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April is Autism Awareness Month. Adults with autism face a 90 percent unemployment rate – that’s higher than for individuals with other developmental disabilities. Dave Meador with DTE Energy says his company employs adults with autism and encourages other companies to do the same.

Many foods on the market are labeled as heart healthy or low fat and you assume they’re good for you. But that isn’t always the case. Registered dietician Lindsay Malone says that although artificial sweetners are calorie free, they are many times sweeter than sugar. By consuming them, you are …

The state legislature has approved an emergency declaration extension for the city of Flint and Genesee County. More from reporter Rob Mason.

The CLK Board of Education is excited to have one of their students representing the Upper Peninsula in the upcoming Scripps National Spelling Bee. 7th Grader Zander Worm placed first in the U.P. Spelling Bee in March and will compete in the national event in Washington D.C. in May. The …

The gender wage gap persists and they want something done about it. That was message Tuesday from a group of demonstrators on the campus of Michigan Tech. Tech student Leah Bectel is with the Society of Women Engineers and the Copper Country League of Women Voters. She was among those …

The Portage Lake District Library has a lot to offer, and it’s all on display during National Library Week! The library’s director, Dillon Geshel, used the week to showcase new resources coming to library. Geshel said, “National Library Week is hosted in April of every year and it’s a great …

The books look good. Houghton County received an unmodified or clean audit report during Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners. The report was presented by Debbie Bradford of Rukkila, Negro & Associates. The board also received their annual report from Equalization Director John Partanen. The assessed value of …

The Virginia Tech professor studying the lead-tainted water supply in Flint says the water is still not safe to drink. Professor Marc Edwards says the system is slowly improving and the more residents use the water, the faster the system will heal. Post-doctoral fellow Kelsey Pieper says it looks like …

Highway safety groups are reacting to new research from the insurance industry which finds increased speed limits have resulted in thousands of more deaths. Jason Scott reports.

The current presidential race is probably causing former President Gerald Ford and first lady Betty Ford to roll over in their graves. That word from their daughter, Susan Ford Bales, as she’s in Grand Rapids for a lunch to commemorate her mother’s 98th birthday. Ford Bales says the nation’s capitol …