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Seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates in May rose in 16 of the state’s 17 major labor market areas. Only the Northeast Lower Michigan region saw a decline. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget says the jobless rate increases are due to more workers entering the state’s labor pool to …

The Michigan Senate and House have adopted resolutions declaring Saturday, June 27th as PTSI Awareness Day in Michigan. Organizers say the day is designed to raise awareness of the causes and symptoms of post-traumatic stress and bring attention to the support available to those affected by it. Last year Michigan …

Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley has signed a series of bills eliminating language from the Public Health Code that is now considered offensive when referring to children with disabilities. The bills remove all offensive references to “crippled children” from state law. The references in law will now be described as “children …

More companies think Michigan is becoming a better place to do business, according to a new survey by the state. The survey of customers of the departments of Environmental Quality, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, and Treasury found positive opinions of Michigan’s business climate is up 19-percent since 2013. Tony Stamas …

State Senator Virgil Smith will stand trial for allegedly beating his ex-wife and shooting at her with an assault rifle. The Detroit Democrat is charged with felonious assault, malicious destruction of personal property, domestic assault and a weapons charge. The 35-year old Smith is accused of assaulting his ex-wife following …

Michigan residents who use the health exchange established under the Affordable Care Act are still going to get their federal tax credits. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 6-to-3 decision the tax credits would stand for federally run exchanges. Last year, over 184,000 Michiganders using the marketplace received over …

The Michigan State Police at the Gladstone Post were contacted by a citizen inquiring about a possible warrant for their daughter’s arrest. The caller’s daughter is a student at Northern Michigan University. She had been called by a person claiming to be from the Michigan State Police. They advised her …

A Lake Linden man accused of fleeing from police by driving down a snowmobile trail is facing a felony charge and two misdemeanors. 28-year-old Adam Scott Fountaine of Lake Linden was arraigned Wednesday in 97th District Court. The charges stem from an incident during the early morning hours of June …

When the students at Finlandia University return in the fall, they will be coming back to a fully renovated state-of-the-art Paavo Nurmi Center. One million dollars was invested to turn the old swimming pool, bowling alley and weight room into a new strength and fitness center, athletic training room and …

The search continues for an escaped inmate from the Houghton County Jail. 34–year–old John Sattio has been on the run since Friday, when he escaped custody as he was escorted from the Houghton County Courthouse back to the jail. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says they received a call around …