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More than 100,000 people voted uncommitted in Michigan’s presidential primary this week. What happens next will be, at least in part, up to President Joe Biden. The uncommitted campaign’s aim was to show the president his support

Don’t give sturgeon endangered species status. That’s the plea from state Representative Cam Cavitt of Cheboygan as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services is considering making that move. “There’s 21 states that have sturgeon populations, but Michigan and

From the Associated Press — A Michigan village has agreed to a $320,000 settlement with a man from Japan who was wrongly accused of drunk driving after a police officer badly misread a breath test, court records

NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball Last Night Rutgers 82, Michigan 52 Rutgers 82, Michigan 52 – Omoruyi records a double-double and Rutgers throttles Michigan by 30 points Clifford Omoruyi scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Jeremiah

DETROIT (AP) — The ousted former leader of the Michigan Republican Party lost a key court ruling Thursday in her effort to regain the top post. The Michigan Court of Appeals said it won’t suspend a lower court’s

From the Associated Press — Severe storms that appear to have spawned a rare February tornado outbreak sent sleeping Midwesterners scrambling for safety and left a trail of damage and power outages across four Great Lakes states,

Buchanan High School has received a $100,000 grant to purchase equipment for its career and technical education programs. Assistant Principal and CTE Program Director Mark Frey tells us the state 61C Equipment Grant will support programs including

Michigan Works is offering free CDL training to those interested in starting a career as a truck driver. Vice President of Workforce Paul Kirk tells us the agency is teaming up with Lake Michigan College and REGEN

Work is underway around southwest Michigan to expand broadband internet to those who aren’t currently served. Midwest Energy and Communications is rolling out new service to thousands of properties in the next couple of years thanks to

Coming up this weekend at Berrien Springs High School will be the FIRST in Michigan Robotics Competition with 34 teams competing over two days. The event is being hosted by Edgewater Automation, and the company’s Dave Goodenough

One Buchanan and the OutCenter are planning a forum on the state of civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community. The OutCenter’s Mary Jo Schnell tells us with this being an election year, and an important election, there

A Paw Paw High School junior is about to make history by competing at the Michigan High School Individual Wrestling Championships this week. Paw Paw Public Schools says Angel Miller will be the first female wrestler from

Members of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services answered questions about abuse at the state’s psychiatric hospital for minors during a legislative committee hearing this week. State Senator Michael Webber of Rochester Hills cited a

The Niles Police Department reports that early Thursday (Feb 29) at approximately 3:00 am, officers were dispatched to Johnny’s Market Shell Gas Station located at 434 S 11th Street in Niles in response to a 911 call

There were a couple of firsts for this year’s presidential primary. It was the first primary moved to the fourth Tuesday in February, and it was the first to be held with expanded early voting. Oakland University

Michigan voters want more of their tax money going to the roads. That’s the finding of a new poll from EPIC-MRA. 82% of respondents said all taxes paid at the gas pump should go toward funding improvements

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Bulls 132, Cleveland Cavaliers 123 – 2 OT Indiana Pacers 123, New Orleans Pelicans 114 Bulls 132, Cavaliers 123 – DeMar DeRozan scores 35 points, Bulls outlast Cavaliers 132-123

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Dearborn and two other Michigan cities with large Arab and Muslim populations turned against President Joe Biden in the state’s primary after Democratic leaders there warned for months that voters were angry about

A bill aimed at increasing access to mental-health care in Michigan could go to a vote on the Michigan House floor at any time. The bill was introduced in 2023 by state Representative Felicia Brabec, who is

The United Way of Southwest Michigan has received a donation of $50,000 from the Joseph N. and Rosemary E. Low Foundation. United Way Director of Major Gifts Susan Polfus tells us the organization was contacted by Foundation

The Van Buren Conservation District will be taking a whole farm approach at its annual Farming for the Future conference next month. The event will be Wednesday, March 13 at the Van Buren Conference Center in Lawrence.

The Silver Beach Carousel in St. Joseph is planning an event for next month to thank its volunteers and to encourage new people to help out. The Silver Beach Carousel Society says “Warm Up with Chili” will

Lakeshore Public Schools has announced the appointment of a new principal at Stewart Elementary. Carole Fetke took on the role on a permanent basis this week after serving as the interim principal since the start of the

The $850,000 fundraising goal for the Unified Civic Monuments Project has been reached. The Unified Civic Monuments Project is planning to build monuments to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in both Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, and

DETROIT (AP) — An Indiana man accused of making a violent threat against a local election official in Michigan in 2020 pleaded guilty to the charge Tuesday. Andrew Nickels of Carmel appeared in federal court on the day of Michigan’s