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The state and the oil company that has a pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac have reached an agreement to prohibit heavy crude oil through that line. Dan Wyant of the Department of Environmental Quality says he’s pleased with the extra layer of protection the deal with Enbridge provides to …

Does Governor Rick Snyder think two state lawmakers accused of misusing taxpayer resources should resign? He won’t say. Snyder says he won’t comment out of respect for the hearings the House is conducting. A special committee has been formed to determine if State Representatives Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat should …

A Detroit-area Democrat is renewing a push to make the legislature and governor subject to Freedom of Information Act requests. Michigan is one of two states where the legislature and governor’s office are exempt from FOIA requests. A bill to change that was introduced in March. State Representative Jeremy Moss …

Extra officers are patrolling Michigan’s roads to make sure drivers buckle up and drive sober this Labor Day weekend. Officers from 163 agencies are participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning director, Michael Prince, says officers will be looking for drunken …

It’s getaway day for Michigan holiday travelers, and a record number of them will be on the roads this Labor Day Holiday Weekend, beginning Friday. AAA Michigan is projecting 1.2 million people in the state will travel 50 miles or more from home this weekend. That’s a 1.5 percent increase, and the …

Seven local students have a much brighter future thanks to a program that will help them pay for college. Lighthouse Learners was founded by Michigan Tech Alumni Barb and Paul Horton. A graduate of Calumet High School, Barb doesn’t like to see good kids struggle to pay for college. The …

Tuesdays and Thursdays are special days at the Calumet & Laurium Holistic Senior Center. Twice a week, the folks host a pot luck lunch for local senior citizens at their center on 6th Street in Calumet. It’s a place where everyone can come and feel at home. They can meet …

For several years, the twice-yearly Career Fairs at Michigan Technological University have provided a setting for hundreds of companies, leaders in their respective fields, to find the recruits they’re looking for. The Fall and Spring Fairs bring recruiters to the Houghton campus offering undergraduate and graduate students jobs, co-ops, internships …

Michigan ranks poorly among the strictest states in the treatment of high risk drivers. Wallethub.com ranks Michigan 47th in the country, making it the fifth most lenient state. The ranking is based comparisons of insurance premiums for high-risk drivers, DUI laws and penalties for driving violations. Arizona was the strictest. …

For the second straight year Finlandia University is welcoming in a bigger incoming group of students than the year before. This year the jump is 25 percent. At 287 students, it’s the second largest incoming group in school history. “Our campus is buzzing with activity right now,” Vice President for …