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Survey Says Business Climate Is Improving

More companies think Michigan is becoming a better place to do business, according to a new survey by the state. The survey of customers of the departments of Environmental Quality, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, and Treasury found positive opinions of Michigan’s business climate is up 19-percent since 2013. Tony Stamas …

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State Senator Smith to Stand Trial

State Senator Virgil Smith will stand trial for allegedly beating his ex-wife and shooting at her with an assault rifle. The Detroit Democrat is charged with felonious assault, malicious destruction of personal property, domestic assault and a weapons charge. The 35-year old Smith is accused of assaulting his ex-wife following …

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Snyder Supports SCOTUS Decision On Health Care Law

Michigan residents who use the health exchange established under the Affordable Care Act are still going to get their federal tax credits. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 6-to-3 decision the tax credits would stand for federally run exchanges. Last year, over 184,000 Michiganders using the marketplace received over …

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Beware Of Phone Scam Involving “Student Loan Tax”

The Michigan State Police at the Gladstone Post were contacted by a citizen inquiring about a possible warrant for their daughter’s arrest. The caller’s daughter is a student at Northern Michigan University. She had been called by a person claiming to be from the Michigan State Police. They advised her …

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Public Gets First Look At Renovated Paavo Nurmi Center

When the students at Finlandia University return in the fall, they will be coming back to a fully renovated state-of-the-art Paavo Nurmi Center. One million dollars was invested to turn the old swimming pool, bowling alley and weight room into a new strength and fitness center, athletic training room and …

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Saatio Reported Spotted North Of Green Bay

The search continues for an escaped inmate from the Houghton County Jail. 34–year–old John Sattio has been on the run since Friday, when he escaped custody as he was escorted from the Houghton County Courthouse back to the jail. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says they received a call around …

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Three Baby Falcons Banded At Portage Lake Lift Bridge

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) installed two nest boxes – one each on the north and south bridge towers – in spring 2012 and a pair of peregrine falcons showed up the next spring. After raising four chicks on the south tower last year, the pair produced three offspring …

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19 Laid Off From Escanaba Paper Mill

Nineteen people have lost their jobs at the Verso Paper Mill in Escanaba. Company spokeswoman Jackie Pride says the layoffs all came in salaried positions because there was a need to better align the number of people to the needs of the business. She says the laid off employees were …

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