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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow is calling on the State Department to invoke the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 to prevent Canada from building a nuclear waste dump near the Lake Huron shore. Stabenow has introduced legislation mandating the International Joint Commission study the risks to the Great Lakes of the …

Michigan tops the nation in the number of distressed home sales, according to a new report. Data from the research firm CoreLogic shows 21.4 percent of home sales in Michigan in May were distressed sales, which are transactions involving lender-owned property or a short sale. That’s well above the national …

A new report shows internet safety and sexting are among the top ten child health concerns. According to the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, adult’s rate childhood obesity, bullying and drug abuse as their top three health concerns for kids. Those are the same issues adults …

Refinery problems at a BP facility in Indiana are already resulting in higher gas prices in Michigan. Gasbuddy.com’s Patrick Dehann says the refinery issue is causing prices to rise and they could go up as much as 30 cents per gallon in the short term. The BP refinery is the …

Donald Trump brought his campaign to Michigan Tuesday. An enthusiastic crowd of more than 2,000 packed into the Birch Run Expo Center to hear Trump speak. The GOP front-runner talked about bringing jobs back to the U.S., strengthening the military and building a wall along the Mexican/U.S. border to curb …

A L’Anse man could be headed to prison as part of a plea agreement in his case. 49-year-old Camiel Vanhaecke pled “No Contest” in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday to breaking and entering a camp in Duncan Township in June. The police report said a generator and other items were taken …

A plea agreement for a Copper City man allegedly involved in a standoff with police has been reached. 64-year-old Jerome Flum appeared in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday. He was arrested in April after refusing to come out of his home for 12-hours, following an earlier incident where police say …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources last week sent several fisheries staff to assist the Illinois DNR with an ongoing Asian carp removal project. The goal of the project is to respond to the leading edge and reduce population levels of Asian carp threatening the Great Lakes via the Chicago Area Waterway System. …

A patron at a Negaunee store is $1 million richer. A lucky Michigan State Lotto player matched five white balls in Friday’s drawing. The player purchased the $1 – Mega Millions ticket at Kassel’s Korner on US–41. At first, store manager Joseph Kassel says he couldn’t believe the news. Kassel …

Washington, D.C.- Dr. Dan Benishek, Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Veterans Health, recently introduced the bi-partisan, bi-cameral Toxic Research Exposure Act along with Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) and Sens. Moran (R-KS) and Blumenthal (D-CT). In the House of Representatives, the bill has now earned over 80 co-sponsors with strong representation …