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A number of factors are contributing to lower teacher salaries around the state and Lansing bureau chief Tim Skubick indicates this continues a five year trend.

President Donald Trump is expected to talk about the auto industry during a visit to Michigan later this week. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert explains.

State welfare organizations have not passed judgment on the latest efforts to change the health care system for the needy and Lansing bureau chief Tim Skubick reports there are concerns over 670,000 folks losing their insurance coverage.

What effect will March Madness have on office productivity over the next few weeks? Business editor Murray Feldman takes a look.

Representatives from most of Michigan’s 83 county road agencies are meeting today to discuss their responsibility to improving the state’s transportation system. The road agencies will talk about various subjects including a new local road warranty program, guiding right-of-way development with increasing infrastructure demands and and number of initiatives such …

The idea of an A-F grading system of every Michigan public school has been dropped in place of a report card that shows various elements such as success on the state exam. Superintendent Brian Whiston had planned on the letter grade system but two officials who were briefed by Whiston …

The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association has announced that for the second straight year, Michigan drivers will again pay an extra $10 toward caring for people catastrophically injured in crashes. That amount is now $170 per year. Michigan is the only state requiring drivers to buy unlimited medical benefits. Funds are …

CALUMET– According to the Michigan State Police a structure fire occurred Sunday night in Calumet. The fire occurred on Liberty Street around 8:00 p.m. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. No injuries were reported. The Calumet Fire Department, Laurium Village Fire Department, Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office, …

The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Greenland fairgrounds for a snowmobile accident around 1:45pm on Saturday. Deputies report that Cameron Lee Lundry of Iron River was drag racing his snowmobile at the fairground races. When he took off, the skis came off the ground and then the …

The Natural Resources Commission approved bear hunting regulations for the 2017-2018 hunting seasons at the commission’s meeting Thursday in Lansing, Michigan. “We presented recommendations for the upcoming years based on input we received from department staff and stakeholders from across the state. We are happy to see the changes to …