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Michigan State Police To Take Part In Food Gathering Events

Troopers from the Michigan State Police-Calumet Post and two local grocery stores will be working together to host two “STUFF A BLUE GOOSE” charity events. The events are being held as part of the 2015 Michigan Harvest Gathering Campaign. The purpose is to raise hunger awareness and to provide food …

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Short Tornado Warning Issued In Marquette County Thursday

Tornadoes are exceedingly rare in the Upper Peninsula, but one came close yesterday. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Marquette County just before 3:00pm. A waterspout appeared over Lake Superior and reports said it had the possibility of moving onshore. Eyewitness reports said the waterspout dissipated before …

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State Employee Tentative Contracts Reached

Tentative contracts have been reached between the state of Michigan and unions for nearly 33,000 state employees. According to the Lansing State Journal, the new deals would give employees pay raises and freeze their health care costs and benefits, if ratified. The one-year agreements with the Michigan Corrections Organization, the …

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Program Available for Yemeni Refugees

Arab and social service groups have announced a new effort to help bring refugees to Michigan from the war-torn country of Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula. Michigan United, the Michigan Immigrants’ Rights Center and the Arab Community Center for Economic and social Services say casualties continue to mount from ground …

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Safe Patient Care Act Being Pushed

Armed with a new poll, Michigan nurses and advocates brought their support for a law setting minimum staffing levels to the steps of the State Capitol on Thursday. The poll of 600 residents conducted for the Michigan Nurses Association in early September found that 80 percent of respondents favor such …

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3rd Grade Reading Bill Narrowly Passes Michigan House

Lawmakers in the Michigan House have narrowly approved a plan to set reading benchmarks for third graders in the state and mandate they be held back a grade if they aren’t reading at grade level by the time they reach the fourth grade. The bill was changed on the House …

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Strongest El Nino Ever Being Reported

Folks in the South are going to have a wet winter. But you can expect drier conditions in the Great Lakes. Federal forecasters announced one of the strongest El Niños on record will bring rain and cooler temperatures to southern states. Most of the western and northern states will be …

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