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Governor Rick Snyder has signed a bill into law creating a pilot program that could terminate state welfare assistance in certain situations for those who take illegal drugs. The governor says the one-year program is designed to get help to drug abusers who are on the welfare rolls. Three counties …

A package of bills aimed at keeping kids in school and out of jail will be reviewed by legislators when they return to Lansing after their winter break. If approved, truancy would be defined as missing ten unexcused days of school each year. The definition of chronic absenteeism would be …

Local lawmakers are still sounding off on the Michigan legislature’s decision on how to fix the roads. A proposal to increase the Michigan sales tax by 1% will be on the statewide ballot in May, which didn’t sit well with Representative Scott Dianda, who voted against the plan because he …

It’s the movie that has escalated the already-high tensions between the United States and North Korea and now you can see it. “The Interview” starring Seth Rogan and James Franco was shown at select theaters yesterday and one of those was Cloverland Cinemas in Ironwood. It’s one of a handful …

Two Marquette residents who burned down their trailer that was also a suspected meth lab will each spend over 10 years in prison. 38-year-old Leanna Horton and 34-year-old Christopher Brow were sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Marquette. They both pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to …

The flu season is well underway in Michigan, and State Department of Community Health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated, before the end of the year. Jennifer Smith, of the Michigan Department of Community Health, says influenza activity normally peaks between January and April in Michigan, which is why …

Local projects dealing with issues like mental health and drug abuse will be receiving grants from the Michigan Department of Community Health. MDCH has awarded more than $1.34 million in Health Innovation Grants to 44 one-time projects which will receiving up to $35,000 each. Among those projects are the Great …

An Upper Peninsula lawmaker is blasting a federal judge’s ruling that puts the grey wolf back on the endangered species list and bans wolf hunting in the UP, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. State representative Ed McBroom says that Judge Beryl Howell has no idea what they are dealing with in the …

The two people involved with an active meth lab that was discovered this past weekend in Ishpeming are behind bars. 29-year-old Steven Greenleaf and 27-year-old Aimee Fraley were arrested on two felony counts each of delivery/manufacture of meth. Fraley was arrested on Sunday on an unrelated warrant and her bond …

We could find out in the beginning of the new year whether gay marriage will be legalized in Michigan. The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as early as January 9 to add same-sex marriage to their calendar this term. Equality Michigan Executive Director Emily Dievendorf says they have a very …