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The International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie is switching to LED lighting. Bridge officials say the LED bulbs are 20-percent more effective in lighting the roadway, and will save at least $75,000 over the life of the fixtures. Both the U-S and Canadian bridge arches will be getting the change …

Three-quarters of Michigan children in licensed day care attend a center with vaccination rates below federal guidelines. That’s according to an analysis of state data by MLive. Of the approximately 159,000 children in a licensed day care with at least five children, the MLive analysis shows 119,000 are in centers …

Republicans in the Michigan Senate aren’t the only ones working on a road funding solution – Democrats are too. House Speaker Tim Greimel says his caucus is piecing together a road funding plan of its own. Democrats could unveil their road funding plan in a week or two. Republicans in …

UPDATE — 8:00 a.m. June 24, 2015 (EDT) Deputies from the Delta County Sheriff’s Office say that 33-year-old Brian Olsen has turned himself in.   — A Delta County man is in more trouble with the law after he failed to appear in court for his sentencing. 33–year–old Brian Olsen …

A 13-year-old boy is injured after being hit by a car while on his bicycle in Laurium. Michigan State Police from the Calumet Post were called out to the accident around 7:20pm Tuesday evening. The accident occurred at the intersection of South Calumet Street and South Hecla Street. Police say …

The 58 people who died when the plane they were flying in crashed into Lake Michigan 65 years ago will be remembered in a ceremony at a South Haven cemetery today. Valerie VanHeest wrote a book about the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 2501. The remains of the victims have …

A new bill making its way through the U.S. House of Representatives aims to help find out how exposure to toxic chemicals may be affecting veterans. Congressman Dan Benishek’s bill, also known as the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015, has earned over fifty co-sponsors from both parties. If enacted, …

Another case against one of the suspects in the large drug buts by UPSET detectives last December is headed to trial. 73-year-old Warren Selden joins the other five suspects who were arrested during a December drug bust by detectives of the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team. Selden is charged with …

A Norway man has entered a guilty plea after a two-hour standoff incident Sunday evening. 51-year-old Robert Anderson pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm under the influence Monday afternoon in Dickinson County District Court. Officers from the Norway Police Department say they were called to a domestic incident around …

A Sault Ste. Marie man is behind bars accused of trying to kill a woman in a fire one week ago. 46-year old Hieu Van Hoang was arraigned last Thursday in Chippewa County on charges of attempted murder and assault with intent to murder. Police say the woman was sleeping …