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Coyotes are becoming bolder across the state, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has issued some tips for dealing with them. Wildlife technician Hannah Schauer says coyotes are drawn to areas where food is plentiful. They are highly adaptable, and are found in every county in the state. She …

For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a nearby star and many of them are in the so-called habitable zone, where water and life may exist. John French with the Abrams Planetarium in East Lansing says this cluster of planets is 40 light years away in …

According to a new study by Bankrate.com, 52 percent of Americans say they have more money in their emergency savings accounts than they do in credit card debt. But the percentage of those with more debt than savings has grown from 22 percent to 24 over the past year. Greg …

The spring-like weather may be confusing some wildlife. Zahra Huber has more.

He markets himself as a blue-collar, no nonsense guy–and he’s running for governor. Independent Gubernatorial Candidate Todd Schleiger will kick off a statewide campaign Sunday, calling it his “Common Sense Tour.” Schleiger also wants to crackdown on what he calls the misappropriation of taxes. The resident of Lake Orion has …

We’ve enjoyed the unseasonably warm temperatures in Michigan, but the weather is having an effect on certain industries and agriculture. Jim Matthews reports.

Efforts to cut Michigan’s income tax failed after a long 12 hour House session that ended early this morning. The House voted down the bill 55 to 52. That vote came after an amendment was adopted that called for the income tax rate to drop to 4.15 percent in 2018 …

There is a big winner of the $435.3 million Power Ball lottery, but they aren’t in Michigan. The winning ticket was sold in Indiana. A ticket worth $2 million was sold in New Jersey and tickets worth $1 million were sold in Kansas, Massachusetts, New York and Texas. Saturday’s drawing …

February 21, 2017 — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and local agencies are enacting additional annual spring weight restrictions. Effective at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, weight restrictions will be expanded to cover all state trunkline highways for the entire state of Michigan, both Upper and Lower peninsulas. State …

A dramatic walk back of an income tax cut plan from the GOP leadership in the Michigan House. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports so many republicans rejected plan A, the leadership scrapped that and modified the rollback.