State News

If you’re a Michigan driver that’s ever had to pay a driver responsibility fee, you’ll be happy to know that those add on fines put in place by former Governor Jennifer Granholm will soon be “blown away.” The Driver Responsibility Fee Program was instituted in 2003 and required drivers to …

MADISON, Wis. (July 25, 2017) — Thousands of people have responded to the emergency call for blood and platelet donations issued by the American Red Cross in early July, but there continues to be a critical summer blood shortage. Eligible donors of all types are urgently needed. After issuing the …

For the original story and video by ABC-10’s Jerry Taylor, click here. Driving through Michigan is about to get a little faster. Speed limit changes on more than 1,500 miles of roads across the state have been approved by the Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation. Nine hundred …

The U.S. Coast Guard has concluded its domestic ice breaking operations in support of commercial navigation, known as Operation Taconite, throughout the Western Great Lakes. As a result of warmer temperatures this winter, ice coverage was less than the multi-year average and had no significant impact on commercial navigation on …

One third of Michiganders do not have a life insurance policy. That’s the finding of a recent AAA survey. The Auto Club Group’s assistant vice president of life insurance sales, Michael Fletcher, says it’s a bit surprising. Fletcher says Michigan residents cite cost as the number one reason why they …

The Labor Department releases unemployment figures this morning. A preview from business editor Murray Feldman.

The Oswald Bear Ranch in the Upper Peninsula is giving people a chance to name their new baby bear cub. Dean Oswald who owns the ranch with his wife says the little girl cub is still bottle fed three times a day and she is well behaved. He says he …

Not happy with Spring in the Copper Country? Things could be worse, much worse. Downstate is bracing for a severe winter storm. National Weather Service forecasters say some parts of the Thumb region of Michigan could get eight inches of snow. A lakeshore flood advisory has been posted for the …

Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD can develop after someone experiences or witnesses a traumatic event leading to an overactive memory of fear. But some people are getting relief from an antibiotic. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has details.

The Marquette County Prosecutor has declined to authorize criminal charges in relation to a county-wide sexting scandal involving hundreds of high school students at local schools. The investigation conducted by the Michigan State Police concluded students from Gwinn, Ishpeming, Marquette, Negaunee, Republic and Westwood schools were all involved in using …