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State, business and community leaders from across Michigan will be in Mackinac the next two days for the annual Mackinac Policy Conference. The talk will focus on entrepreneurship, investing in the future and urban education. Dennis Archer Jr chair’s the conference. Start Garden CEO Rick Devos and Modustri CEO and …

Two car brands are expected to impress when May sales numbers come out Wednesday. Auto Beat Reporter Jeff Gilbert has a preview.

So far, NOT so good on Michigan roads. Over 330 traffic fatalities, at least 51 ahead of this time last year. State Police Captain Monica Yesh says most of those deaths can be tied to distracted driving. A crackdown on distracted driving this past month had State Police writing 200 …

If you’re wondering why you may come up a bit short in cash, it’s not the fault of your budget. Business Editor Murray Feldman says it’s inflation creeping back into our lives.

Is the summer a good time to buy stocks?? Business Editor Murray Feldman says if history repeats itself, yes!

Michigan lawmakers return to the state Capitol Tuesday. The top issues that affects all taxpayers is a reform package for Detroit Public Schools. The Senate has already approved legislation that would send $715 million to Detroit to pay off old debt and allow the district to start anew. The House …

It’s a “terrible shame.” The words of groundskeeper Ron Klingel at the Vreeland Cemetery in Flat Rock where vandals have smashed headstones. The historic cemetery was founded by Michael Vreeland after the Revolutionary War and was the original burial site of a Revolutionary War soldier. He was buried there but …

A recall effort targeting Governor Snyder over his handling of the Flint water crisis will be extended three weeks–so organizers can try to gather more petition signatures. Reverend David Bullock says his group, “Committee to Recall Governor Snyder,” is trying to collect nearly 800,000 valid signatures, but admits they got …

This Friday, 37,000 salmon yearlings will be released into the St. Mary’s River and that’ll mark 30 years of Lake Superior State University raising and releasing salmon. The university is remodeling a building at Cloverland Electric Cooperative Power Plant for a new lab on Freshwater Research and Education.

Further trouble for a Houghton County man who is facing a felony charge. 33-year-old Rudolph Voght of Houghton is charged with third degree fleeing a police officer, a five year felony. The charge stems from an incident earlier this month where police say the suspect took off on his motorcycle …