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The U.S. Senate is set to take four votes on amendments that would improve or expand background checks for those buying guns. That’s Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, speaking in Ann Arbor as part of Gun Safety Week.

The state of Michigan is participating in a national effort to lock up child predators. Jason Scott reports.

Volkswagen’s former CEO is now the target of German prosecutors. Here’s Autobeat reporter Jeff Gilbert.

Fiat Chrysler says it will conduct a “thorough investigation” of the Jeep Grand Cherokee involved in the death of a well known Hollywood actor. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert.

The state of Michigan finishes in the bottom ten of a national wide survey on the best summer road trip states to visit. More from Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick.

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bernstein are hosting a statewide business workshop today in Flint. The aim is to provide employers with the tools to strengthen Michigan’s workforce by hiring people with disabilities. Calley and Bernstein launched the MI Hidden Talent tour in 2015 to raise …

Lawmakers need to fix harmful policies that are failing our kids. That’s the message from the Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2016, which has just been released. The report shows that child poverty has gone up in 80 of the 83 counties in Michigan since 2006. And the report …

Their drinking water is tainted with naturally occurring radium–now the city of Waukeshaw, Wisconsin says tapping into Lake Michigan is their best alternative. However, they are getting opposition from U.S. and Canadian mayors within the Great Lakes region who will meet Tuesday for a final vote on the city’s $207 million …

The search is back on for escaped Houghton County Jail inmate John Saatio. According to The Tico Times News, the 34-year-old Saatio escaped from an Costa Rican immigration detention center Sunday night by crawling through a ventilation duct during dinner. Saatio has been wanted out of Houghton since last summer …

Lobster is always the star of the Houghton Rotary Seafoodfest. The two-day fundraiser featured a wide variety of seafood and other delicious menu choices, plus games and live entertainment. Seafoodfest Chair Eli Karttunen said things were looking good right at the start. Not only were guests treated to a great …