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Republicans in the state House are struggling to find enough votes to change Michigan’s 37-year old no fault auto insurance law. The measure flew out of the state Senate in record time but has stalled in the lower chamber. It would remove lifetime benefits for crash victims in an attempt …

For the first time in three years, golf courses in the Upper Peninsula are getting an early start this Spring. The Portage Lake Golf Course opened this week and joins other U.P. golf courses that are starting the season earlier than the previous two years. Portage Lake Golf Course General …

  Here is a breakdown of all of the issues on local ballots during the May 5th Election. Statewide PROPOSAL 15-1 A proposal to amend the State Constitution to increase the sales/use tax from 6% to 7% to replace and supplement reduced revenue to the School Aid Fund and local …

A Manistique man was arrested in Illinois in connection to a fatal vehicle fire that killed three people in Schoolcraft County. Officers from the West Frankfort Police Department say Kenneth Daniel Brunke of Manistique was taken into custody Sunday after being identified as a person of interest during an investigation …

By moving their business to the downtown waterfront, expanding and adding jobs in the process, one Copper Country business is making an impact in their community. In recognition of that effort, Roy’s Pasties and Bakery has been awarded the 2015 Michigan Works! Association of Prosperity Award. Besides creating 13 news …

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The lift bridge is an unlikely abode for many critters, but for a pair of peregrine falcons, it’s home sweet home. Tech Today says the pair are likely the same birds who nested atop the lift bridge last year and raised three chicks. This year, they chose the high nesting …

Governor Rick Snyder says he plans to decide whether to run for president “in the next couple of months or so.” Snyder made the comment to Bloomberg News when questioned about a decision on a presidential run. Asked if the odds of him running for president are better than 50 …

Early figures from an annual Michigan State University report indicate that the number of workplace deaths in Michigan has decreased, but work-related homicides may be rising. The Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program, or MIFACE, shows an estimated 125 workers died while on the job in 2014, down from …

State lawmakers will join police, health professionals and businesses at the Capitol Tuesday to call on the legislature to ban powdered alcohol. Grand Ledge Republican, Senator Rick Jones is sponsoring legislation to ban powdered alcohol, also called Palchohol, in Michigan. He says alcohol is a poison and a powdered version …