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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan has received a $5.5 million federal grant to reduce and prevent food insecurity and hunger among children during the summer months. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Service and Michigan Department of Education announced that the state is one of eight selected by the United …

To view the full story from Tech Today, follow this link: http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/ttoday/?issue=20150609 Eleven of this spring’s high school graduates, five from Michigan and six from Wisconsin or Minnesota, are the inaugural recipients of FIRST Robotics Scholarships to Michigan Tech. Tech Today reports these exceptional students have actively competed on a FIRST …

A veteran of the Civil War received a headstone last week for the first time. Private Darius Bunker was buried in an unmarked grave on Mackinac Island in 1914. Dewey Jones with Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in Marquette says those who fought in the Civil War …

Canadian officials are holding off a final decision on whether to open a nuclear waste dump in Ontario less than a mile from Lake Huron. State Senator Phil Pavlov says that’s good news. He opposes the plan and is worried about the long-term impact on the lake, especially if there’s …

Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation allowing veterans and active duty members of the military working their way to a bachelor’s degree at a Michigan college or university to be eligible to receive academic credits for some of their military experience. The measure requires collaboration between education officials and the …

Legislation allowing businesses to keep epinephrine injectors, or EpiPen’s, on hand in case someone has a severe allergic reaction was heard in a House committee Tuesday. No vote was taken. State Representative Lisa Lyons says employees will be trained on how to use an EpiPen, which looks similar to large …

Michigan would be the only state in the country to not have a film office after a Senate committee voted Tuesday to shut it down. The bill still needs to go through the full Senate and House. The committee was due to vote on ending funding for film incentives but …

People pedaling their way from brewpub to brewpub on pedal pubs in Michigan could drink along the way under a bill under consideration by the Michigan House. A House committee approved the bill Tuesday. The Senate has already passed the measure. Right now you can’t drink on your way to …

The Michigan House could vote as soon as today on a package of bills designed to cobble together $1.5 billion to fund road repairs in the state. The chamber positioned the bills for a vote Tuesday. The Republican led chamber also dismissed a number of amendments offered by Democrats. Those …

Three wild geese, found in Sterling Heights, have tested positive for highly pathogenic bird flu becoming the first confirmed cases of the disease in Michigan. It has not spread to domestic birds, like chickens and turkeys. The disease, which impacts the neurological system, does not affect humans. 20 other states …