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Most teenagers already know how to play video games and surf the web, but do they know how those activities are made possible? Hancock Middle school students took part in Hour of Code–a program in observance of Computer Science Education Week. MTU Associate Professor of Computer Science Charles Wallace said, …

LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) took part in a ceremony today commemorating Cora Reynolds Anderson, Michigan’s first female and first Native American state representative, who represented Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties from 1925-26. The building that houses the Michigan House of Representative legislative offices and committee rooms …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteer campground hosts for the 2017 camping season in Michigan state parks, recreation areas and rustic state forest campgrounds. Spend time in Michigan’s great outdoors, while engaging with park visitors. Volunteer campground hosts are responsible for 30 hours of service per week, …

Do you have concerns about Falling?  FREE program to be offered in January Have you turned down a chance to go out with family or friends because you were concerned about falling?  Have you cut down on a favorite activity because you might fall?  If so, A Matter of Balance: …

Congress has approved a measure which allows a Michigan veteran to receive the Medal of Honor for an act of valor performed 47-years ago. Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow. James McCloughan of South Haven served as a medic during the Vietnam War. Before the legislation, service members had to be recommended …

Former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn has died in Ohio, he was 95. Don Riegle , a former U.S. Senator from Flint, is remembering a friend. Glenn became a national hero in 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the Earth.

Speed limits will be going up on some freeways, but there’s still some research to be done before it becomes the law. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick has the update.

What’s the price for a wrongful conviction and years of lost freedom? Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick says the governor and key lawmakers are behind a bill to reimburse people who should never have gone to prison.

You’ll have to be at least 19 years old to provide a ridesharing service in Michigan after lawmakers stepped in this week to fill a void. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick explains.

Commencement ceremonies are Saturday at Grand Valley State University. Someone being recognized as a notable graduate is 25-year-old Bryce Gould. When he was 16, he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident and he had to relearn walking and talking. So going to college hasn’t always been easy. …