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Fiat Chrysler is enlisting the support of people who actively look for cybersecurity flaws. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert explains.

Auto analysts are starting to scale back their sales projections for 2016. LMC Automotive, which had been expecting this to be a record year for car sales, now expects this year’s sales to be around 17.4 million, a little below last year’s level. LMC Analyst Jeff Schuster blames the high level …

Corrections officials are investigating a series of fights at Kinross Prison in the Upper Peninsula that sent an inmate and a prison sergeant to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Gautz says the fights began about 2:30 Monday afternoon and spread throughout the prison …

To get a good night’s sleep, experts say to limit electronics in the bedroom and keep the room cool. But if you still wake up tired or with neck and back pain, it might be time to check your pillow. Cleveland Clinic back expert Dr. Andrew Bang most only last …

Hot sun and little rain may lead to an early harvest for Michigan’s local apple crop. MSU Horticulturalist Philip Schwallier says some apples are already ripening in July. Schwallier says while the lack of rain may make the apples a little smaller, they will also be sweet, as will Michigan’s …

We’re hearing some warnings that carmakers may be returning to some of the risky behavior that lead to problems a few years ago. Too many long term loans to people with bad credit and too many vehicles worth less than what is owed on them. The warning from Mazda’s US …

The Berrien County Courthouse will re-open today, two days after two bailiffs and a prisoner were shot to death. Sheriff Paul Bailey says extra deputies will be in the building to make sure everyone feels safe. Grief counselors are also available for court employees. Investigators are trying to determine what …

For the first time in five weeks, the State House and Senate will be in session. But don’t expect much activity. The Oversight and Ethics Committee is holding the only meeting in the House. The Judiciary Committee is the only group scheduled to meet in the Senate. In fact, the …

The National Weather Service says a tornado did hit the western Upper Peninsula during a Monday night storm. The National Weather Service has confirmed a low-end EF-1 tornado hit near the Gogebic County community of Bessemer. Winds were estimated around 90 miles-per-hour. The state Department of Natural Resources says the …

Private landowners interested in helping to maintain or improve Upper Peninsula deer wintering habitat can learn more about the subject and cost-share programs available to aid in those efforts at an upcoming meeting the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has scheduled for July 20. The meeting, which will focus on …