Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed a petition for additional subpoenas in an ongoing investigation into excessively high prices and other questionable business practices related to record high propane costs in Michigan this past winter. Since early December, the Attorney General’s office has received 44 individual complaints against Amerigas from …

A compromise proposal to raise the minimum wage in Michigan has been approved by the Michigan Senate. The upper chamber of the Michigan Legislature today approved a phased-in increase that would go to $8.15 in September, to $8.50 next January, to $8.85 in January of 2016, and then to $9.20 …

Revenue experts with the Snyder administration and the Michigan Legislature have announced that incoming tax revenue for the current fiscal year will be 317 million dollars lower than what was expected in January, down by just over a quarter of a billion dollars in the general fund this year, and …

A bill cracking down on drugged drivers is moving through the Michigan Legislature. Yesterday the Michigan House Judiciary Committee approved a measure that sponsors say ensures immediate jail time for repeat offenders and better communication between law enforcement agencies. House Republican Dan Lauwers says the measure puts a ‘conditional bond’ …

Morning Sports for Friday, May 16th: MLB: Tigers Open Set at Boston The Tigers had yesterday off, and open a series at Boston tonight. Max Scherzer will face Jon Lester. Hear the first pitch at 7:10 on AM 1400, WCCY. Davis Rescues Brewers in Ninth Kris Davis’ two-run single in …

A busy agenda was on the docket yesterday for the Houghton City Council. Among the actionable business that was discussed, the council approved the rezoning of West Houghton Avenue from a multiple-family residential district to a one-family residential district. City Manager Eric Waara received many complaints from families in that …

Today is Keweenaw Bike to Work Day and a local group will be holding an event to celebrate the cause. A bike advocacy group called Bike Initiative Keweenaw will have stations set up across the Copper Country. The stations will be on the Houghton Waterfront Trail near the Lift Bridge, …

The Upper Peninsula Power Company says 9,000 fish have been stocked at the Boney Falls Reservoir in Delta County. The Ishpeming-based power company reports final upgrades to the hydroelectric facility near Bruce Crossing are now complete and the reservoir is being returned to normal operating levels. The fish were brought …

Michigan residents are being warned about paying for online Secretary of State services without first checking that the website they’re using is the official Michigan.gov site. The warning was issued Wednesday by Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson. She says her staff members are receiving more and more complaints from customers …

Michigan had the sixth most dog bite claims in the country 2013, according to claim statistics compiled in a new report from State Farm Insurance. The insurer says there were 162 claims last year, and it paid out nearly four million dollars as a result. California led the nation with …