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When it comes to booking your Thanksgiving holiday getaway, there are certain days considered cheaper than others. FareCompare.com CEO Rick Seaney says the most expensive days are the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the following Sunday. While the cheaper dates are Thanksgiving Day and the following Tuesday.

Researchers from the University of Toledo, who are on the front lines of the effort to fight algae bloom toxins and pollution in the Great Lakes, is hosting the 16th annual Great Lakes Water Conference. It begins this morning from the University’s College of Law. Ken Kilbert is a UT …

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday. To make sure your body adjusts, you can start preparing now. Some advice this morning from Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites.

Do you worry about your health? Too much worrying may be making you sick. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has details of a new study.  

The Labor Department releases the latest unemployment figures at 8:30 this morning. Business Editor Murray Feldman tells us what sectors will likely have the Help Wanted sign out.   How might the upcoming presidential election factor into today’s unemployment report?    

58 recruits are set to join the ranks of the Michigan State Police. The 130th Trooper Recruit School Graduation is set for Friday afternoon in Lansing. The keynote speaker is Governor Rick Snyder. Upon graduation the new troopers will be assigned to MSP posts across the state.

A protest by Native Americans in North Dakota over the Dakota Access oil pipeline, is drawing Native Americans from Michigan. Eric Rodriguez is with the Saginaw-Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, who says they’re protesting the pipeline on ancestral burial grounds and there are concerns about the water supply. Rodriguez says …

The government has decided against ordering a recall of 2013 Nissan Rogue SUV’s. Here’s AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert.

Ford sales fell 12 percent in October. Here’s AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert

Not getting enough sleep can make you feel tired and it can also make you fat. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites.