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The speed limit would go up on interstates and highways and down on gravel roads under legislation that passed a House committee Tuesday. State Representative Brad Jacobsen, R-Oxford, is sponsoring the bills and says the speed limit on rural stretches of interstate would go up to 75 miles an hour …

Craft brewers and beer distributors in the state would be allowed to use Facebook and Twitter to promote their beer under legislation awaiting a hearing Wednesday in a Michigan Senate committee. Believe it or not, it’s illegal for a brewer to talk up an event or name a bar that …

Airport police would have the ability to arrest someone under legislation approved by a Michigan House committee. State Representative Kurt Heise, R-Plymouth Township, is sponsoring the bill and says it will give airport police more leeway to go after people who shine laser pointers at planes or fly drones near …

A new poll finds most Michigan residents don’t want fish farms in the Great Lakes. Legislation introduced in Lansing would allow for the expansion of net-pen aquaculture into the Great Lakes waters. But a survey by Lansing-based EPIC-MRA found 7 out of 10 Michiganders oppose the move. State Senator Rick …

The first congressional inquiry into the Flint water crisis begins this morning on Capitol Hill. The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold hearing beginning at 9:00 a.m. The new head of the state’s Department of Environmental Quality and a deputy assistant administrator within the Environmental Protection Agency’s …

Though most of the nation is focused on Iowa, there is a contest closer to home that is expected to grab a lot of attention later this year. Michigan Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon says the race for the 1st Congressional District is going to be a hard fought one. …

There is a shortage of a vital resource in our area that is affecting children: There aren’t enough volunteers to be a Big Brother. U.P. Kids Program Director Maggie Munch says there are 18 boys currently on a waiting list for someone to step up. There are also three girls on …

With warm and rainy weather patterns seen in recent weeks in many parts of the state, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources urges ice anglers and snowmobilers to remember that no ice is safe ice. “When temperatures reach into the 40s, as they have recently in many areas, thawing will …

Catholic Schools, like Sacred Heart in L’Anse, are holding events throughout this week to celebrate what sets them apart from traditional education. Sacred Heart is one of nine Catholic Schools in the Upper Peninsula and has classes for students from Early 5 Kindergarten through 8th grade. Sacred Heart School Principal …

The price of gas in Michigan went up an average of five cents per gallon over the past week. AAA Michigan’s weekly survey shows the average price in Michigan is about $1.66 per gallon, which is 45 cents per gallon below the year-ago average. The lowest prices in the state …