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With state lawmakers on spring break, what record do they leave behind after 34 session days? Lansing bureau chief Tim Skubick looks at the results.

New distracted driving legislation is expected to be announced today. Lt. Mike Shaw with the Michigan State Police says distracted driving is not just limited to using phones while driving. The bill is designed to protect innocent people from injuries and fatalities caused by distracted driving.

Diabetes can sure change the way you sit down to dinner. Registration is now open for Dining with Diabetes, offered by Michigan State University Extension. Extension Educator Erin Carter says the five week course will show people how they can still enjoy food even though they are diabetic. PLAY Carter-033017-1 …

Houghton, MI – Teens 13 to 18: your artistic opinion matters. Join Isle Royale National Park (NP) and the Copper Country Community Arts Center (CCCAC) in helping to select the 2017 Isle Royale Teen Artist at one of the following events: Thursday April 6, between 4:00 to 5:30 pm Saturday April 8, …

Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment (MI-TRALE) would like to announce that they have been selected as a 2017 recipient of a Polaris T.R.A.I.L.S. grant. Don Helsel, the president of MI-TRALE stated that “These funds will be used to purchase 2 youth ATVs, helmets, eye protection, …

Northern Michigan University will receive a $6.5 million Investment Fund Award from the Michigan Strategic Fund to accelerate its effort to extend high-speed educational broadband throughout the Upper Peninsula. The funds will be used to build out and equip 64 cities and townships over a two-year period. NMU will contribute …

You don’t normally think of going to the dentist’s and the doctor’s at the same time, but the Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center in Calumet is bringing the two together. Their new location features an open bay concept that allows them to integrate medical and dental services. Reynolds-033017-1 Director …

The Michigan Senate has approved “The Good Jobs for Michigan” package sponsored by Sen. Jim Stamas. The bills would help the state attract new and expanded business investments resulting in the creation of high-wage Michigan jobs. Stamas says qualifying businesses would either have to create at least 500 jobs that …

A bill heading to the house for consideration would let people heat up their cars in their own private drive-ways with out getting fined. The current law can result in a civil infraction. Republican state representative Holly Hughes is the sponsor of the legislation. She says drivers are still recommended …

Ford announcing four separate recalls involving nearly a half million vehicles. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert.