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The effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan continues as two groups are pushing forward with efforts to collect enough signatures to make the statewide ballot. MiLegalize is backing a ballot proposal that would tax retail pot sales at 10-percent and allow residents to grow up to 12 plants at …

The Michigan State Police says that traffic fatalities are down this past holiday weekend from last years count. Last year, eleven traffic crashes resulted in twelve deaths during the Fourth of July weekend. This year, there were only five deaths reported. The report is part of the “Michigan Summer of …

SEMCO Energy is warning its natural gas customers about possible deceptive telemarketing tactics that are targeting its customers. The gas company has received numerous complaints from customers being called by people claiming to be with SEMCO Energy. The telemarketers offer to put SEMCO customers on a special rate, asking for …

Three cases in a large December drug bust in Baraga County have hit a snag. 41-year-old Thomas Bianco, 55-year-old Brenda Maki and 32-Corey Haataja appeared in Baraga County Circuit Court for pretrials. Bianco is charged with delivery or manufacture of suboxone and has a trial scheduled for July 23rd. Bianco’s …

Peregrine falcons can dive for prey at speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour, making them the fastest-flying bird in the world. Recently on Isle Royale National Park, Department of Natural Resources and National Park Service staff members banded three 4-week-old chicks. The chicks were in an eyrie, or natural …

Michigan’s senior U.S. senator is proposing voluntary country-of-origin labeling on meat. The U.S. recently lost a court case brought by Canada and Mexico concerning our current country-of-origin labeling requirement on beef and pork. So, Senator Debbie Stabenow, a ranking member on the Senate Agriculture committee, says the current requirement should …

As Republicans hash out their differences over the summer on no-fault insurance reform, Democrats are lining up against the two proposals before the legislature. One bill would make changes to no-fault auto insurance statewide while a second would only impact people living in Detroit and other big cities. Senate Minority …

Rain, rain go away – so the mosquitoes will too. Howard Russell, an entomologist at Michigan State University, says heavy rains over the last few weeks have caused the mosquito population to explode and they won’t let up until the rain does. Russell says there are enough different kinds of …

Michigan will use a $5.5 billion federal grant to help better prepare the state against threats like Ebola. The state Department of Health and Human Services says the money will be used for training and prevention at hospitals across the state with more of the funding going to the state’s …

July is a hot month for hot cars, as it is the most popular month for auto thefts in the state. So the Michigan Auto Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) is offering some tips to keep your car from being stolen. That includes using common sense, not leaving your keys in …