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Escanaba’s Basic Marine Shipyard has been fined $243,000 for 18 safety violations. Scott Allen of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration says that the company has a repeated poor safety record, and does not care about the safety of its workers. The OSHA Region Five office in Chicago conducted …

The Pure Michigan brand is being recognized with a pair of awards from Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International. The tourism campaign promoting the state won a gold medal for the six-page “Hemingway’s Pure Michigan” feature that was published in the AAA “Midwest Traveler” magazine in the May/June issue last …

The Michigan State Police say that while hackers are attacking Michigan’s computer systems on a daily basis, they’re winning the battles. Matt Bolger of the State Police says they have five offices and 20 officers working on tracking the “cookies” that hackers leave behind. Officials recently told lawmakers that each …

A legislative committee in Lansing could vote this week on a measure requiring the state to develop a “choose life” license plate in Michigan. The measure is promoted by anti-abortion groups such as Michigan Right to Life. Under the proposal, revenue generated from the plate sales would go to organizations …

Instead of snow days canceling learning for the day, a leader in online learning in Michigan is suggesting that snow days should be ‘online learning’ days. Jamey Fitzpatrick of Michigan Virtual University notes that there was an average of nine and one-half snow days per district in Michigan last year. …

The Michigan House Tax Policy Committee could vote this week on a measure to end Michigan’s film tax credit program. The bill is sponsored by House Republican Dan Lauwers of Brockway in St. Clair County. If approved, the incentives will end September 30th. While legislators this year have reduced the …

Downtown Calumet is in the final preparations before the start of tonight’s CopperDog 150 Sled Dog Race. The teams of sled dogs will begin on 5th Street with opening ceremonies starting at 6:30. Roughly 20 teams of 10 dogs will make the officially 135 mile trek in three stages–first to …

Working dogs, like sled dogs, have about as much in common with ordinary dogs as most of us have with a professional athlete. And because they are so different, Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. Michael Davis says they need specialized care. At a special training seminar in Laurium on Thursday, …

A Michigan Tech mechanical engineer and his team are looking ahead to a prosthetic ankle that can see where it is about to step. Michigan Tech’s newsletter, Tech Today, reports that Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mo Rastgaar says his team is in the process of designing an artificial vision …

State Representative Scott Dianda is demanding that the Michigan Department of Transportation be held accountable for problems concerning unused railcars and road work warranties. MDOT Director Kirk Steudle was brought before a joint meeting of the House Transportation Committee, Oversight and Ethics Committee and Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee to answer questions about two …