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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Pentagon poised to trim number of civilian furlough days, expand pool of exempt workers

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Do you think musicians are hot?  According to a new study, a man holding a guitar (not even playing it!) is more 'dateable' than someone holding a gym bag.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Legislation to end furloughs of air traffic controllers and delays for millions of travelers is headed to a House vote.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Budget cuts ground 3rd of Air Force warplanes; those headed to Afghanistan to be mission ready

Thursday, March 28, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan is desperately searching for big brothers who can fill big roles in small lives.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Fiber line cut impacting some phone lines

Friday, March 08, 2013  UPDATED: A 2012 study found that heart attacks increased by 10 percent on the Monday and Tuesday following the change to Daylight Saving Time.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Some feedlots, meatpackers closing after US ranchers sold off cattle amid widespread drought

Friday, February 08, 2013  Two studies published Thursday in the journal Science better explain the Earth-shaking consequences of a catastrophic cosmic collision 66 million years ago when a comet or asteroid smashed into the Gulf of Mexico.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Snowmobile racers from all over the world are flocking to Sault Ste. Marie for the International 500 Snowmobile Race.

Monday, December 31, 2012  The buoyant economies of the Asia-Pacific are prepared to party with renewed optimism despite the so-called fiscal cliff threatening to reverberate globally from the United States and the tattered economies of Europe.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Katie heintz was a Saint francis student who was just 16 years old when she died of leukemia in 2005.

Friday, December 07, 2012  The government said Superstorm Sandy had only a minimal effect on the figures.

Monday, November 12, 2012  SwingShift & the Stars Dance-off for Charity is in its five-year anniversary, and what has become one of the largest fundraisers in our community, began with a simple idea from one woman. We're taking a look at how Judy Harrison is proving a mom, wife and CEO of her own business still has time to be a rockstar!

Friday, November 02, 2012  Without power, fuel terminals can't pump gasoline onto tanker trucks, and gas stations can't pump fuel into customers' cars.