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While elections for Michigan’s First Congressional District are still over a year away, Congressman Dan Benishek already has an opponent aiming for his seat. Lon Johnson announced his candidacy Thursday evening in Ishpeming. He will be running on the Democrat ticket against Benishek, the incumbent Republican. In response to recent developments …

Average gas prices have stabilized this week in Michigan, according to a new survey from AAA Michigan. The survey found that Michigan’s current statewide average is about $2.88 per gallon, relatively unchanged from last week’s average and about $1.01 less than this same time last year. The current Metro Detroit …

New American flags made by inmates at state prisons in the Upper Peninsula are now available. Michigan State Industries, operated by inmates at various Michigan prisons, is offering various sizes of the flags from 3 feet by 5 feet to 8 feet by 12 feet. The flags are among the …

Consumer confidence took off in the first half of the year as consumers voiced the largest and most sustained increase in economic optimism since 2004. That’s’ according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. U-M economist Richard Curtin says that same feeling is held by households in the top …

Michigan residents covered by the Affordable Care Act and get insurance from the federal health care exchange could see their rates increase in 2016. Eleven of Michigan’s sixteen insurers that offer plans on the health care exchange have asked for a rate increase, according to the state Department of Insurance …

The Michigan House Agriculture Committee is holding the first of what may be many committee hearings on the road. The first stop – a dairy farm about 50 miles east of Saginaw in Snover. The committee will be talking about proper drainage today and will also discuss a bill to …

The state Senate is back at the Capitol this week and work is expected to continue on a plan to fund Michigan’s roads. State Senator Dave Hildenbrand, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, says he’s not sure what his chamber’s plan for roads will look like yet, but says it …

Kitchens will be busy throughout the Copper Country today as bakers prepare their best pasties for tomorrow’s Pastyfest. The annual event held in Agassiz Park in Calumet features professionally baked pasties and special recipe home cooked pies. The day begins with the Pastyfest Parade down historic 5th Street at 11:00am …

The head of the Michigan Democrat Party is in the running for the state’s 1st Congressional District. Democrat Lon Johnson announced his candidacy to represent Northern Michigan and the U.P. yesterday. He will be running against the incumbent, Republican Dan Benishek. Johnson blames the problems of the Upper Peninsula on …

One man is in custody after reportedly robbing a drug story in Ishpeming with a toy gun. Police say the Negaunee man held up the Snyder’s Rx Express on Main Street shortly before 9:00am Thursday. The suspect took two bottles of narcotics then fled the scene. Police used video footage …