Among measures used …

Michigan Congressman Gary Peters has a slight lead over former Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land in a new poll on the U.S. Senate race. Public Policy Polling finds the suburban Detroit Democrat has a 41% to 36% lead over Land. In December, the firm’s numbers gave the Republican …

Morning Sports for Thursday, April 10, 2014 Follow the links for more story details. Tigers Edge Dodgers in 10th The Dodgers scored three times off Joe Nathan in the ninth inning to tie the game… but Victor Martinez’ homer in the top of the 10th lifted the Tigers to a …