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Michigan Conservation Officers with the Department of Natural Resources are urging motorists to use caution and remember safety when stopping along Upper Peninsula roadways to view and photograph moose or other wildlife. In recent weeks, for example, moose have been seen with regularity along a section of U.S. 41 west …

June 7, 2016 — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is sponsoring “Training Wheels” courses in the Upper Peninsula to help communities provide on-road bicycle facilities (bike routes, bicycle lanes, and shared roadways) for residents and visitors. The six-hour course includes both classroom and outdoor instruction. Sessions will be offered …

It used to be that the only choice for coffee was regular or decaf. With the opening of Biggby Coffee in downtown Houghton coffee connoisseurs now have a whole new set of selections to choose from. This is the third location owned by the same family, who also have a …

More than one-third of adults in the U.S. are obese. And a new government study finds that your sex may increase your risk. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has details.

Do you talk on your phone while driving? Most people do. So what’s safer –using a hand held or hands-free phone? Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has the results of a new study.

A new forecast predicts rapid growth in self driving vehicles – with 600,000 sales likely by 2025 and 21 million a year by 2035. IHS analyst Jeremy Carlson says this is more aggressive than first expected. He sees most of the growth initially in the U.S. and then expanding to …

As GM invests in new technologies, CEO Mary Barra says they are not losing track of their core business. Barra said that the companies’ expansion into “mobility” businesses, like ride sharing, is important for the future, but they aren’t losing track of the present

Five bicyclists are dead in a hit-and-run accident in Kalamazoo County, four others are seriously injured. The Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting says a blue pickup truck crashed into the group riding in Cooper Township last night. Prosecutor Getting says police were getting phone calls about the 50-year-old suspect’s driving …

A new class of Michigan State Police troopers is in training. Sevety men and women reported to the Training Academy in Lansing for the first of 22 weeks of training. The members of the 130th Trooper Recruit School wake up each morning at 5 a.m. Among other things, they’ll be …

It will now be mandatory to collect valid signatures within a 180-day time limit to get an initiative on the election ballot. Governor Rick Snyder has signed strict legislation to enforce that limit. This at the same time that more than 100,000 signatures were declared invalid in an attempt to …