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A former staffer of State Representative Todd Courser describes his old boss as a power-hungry Jekyll and Hyde. Josh Cline, speaking at his attorney’s office in Royal Oak, says Courser set an agenda that pushed press pops more than bill passage and that Courser and Representative Cindy Gamrat were getting …

Michigan State Police have issued an amber alert for a missing three old boy from Alpena. Keegan Waterman is black, weighs 55 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. Police think he’s with his mother, Christina, and that she’s trying to take him to Tennessee. She may be driving …

Lawmakers in the Michigan House, fresh from a weeks-long summer break, expect to jump back in to the road funding debate as soon as today. State Representative Pete Lucido says the Republican legislative leaders have agreed to a compromise funding plan that includes a gas tax increase, a diesel tax …

A Stanton Township man is dead after a weekend swim with his granddaughter. The Houghton County Sheriff’s Department says they received a call about a man drowning in Lake Superior near Stanton Shores Road in Stanton Township just after 11:00am Saturday. They were met by Stanton Township first responders at …

Michigan Tech is ranked among the top schools in the country for producing successful students in environmental careers. The rankings were released by College Factual, a website member of USA Today’s College Partner Network. College Factual lists four undergraduate degrees in three areas within the field of natural resources and …

The park in Hancock has bared the name Laurn-Grove since it was built in 1947. Now it has a plaque to tell you why. A dedication ceremony was held Friday to unveil a memorial to U.S. Naval Reserve Watertender First Class Alvin E. Laurn and Merchant Marine Wiper Robert C. …

Republican leaders in the Michigan House are reportedly working on another effort to garner new revenue for roads in Michigan. The Gongwer News Service quotes sources who say the plan will include $600 million in new revenue and $600 million in state budget cuts. The plan could be voted on …

Four people have been found dead in a home just south of Traverse City, including two children, in what police are calling a murder suicide. The bodies were found Thursday night. A coworker of one of the victims tipped police to that fact that something might be fishy after Jeffery …

U.S. Senator Gary Peters wants a faster decision on whether or not wolves need to be brought to Isle Royale to supplement a dying pack. The National Park Service is not expected to make a final decision for two to three years. He calls that unacceptable because the three wolves …

The oil company that has a pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac is teaming up with Michigan Technological University to put a buoy in the water to help monitor weather and wave conditions. Michael Barnes of Enbridge says once the buoy is deployed it will collect real-time data on weather, …