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The winter storm made for some stressful travel at Michigan airports. Hundreds of flights out of Detroit Metropolitan Airport were either delayed or canceled due to the winter storm that brought snow, freezing rain and high winds to much of Lower Michigan. Several flights were also delayed or canceled at …

Microbeads will soon disappear from household products. President Barack Obama has signed a ban on the tiny plastic beads used in personal cosmetic and hygiene products. Michigan U.S. Representative Fred Upton was one of the sponsors of the measure to prohibit the manufacture and use of the plastic microbeads in …

While a lot of salt was put on roads in Michigan on Monday, supplies are good and costs are lower compared to last year. Denise Donohue of the County Road Association of Michigan, says road crews in the state were well stocked with salt as they approached Monday’s storm. She …

The state is offering up some cash to get communities and organizations to reduce food waste. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, wasted food makes up 21-percent of trash, more than any other material. So, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is making available $250,000 to develop programs aimed …

Now that the 12 Days of Christmas are over, it’s time for the annual 12 Dogs of Christmas. Houghton Community Broadcasting has once again teamed up with the Copper Country Humane Society to feature a dozen representatives from among the many dogs available at the shelter. Katelyn Hough, who works …

The Michigan Supreme Court has held that Michigan State University may not refuse to release names of student athletes in an investigation into college athletes who may have been involved with police. The names had been sought by ESPN. The cable TV network had asked MSU for a list of …

The Michigan House and Michigan Senate will each pick up where it’s left off on crafting a new energy policy for the state when lawmakers return after the first of the year. In 2015 each chamber held lengthy committee hearings spread out of from the spring into the fall. The …

A bill to extend Michigan’s property tax exemption for disabled veterans to their spouses cleared the Senate last week. Currently disabled vets don’t have to pay property tax on their homes. This bill would extend that exemption to the spouse of a deceased veteran as long as they stay in …

The New Year will get off to a good start for current Michigan Walmart employees. MLive reports that the mega store chain will be raising the wages for workers in the state. Walmart employs nearly 29,000 people in Michigan. It’s part of a multi-phase wage increase plan rolled out earlier …

If you can’t make it to Lansing for a tour of the State Capitol Building, virtual tours are now available on the website www.capitol.michigan.gov. Michigan Capitol Commission member John Truscott says the online tour is the first for any state Capitol created using Google’s Streetview technology. It is in the …