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HANCOCK, Mich., Feb. 28, 2017 – Let’s Eat Dinners, working in conjunction with Evangel Baptist Church in Houghton, received a $15,870 grant from the Portage Health Foundation (PHF) to expand their community meals programming. Let’s Eat applied for funding under PHF’s food initiative RFP late last year.  The grant funding …

The search continues for a Houghton County man who’s been missing nearly seven weeks. The family of 33-year-old Kenneth Ryan Clark is now offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his whereabouts or safe return. The Hancock man was last seen the evening of January 12th when he mysteriously …

Repairing the infrastructure is a common goal for two Republicans who don’t have a lot in common. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick has the story.

Governor Rick Snyder has lost a key supporter in his effort to take money from cyber schools and re-direct it into public schools. The update from Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick.

The governor wants extra school money for students at risk. But Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports some lawmakers also want the richer schools districts to have their share.

Not everyone is angry over state lawmakers failure to rollback the income tax rate. More from Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick.

The Pure Michigan ad campaign is on one state lawmaker’s hit list. More from Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick.

Legislation has been introduced to guarantee one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. One of the bills sponsors, Representative Stephanie Chang, says the bill would be a significant public health move. Chang hopes the bill will receive bipartisan support as it moves through the state House …

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Unlike a standard colonoscopy, a virtual colonoscopy doesn’t require sedation and it’s less expensive. Radiologist Mike Zalis says it’s also safer. As for it’s accuracy, he says it’s as good as the traditional test.

House Democrats are hoping to increase their power by aligning with 12 GOP lawmakers who bolted from the caucus last week by opposing an income tax rollback. Representative Fred Durhal calls this a political opportunity. Republicans say, however, the caucus remains united.