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While carmakers make great advances on self driving vehicles, the head of the national highway traffic safety administration says it could take decades before we see the true life saving benefits of those vehicles. Administrator Mark Rosekind says the more we learn about self-driving vehicles, the more we understand how …

After an election that has torn some families and friends apart, will bygones be bygones next Thursday as we all sit down to Thanksgiving? As Sandra McNeill found out, in some families, people are refusing to show up.

Governor Rick Snyder is halfway through an eight-day investment mission to China, focusing on promoting job-creating business growth and attracting investment in Michigan, plus pushing the state as a tourism destination. As part of the trip, he will visit Shanghai Auto City, which is an automotive production base on the …

The city of Ann Arbor plans to move forward with deer management efforts next year that include another hunt. City council approved the plans last night. They include hiring sharpshooters to kill one hundred deer and trap and sterilize another 60 deer. A hunt last winter resulted in sharpshooters killing …

If at first you don’t succeed–try, try again. A ballot initiative for Chassell Township to pull out of the Portage Lake District Library passed last Tuesday. The same proposal failed to garner enough support in the August primary. The decision is a devastating blow to the library. Library Director Dillon …

The Houghton City Council will hold a special organizational meeting this evening at the City Center. The results of last Tuesday’s election will be read and the elected members will be sworn in. That will include Philip “Buck” Foltz…who ran unopposed to fill the seat being vacated by the retirement …

HOUGHTON, Michigan (November 14, 2016) – The Innovation Shore Angel Network (ISAN) will hold a Western U.P. Venture Pitch Night on Thursday, December 1st in Houghton, Michigan. The invite-only event will include networking with ISAN members and pitches from four U.P.-based high-tech startups. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet …

There are many recreational opportunities for the residents of Portage Township. The township is working with the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region to update its 5-year plan. Residents are encouraged to take part in a recreational plan survey to help guide the process. Regional Planner for WUPPDR Brad …

Michigan Republicans didn’t want straight-ticket voting in the state for election day but, Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports it may have made the difference.  

More than 500,000 deer hunters are hitting the fields of Michigan over the next couple of weeks for firearm deer season. It generates more than $2.3 billion for the state economy. But, state DNR deer program biologist Ashley Autenrieth, cautions hunters to keep safety in mind. Autenrieth says we’ll have …