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A reunion four-and-a-half years in the making will happen today in Germany when Amir Hekmati sees his family for the first time since he received and death sentence from an Iranian court and was thrown in prison. Hekmati, a U.S. Marine from Flint, was released from prison over the weekend. …

Governor Rick Snyder plans to appeal the Obama administration’s denial of a major disaster declaration in the city of Flint. Snyder had requested $96 million for bottled water, water filters and replacing the city’s old pipes. But the request was denied with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) citing the …

For the original story by ABC-10’s Sarah Mac: click here. An organization in charge of food banks is making some cuts, but they say it will help their overall goal of providing food to Upper Peninsula residents. Feeding America West Michigan has announced that they are closing their branch warehouses …

What a difference a year makes. With the way last year’s winter began, the Houghton County Road Commission was already well on their way to spending $2.1 million in road maintenance. With $1.7 million budgeted for this year, they are already seeing savings of roughly $100,000 this winter. Most of …

Get prepared for more short closings of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge later this month. The Michigan Department of Transportation says there will be intermittent nighttime closures of the bridge January 25th through the 29th. Motorists should expect delays of up to 15 minutes between 7 and 11pm and delays …

An Upper Peninsula man is $1 million dollars richer after matching five numbers in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, only missing the red Powerball that would have given him a share in the $1.6 billion jackpot. The ticket was bought at a Freedom Valu Center in Iron Mountain. Gas station and store …

With Congressman Dan Benishek stepping down, the race for the 1st Congressional District is heating up. Republican Jason Allen announced his candidacy, saying he’ll be a conservative voice for Upper Michigan and has big plans to help grow the economy. In addition, Allen wants to make sure the large population …

Eight new recall petitions against Governor Snyder have been filed with the Secretary of State’s office. Seven of the petitions come from Detroit Pastor Angelo Brown, who has been trying to recall the governor for his handling of the Flint water crisis. All of Brown’s previous attempts failed to get …

Some lawmakers in the Michigan House are doubling down on their opposition to a plan introduced in the Senate Thursday to help get Detroit Public Schools out of debt. All signs point to money being taken out of the School Aid Fund to pay for the governor’s plan to fix …

Flint residents took their beef with the governor and how he’s handled the city’s water crisis to the Capitol Thursday. A hundred or so folks from Flint filled in around the Capitol’s cavernous rotunda, pounded on the railing and chanted: “Governor Snyder’s got to go.” House Democratic Leader Tim Greimel …