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There are now six Republican presidential hopefuls scheduled to speak at a Republican conference on Mackinac Island next month. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is the latest to confirm for the 31st Biennial Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference. Already scheduled are former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, former Hewlett-Packard …

Amid an up and down market, financial advisors are urging investors not to hit the panic button. That probably didn’t stop some from selling earlier this week, when at one point the Dow had dropped a thousand points. But Lansing-based gold market analyst Pat Heller says an adjustment is underway …

A state senator that sits on a panel considering changes to Michigan’s energy policies says job creation should be part of the discussion. Energy reforms being looked at would eliminate the state’s renewable standard and dump net metering, the program that credits solar panel users for putting their excess power …

A bill could be introduced soon requiring anyone found guilty of possessing heroin to serve at least three years behind bars. State Representative Scott Dianda, an Upper Peninsula Democrat, is working on the measure. He says a ton of heroin is making its way in to the U.P. from Wisconsin …

Gas prices should continue to steadily decline over the next few weeks now that BP’s Whiting, Indiana refinery is back up to full strength. Patrick DeHaan of Gas Buddy-dot-com says gas prices have already dropped 25-cents a gallon over the last week. He says prices could drop another 25-cents to …

A Michigan doctor wants to eliminate the state’s child vaccination waivers for religious and philosophical reasons and she’s making it easier for others to join in her effort. Grand Rapids-area doctor, Michelle Davis, launched the website Mivaccinations.org that gives people a simple way to email state lawmakers saying they don’t …

A color-filled scorecard ranking your child’s school would be a thing of the past under a bill soon-to-be introduced in the Michigan House. State Representative Lisa Posthumus Lyons says she will push a bill again to change the color-coded scorecard to a letter grading system. She introduced similar legislation last …

An Ontonagon Woman is injured after trying to avoid hitting a deer. The Ontonagon Sheriff’s Department says Mykenna Voss was traveling south on Daniels Road just north of M-38. At about 8:15 last night, she says she saw a deer on the road. Voss says she is not sure how …

In celebration of the 99th anniversary of the National Park Service, Keweenaw National Historical Park will be hosting a Park Open House on Tuesday August 25th from 10:00-4:00. There will be activities, live music, and a reception with refreshments and ice cream at 3:00. Outside of the Calumet Visitor Center, …

There is a bear causing trouble in Houghton. The Houghton Police Department has received numerous complaints of a bear entering residential areas where it’s finding bird feeders and open garbage. The Department of Natural Resources suggests that if you have bird feeders or humming bird feeders, you should remove them …