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If your snowmobile is too loud, you can get a ticket. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding snowmobilers that state law does have decibel limits for their vehicles. Conservation officers in the Western U.P. have been working patrols in the area following several complaints from residents who live …

What do you think should be done about wolves in Michigan?  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources would like to know. The DNR is seeking public comment over the next 30 days on a draft update of the 2008 Michigan Wolf Management Plan. The plan covers topics such as how …

Congressman Dan Benishek is one of several lawmakers calling for a halt to the prohibition of a particular assault rifle bullet. At issue is the possible ban on the 5.56mm/.223 caliber M855 “green tip” ammo, a common round used in AR15 rifles. In a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, …

The Upper Peninsula man arrested in a shooting that injured two Michigan State Police troopers last month has been bound over for trial. 49-year-old Richard Goodreau of Norway is charged with first degree criminal sexual conduct, assault with intent to murder, malicious destruction of police property and a felony firearm …

Republican Governor Rick Snyder will not get the support of GOP Attorney General Bill Schuette for the sales tax hike to fix Michigan roads. The May 5th ballot proposal increases the sales tax from 6% to 7%. Schuette labels the measure a $1.9 billion “Christmas tree tax hike” saying Proposal …

Michigan Senators want to move their offices into a newer building in Lansing, but Democrats in the Michigan House say they’ll try to stop it. House Democrats say the entire bond-funded move of Senate offices to the Capitol View building on the south side of the Capitol, will cost taxpayers …

Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation that will reform how licenses for concealed pistols are issued in Michigan. The bills will streamline the process across all counties, dissolving county gun boards and transferring all application and licensing duties to county clerks and the Michigan State Police. The Governor says he …

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to extend a tax credit for small businesses that provide differential pay to military reservists and national guard members called to serve on active duty. Michigan Junior Democratic U-S Senator Gary Peters, who co-sponsors the legislation, explains The Military Reserve Small Business Jobs …

The state’s largest manufacturing association is warning state lawmakers about the idea of “reneging” on state-sponsored tax incentives. Those incentives helped the auto industry during the last decade, but Mike Johnston of the Michigan Manufacturers Association noted to legislators Wednesday that the incentives also helped the state’s economy through job …

“Let-Run” water advisories continue to be in effect for many communities in the Copper Country. The Village of Lake Linden is directing its water system customers to run their water at a steady stream slightly larger than a pencil lead effective immediately. Running only one faucet in the house is …