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If you’re traveling — just assume everyone is out to scam you. Russ McNamara has tips from the Better Business Bureau on how to avoid getting taken.

Less than a week after the US government expanded the big Takata airbag recall, we may see another expansion. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert says Honda is Takata’s largest customer, and is the auto company most impacted by the recall.

Efforts to revamp the state prison parole system are being hampered by some prosecutors who are playing the “fear card” to block the legislation. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports.

A new study of worldwide sleep patterns has combined math modeling, mobile apps and big data to examine the roles society and biology play in setting your sleep schedule. Jason Scott reports.

The state of Michigan is facing heat after one attorney says it’s unemployment process is similar to the Flint Water Crisis. Laura Bonnell explains.

U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in April after a streak of solid monthly gains, adding 160,000 jobs, the fewest in seven months. Business Editor Murray Feldman says although the numbers aren’t what economists wanted, there is good news in the report. Another positive– the number of people collecting unemployment …

Are your kids home from college? Chris Nixon with St. John Providence Health System says a number of parents report having trouble with their kids’ new-found independence, but there are ways to combat it. Nixon says the sooner the conversation about expectations, the better.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides to Fossom Creek, a tributary of the Ravine River, and the Little Carp River (Baraga County) to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Applications will be conducted on or about May 17 -25, 2016 in accordance with State …

The continuing battle against sea lampreys soon will come to locations in the local area.  A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment crew will conduct work in the Trap Rock River (Houghton County) during May 17 – 25, 2016 to estimate the abundance of sea lampreys.  The information gathered will …

State Representative Scott Dianda has a challenger for his third term in the House. Republican Greg Markkanen filed to run against Dianda for the 110th District. Markkanen is also on the Hancock City Council. A 20 year Hancock resident, he is a civics, history and geography teacher in the Baraga …