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Michigan’s Main Street program is getting a makeover. The manager of the Main Street program at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation says the new effort to revitalize historic downtowns and commercial districts will be called Main Street America. It will work in partnership with the National Main Street Center and …

Several pieces of legislation aimed at restructuring Detroit Public Schools have been approved by a state House committee. The votes were mainly along party lines with Republicans supporting the bills and Democrats voting no. Prior to the votes many Democrats took issue with the fact that the legislation was only …

HANCOCK — Two education students from Finland will share anecdotes about their experience in Finlandia University’s “Hei Suomi” program prior to the Finnish Theme Committee’s regular meeting May 5. Beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Finnish American Heritage Center, Eetu Ahola and Kaisa-Maria Poikela of Rovaniemi, Finland — who are …

For the original story by ABC-10’s Jerry Taylor, click here. One man was severely injured after a building at K.I. Sawyer exploded Monday morning. When first responders arrived on scene just before 9:00am, they found someone lying out front of the burning building and they pulled him away from the …

If you live in the Houghton-Portage Township School District, you’ve got a decision to make. Today is Election Day in Michigan and the $8.69 million bond proposal for the school district is on the ballot. The proposed bond will address a long list of facility, safety, and infrastructure updates in …

A local angler is fortunate to be alright after falling out of his boat while fishing. About 4:30 Monday afternoon, the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department along with the Chassell and Bootjack First Responders responded to a call of a boat that had washed up on shore near Fisherman’s Lane and …

The case continues against a former athletic director and coach at Houghton High School facing child porn charges. 71-year-old Don Sawaski was scheduled to appear in 97th District Court Monday morning. His attorney filed a motion to waive the hearing so the defendant was bound over to Houghton County Circuit …

Pleas have been entered for three suspects in a drug bust in Atlantic Mine. 50-year-old Kevin Willis of Mount Morris and 25-year-old Anthony Brown of Flint pled Not Guilty to charges of Delivery/Manufacture of Cocaine and Heroin—both 20 year felonies; and Possession of Heroin a four year felony. 31-year-old Michael …

There’s a petition drive to legalize marijuana — but the organizers are still working to get enough valid signatures to gain a spot on the November ballot. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick takes a look.

The House Budget Committee could start voting today on the Detroit school bail out package. And Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick tells us — it has some big revisions from the plan that cleared the state Senate.