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Work on closing a $460 million hole in the state budget over the next two years begins at the state capital this week. The story from Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick.

Are you wearing your seatbelt when you drive? State Police, sheriff’s deputies and local police will be looking for seat belt use now that their annual Click It or Ticket Campaign is underway. Melody Kindraka, with the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning, says wearing your seat belt cuts your …

A Michigan woman who is a first generation American is looking forward to what she hopes is a life changing experience. Miss Michigan USA Susie Leica will be competing for the title of Miss USA this coming weekend in Las Vegas. What’s the best thing about this whole experience so …

Michigan is seeing an invasion — of ticks. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites talked to a Michigan State bug expert about what we can do to avoid the biting pests.

Michigan Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow are asking that pipelines running under the Great Lakes be classified as “offshore”, which would make owners fully liable if there’s an oil spill. The Enbridge Pipeline runs under the Straits of Mackinac and the senators say under the Oil Pollution Act the …

One of the teams representing the United States on the world stage of Guts Frisbee will feature three players from Houghton County. Team USA 2 will be among those competing in the World Ultimate and Guts Frisbee Championships in London June 18th-25th. On that team will be Will Blau and …

The transgender bathroom controversy continues to be a hot topic on the campaign trail. Democrat Jerry Cannon visited the Copper Country on Friday as he tries to drum up support for his bid in the race for a seat in Congress. Cannon says the Obama Administration’s stance on the issue …

Michigan Tech is in the top 20 of the best colleges and universities for return on investment, according to bestcolleges.com. Tech came in at number 18 of the websites ranking of the top 50 schools is terms of the cost of a college education compared to its graduates’ earning potential. …

Hancock-Registration is open for art camps at the Copper Country Community Arts Center. Summer Arts Camp, now in its 31st year, is five exciting days of art making and exploration for children entering 3rd-6th grades. This year’s Summer Arts Camp theme is “Environmental Art.” Camp Coordinator Melissa Hronkin, along with …

A long-time serving faculty member is Michigan Tech’s 2016 Researcher of the Year. Research scientist and adjunct associate professor Dana Richter has been at the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science for 26 years. The award is meant to highlight the long list of achievements throughout Richter’s career in …