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A new bill introduced by State Representative Martin Howerlak would ban drivers from the use of all cellphones and electronic devices that are not mounted in the car and voice-activated with a single touch. The bill carries a penalty of $250, which rises to $500 upon a second offense.

Ford says it’s F-150 pickup is now the “official” truck of the NFL. Autobeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert.

A new effort to crackdown on underage drinking on college campuses will kick off today. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and a safety coalition, including Michigan State Police and the Liquor Control Commission, are announcing the “21 To Buy, Not Supply” campaign. The idea is to alert students of the consequences …

Yet another phone scam… This telephone scam involves a caller portraying a grandchild in trouble and needing bond money. Authorities say people have been tricked into sending large amounts of money or gift cards to pay for the bogus bond. The callers target senior citizens and know how to upset …

The Michigan Senate will hold a hearing today on Governor Rick Snyder’s pick to lead the Department of Environmental Quality in the wake of Flint’s water crisis. A spokesperson for Senate Republicans says that the Senate Natural Resources Committee will meet to consider the appointment of Heidi Grether. The selection …

Michigan’s prepaid tuition program, the Michigan Education Trust, is seeing gains in purchases, up by nearly 76%. Through July 31st, MET sold 1,450 prepaid tuition contracts worth nearly $30 million. During the same period last year, contract sales were just over $20.5 million dollars. In recognition of College Savings Month in …

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, yet suicide is preventable. More than 100 people throughout Baraga County are expected to participate in the annual Baraga County Out of the Darkness Community Walk hosted by the Baraga County Suicide Prevention Coalition on Saturday, September 10th …

Michigan Tech’s CareerFEST continues this week. Aerospace Day will take place Wednesday, giving students the opportunity to meet the creative and forward-thinking engineers of Aerospace and learn about the industry and how they and their majors can fit. Construction and Building Systems Day is Thursday, a day geared toward those …

The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a stolen motorcycle out of Copper City. Deputies say the motorcycle was taken from a residence sometime between 7pm August 28th and 8:00am August 29th. It is described as an orange 1972 Kawasaki Enduro 100. Authorities say they are looking to the …

The sale of an Upper Peninsula mine has again been delayed. Highland Copper Company and Copper Range Company have agreed to extend the period to complete the acquisition of the White Pine project to December 2nd, 2016. According to a statement released by Highland, the final closing of the acquisition …