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Members of the Michigan National Guard are in Washington D.C. this week, to provide security during the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. The guardsmen were sent after a request for more help during Friday’s event. Captain Kyle Leese says they arrived Wednesday and will leave Saturday. As for any concerns …

Michigan is going to team up with Ohio and Pennsylvania to create more “connected highways.” Several miles of Michigan Highways can already send information to connected vehicles about roadway conditions. Matt Smith of the state department of transportation says a lot of this work is being done at Universities. SMARTBELT-A-SMITH

Knowledge is power–and when you know about healthy eating options, you’re more likely to follow them. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has details of a new study. U OF M STUDY-V-LITES(MNN)

The United States and Canada are behind schedule on identifying chemical pollutants in the Great Lakes. That’s the results of a report from the agency, the International Joint Commission. The report says toxic substances such as PCBs appear to be declining, but several new and emerging chemicals such as fire …

Michigan’s December seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5 percent in December as the state saw an increase in the total labor force by 14,000. The increase was from 4.9 percent in November, and was the only time in 2016 the jobless rate stood at 5 percent. The increase was …

Legislation to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law has been introduced in Lansing. Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, along with Senators Dave Robertson of Grand Blanc and Pete MacGregor of Rockford, say the prevailing wages laws are an unnecessary burden on schools and local communities and it doesn’t make sense that …

Starting Sunday, it will cost you more to ship a package. The United States Postal Service says the cost of a stamp will increase from 47 cents to 49. There are increases on small, medium and large flat-rate boxes and changes to flat-rate envelopes including regular, legal and padded flat-rate …

Governor Rick Snyder touted the state’s economy during his 7th State of the State address Tuesday night. He says since 2010, 500,000 jobs have been created and unemployment is at the lowest rate in 15 years. SNYDER SOS-A2(MNN) Snyder says, when it comes to crime, Detroit, Flint and Saginaw have seen a …

GM’s investing a billion dollars in its U.S. plants and adding 7,000 jobs. More from AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert. GM I

A metal stent is often used to prop open a blocked heart artery. But now patients have a new option–a dissolving stent called Absorb is helping to treat blocked coronary arteries that can lead to chest pain and heart attacks. Cardiologist Dr. Timothy Logan. #1 stent