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Today at 11:52 AM  Bills to expand Medicaid, allow for the dissolution of deficit-ridden school districts and improve legal aid for criminal defendants are all on the agenda.

Yesterday at 9:15 PM  The expedition to discover the shipwreck site began more in 1981, when four friends started exploring the islands off of the coast of Fairport in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  A team of northern Michigan divers explored lake Michigan this weekend in hopes of identifying one of the Great Lakes longest standing mysteries.

Friday, June 14, 2013  A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that there will be a nationwide record corn crop this year; but some Northern Michigan farmers say that they are still feeling the harsh impacts of a cold and wet Spring.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Explorers who have been stationed in Charlevoix are preparing for an expedition on Lake Michigan this weekend.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  An afternoon fire had firefighters scrambling to try and contain the blaze that destroyed a Grayling business.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Corey James Boerner was arrested on charges of Open Murder yesterday in the death.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a nearly $49 billion state budget that sets aside more money to fix deteriorating roads and provides preschool to low-income children.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Law enforcement officials from 83 departments attended the Michigan Sheriffs' Association Conference at Shanty Creek Resort in Antrim County.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Schuette says his office is monitoring the balance of wholesale and retail prices and profit margins statewide.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A coalition that opposes hunting wolves in Michigan is still making its case even though officials have scheduled a hunt for later this year.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  UPDATED WITH POLL: Law enforcement says the move would solve more crimes, while civil liberties advocates say collecting DNA before someone is convicted violates the presumption of innocence.

Monday, June 10, 2013  A Michigan man is charged with a Minnesota bank robbery and bomb threat that prompted a six-hour evacuation over the weekend. Sixty-five-year-old David Michael Tyler of Cheboygan, Mich., was charged Monday in Washington County court with second-degree aggravated robbery.

Monday, June 10, 2013  New legislation would give college graduates an income tax credit for their student loans if they stay in Michigan after graduation.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  Hundreds of cancer survivors are spending 24 straight hours this weekend walking.