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Thursday, May 23, 2013  The commission applied for $720,000 from a federal grant to help with building costs.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Senator Carl Levin's office is back open as usual this morning after a suspicious letter forced evacuations at the Saginaw building.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  UPDATE: Sen. Levin said officials are performing tests on the letter, but they do next expect to have results until late tonight or tomorrow.

Monday, March 18, 2013  UPDATED WITH POLL: The sequestration, a series of automatic, across-the-board spending cuts on the federal level, has forced the National Lakeshore to reduce it's annual budget by five-percent.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Story updated: Argentine archbishop has been selected as new pope, the first pope from the Americas.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  The warnings in Washington of forced across-the-board budget cuts are trickling down to Northern Michigan. One program facing cuts is Michigan's "STOP Violence Against Women" program, and that has women and community members speaking out.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Two families share affection for Scouts, differ sharply on whether no-gays policy should stay

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Developments Wednesday connected to the debate over gun violence and weapons control in the U.S.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Nearly 100 Traverse City St. Francis students traveled to Washington D.C. for the annual March for Life.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Majorities favor a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games, movies and TV shows.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO. Three area school districts ranked in the Top 10 and were named Academic State Champs 2012 by Bridge Magazine. Crawford AuSable Schools ranked 4th, Mason County Eastern Schools ranked 6th and Kingsley area schools ranked 7th.