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Pure Michigan has some exciting things planned for their Fall campaign. Vice President Dave Lorenz says they’ll continue to feature fall color tours and opportunities to enjoy the heritage around the state. What else do they have up their sleeves? 4.6 million trips were made to Michigan in 2015.

There’s movement in the state Senate to allow Michigan residents to make voluntary donations to help support the American Red Cross by simply checking off a box on their state income tax form. Sen. John Proos of St. Joseph supports it. Donations from the checkoff will go into the new …

Back to school often times means playing a sport, and with that can come criticism from a coach. So how should parents and kids handle it? Lori Edleson, director of the Birmingham Maple Clinic, says parents should be present at practices and games.

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump returns to Michigan this Friday. As we hear from our Lansing bureau chief Tim Skubick, the state GOP chair believes Trump can win this state.

There may be an effort to block Governor Rick Snyder from using state tax dollars to pay for two defense lawyers relating to the Flint water crisis. Here’s Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick.

All things railroad will be discussed at the Michigan Rail Conference in Marquette today and tomorrow. David Nelson, a senior research engineer with Michigan’s Tech’s Railroad Transportation program, says among the many issues to be talked about is a rail line from Ann Arbor to Traverse City. Other sessions deal …

Ford says it will have a fully self driving vehicle on the road in five years. CEO Mark Fields made the announcement today. Ford says the vehicle will be in a ride-hailing or ride-sharing service. Fields also announcing that Ford is doubling the size and staff of its research center …

A new study released from Grand Valley State University indicates that Michigan residents who do not have adequate access to stores selling fresh food run the risk of developing early heart disease. The study explored how the limited availability of healthy food stores may contribute to the early stages of …

Michigan is once again on the minds of presidential candidates. GOP nominee Donald Trump plans to visit a sporting venue in Dimondale, near Lansing on Friday afternoon. Meantime, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her supporters are opening campaign offices in Brownstown and Lansing this week to further her efforts. …

Some Red Cross volunteers from Michigan are helping with relief efforts in Louisiana. 16 workers from Michigan are among the 600 disaster volunteers helping Louisiana residents with food and shelter after major storms. The Red Cross is also asking for donations to help with relief efforts. Early estimates are that …