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The Portage Lake District Library is hosting a seminar designed to give participants the information they need to understand what options are available with Social Security and how those options will affect retirement. Bob Nelson, CFP, AAMS financial adviser from Edward Jones, will present “Social Security” on Tuesday, May 24, …

Las Vegas, Orlando, Miami, Chicago, & Washington D. C. — Those are the top travel destinations this Memorial Day weekend. Jeaneene Tornatore, of Orbitz.com, says airfare and hotel rates are down for the holiday weekend, but it won’t last. Tornatore says you could save money by driving to a getaway …

Several hundred Michigan Muslins held meetings at the State Capitol last week. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports they’re worried about the rhetoric in the race for president.

Have car sales hit their peak? AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert says there’s evidence six-years of steady growth may be playing itself out.

New cases of Zika Virus have been confirmed in Michigan. Sandra McNeill spoke with the state Department of Community Health. Usually, the virus does not require hospitalization — and is rarely fatal, though it is of biggest concern to pregnant women, as it can cause birth defects.

The U.S. military is gearing up for a first-of-its-kind test next. The Army and MDOT are holding information sessions today about a convoy of four military vehicles featuring driverless technology. The vehicles will ‘talk’ to one another with advanced communications equipment. But Doug Halleaux with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive …

Michigan’s annual Click It or Ticket seatbelt campaign begins today. State Police along with local police and sheriff departments will be encouraging drivers and passengers to buckle up. Authorities say there was a ten percent increase in the number of traffic deaths last year compared with 2014. The Michigan Office …

A recent report shows suicide has increased in nearly every age group and has surged to the highest level in nearly 30 years. But Dr. Katherine Lewis Ginebaugh , the director of the suicide prevention program at Western Michigan University, says it’s not an epidemic. Ginebaugh says there are effective …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters today announced over $122,000 for the Kingsford Public Safety Department and the Houghton Fire Department to help purchase equipment. This grant comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. “Our firefighters in Kingsford and Houghton put their …

Republican candidate for Michigan’s 110th District Greg Markkanen of Hancock made his first formal appearance since announcing he is running for the state house. A teacher in the Baraga Area Schools and a member of the Hancock City Council, Markkanen says he wants to give residents another option to represent …