Everyday? Every other day? Once a week? How often should you wash your hair? Dr. Deanna Lites has some expert advice.

Bills to exempt tampons and sanitary napkins from sales tax passed the state Senate Finance Committee last week. Erin Vermeulen explains there is still another hurdle.

Following the Trump administration’s proposed budget, which would cut funding to Great Lakes restoration, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow in a new video is urging people in Michigan to ‘stand up for the Great Lakes.’ The Michigan Democrat wants residents to visit her website, www.stabenow.senate.gov, and tell their favorite Great Lakes memory …

March is expected to see the first monthly vehicle sales increase of the year. Here’s Auto Beat Reporter Jeff Gilbert with a look ahead.

Gas prices have dropped about seven cents over the past week in Michigan. The current statewide average for a gallon of gas is about $2.29 a gallon, seven cents tless han last week and about 32 cents more than this time last year, according to AAA Michigan.

By Jennifer Donovan, Director of News & Media Relations University Marketing & Communications Michigan Technological University The international natural resources honor society Xi Sigma Pi is sponsoring a symposium from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, March 24 in Room G002 of the Forestry Building at Michigan Tech. The annual symposium …

LANSING — State Rep. Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) said today that he thanks House Speaker Tom Leonard for nominating him to serve on the Council of State Governments Midwest’s MLC Midwest-Canada Relations Committee for the 2017-2018 term. CSG Midwest is made of the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, …

By Mark Wilcox, News Writer, Michigan Technological University The winners of the Cleaning Dirty Water Competition at Michigan Technological University shouldn’t come as a surprise. The winners are three members of the Tech chapter of the Society of Environmental Engineering — seniors no less — Joseph Doyle, Kyle Mischler and Jeremy …

Michigan continues to rank near the bottom in the percentage of kids getting immunizations and Houghton County is second to last in the state for parents opting not to get their children vaccinated. Houghton_447449_7 (2) A push is on to change that. Dr. Keith English, the chair of the Department of …

When the weather warms up enough to melt the ice, there’s going to be a snowmobile sitting on the bottom of the Portage Canal. And when it does, the person who guessed the closest date and time will win up to a $1,000 in the Sink The Sled contest, being …