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With summer weather upon us, festival season is in full swing and the Michigan State Police wants to make sure everyone has a safe and enjoyable time at summer festivals. Among the safety precautions the MSP are suggesting are remembering that children of any age should always be accompanied by …

It appears that there’s some confusion among voters when it comes to Proposal 1, which is on Michigan’s statewide ballot August 5th. The proposal is to continue the phase-out of Michigan’s personal property tax on business. Its a tax that business wants to get rid of because its out of …

The state’s largest retailers organization has released a study saying that in 2015, Michigan would gain more than 74,000 additional jobs and nine billion dollars in additional economic activity, if Michigan consumers bought from Michigan retailers instead of over the internet or through the mail. The Michigan Retailers Association study …

Michigan Tech announced that it has received a $5 million grant that they will use to reform middle school science education. The three-year grant was presented to MTU by the Midland-based Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation. The foundation will be funding the Michigan Science Teaching and Assessment Reform …

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is touting a new tool to help fight auto thefts in Michigan. Her office is now participating in a national motor vehicle title database that was created to prevent thefts and protect consumers from title fraud. Michigan has joined Texas and Illinois as the latest …

The ongoing fight over implementing President Obama’s signature healthcare reform law is in muddy waters. Two federal appeals courts have issued opposite rulings on health insurance subsidies that could impact many low- and middle-income people who bought policies, including more than 270,000 in Michigan. One ruling in Washington, DC rejected insurance …

A new study by researchers at Michigan State University and the University of California, Irvine finds that the lack of sleep, already considered a public health epidemic, can also lead to errors in memory. The study, published online in the journal Psychological Science, found participants deprived of a night’s sleep …

Michigan State Police say burglaries were down statewide last year. During 2013, there were just under 54,300 reported burglary offenses in Michigan, 15 percent lower than the previous year. July and August have the greatest number of burglaries with over 4,000 each month last year. Overwhelmingly, items targeted by home …

22 high school teachers from all across Michigan, including two from Houghton High School, are building their own 3D printers at Michigan Tech this week. During the 3-day workshop, the teachers will build and learn to use open source 3-D printers, which they will take back to their schools. The …

Energy efficiency. Education. The meth epidemic. Those were some of the topics discussed at the town hall meeting for the U.P. legislators yesterday at Calumet High School. Representative Scott Dianda hosted the event and was joined by Sentor Tom Casperson, Representative John Kievela and Representative Ed McBroom. Dianda says it …