CMU Board of Trustees July meeting focuses on budget and med school
BY JENNIFER WEINGARTThe Central Michigan University Board of Trustees met yesterday to discuss this year's budget and some new development projects in Mt. Pleasant and Saginaw.Due to an enrollment drop...
View ArticleDNR releases results of sediment trap study
BY JENNIFER WEINGARTThe Michigan DNR has used sediment traps in rivers to solve a number of problems. A recent survey by the DNR shows that many of these traps are not working the way they...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups rally to raise concern over aging pipeline
BY ANTHONY RIZZOEnvironmental activists are rallying in the Upper Peninsula this weekend, calling attention to an aging oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac.The 62-year-old pipeline is used to...
View ArticleHealth officials express concern over new swine flu
BY JENNIFER WEINGARTAs many communities prepare for their local fairs, health officials are expressing concern over a new strain of flu virus that is spread by swine.Like the H1N1 virus of a few years...
View ArticleMunson Healthcare to 'daylight" Traverse City creek
BY AMY ROBINSONSome northern Michigan hospitals are being recognized for advancing their technology.Munson Healthcare in Traverse City and its affiliates; Mercy Hospital in Cadillac and Otsego Memorial...
View ArticleCourt says THC 'medibles' not allowed under Michigan law
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio Network The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that brownies and other baked goods laced with THC are not allowed under the state's medical marijuana law.Earl...
View ArticleK-12 state funding boost may not be sustainable, according to report
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkMichigan schools could be left with a significant drop in state funding after next year. That's according to a new report from the non-partisan Citizens...
View Article2nd wolf hunting referendum drive approved
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThe petition drive to put a second referendum challenging a Michigan law that allows wolf hunting can go ahead. A state elections board has approved the form...
View ArticleDetroit Public Schools has a new emergency manager
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkAfter two years as emergency manager of Detroit Public Schools, Roy Roberts has officially left the position. Governor Rick Snyder Monday named current Detroit...
View ArticleMSHDA awards Community Development Block Grants
BY DAVID NICHOLASSeveral projects in central and northern Michigan will soon be underway, paid for by funding from Community Development Block Grants.The initiatives are focused on creating and...
View ArticleIce Cream in the heat
BY JENNIFER WEINGARTA high pressure system over the midwest is bringing in temperatures in the 90's across Michigan. One thing summer is regularly associated with is ice cream. So how does record...
View ArticleEmmet county police search for missing 13-year old
The Emmet County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating a missing child in the Harbor Springs Area. Thirteen year old, Dalton Loesch has been missing since July 15th, 2013 at 12 p.m....
View ArticleRoscommon county police searching for a sexual assault suspect
Police in Roscommon county are asking for the public's help in identifying a man they say sexually assaulted a 12 year old girl at a local convenience store.Officers say the girl had gone into the...
View ArticleState lawmakers begin hearings on Common Core, anger and frustration ensues
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkA state House panel Tuesday kicked off a series of hearings about a set of nationwide school standards. It will make a recommendation about whether the state...
View ArticleLegislation would allow petition campaigns to cap public employee benefits
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThere's legislation pending in Lansing that would allow voters to amend local charters to cap public employee compensation and benefits. Courts have held that...
View ArticleMI inland lakes stocked with walleye
BY ANTHONY RIZZOIn a collaborative effort with local sportsmen groups and the DNR, a native species of fish is being stocked among inland lakes and thriving.The Southern Lake Huron Management Fisheries...
View ArticleThunder Bay Marine Sanctuary considers expansion
BY JENNIFER WEINGARTThe Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary in Alpena is taking public comment on a proposed expansion.The expansion would expand the borders of the sanctuary into Presque Isle and Alcona...
View ArticleCherry crop in Northern Lower Michigan on track for great harvest over last year
BY MARCY MISNERLast year's wacky weather killed off most fruit tree crops in Michigan. This year is has been much more typical, and that's good news for cherry farmers in northwest Michigan. Their...
View ArticleStudent debt loads are increasing
BY ANTHONY RIZZOA new study says the majority of public universities in Michigan are leaving graduates with higher and higher debt loads.The study compares student debt loads from 2011 with those of...
View ArticleBacteria prompts Chippewa River health concerns
BY JENNIFER WEINGARTSigns along the Chippewa River in Mt.Pleasant are warning people to stay out of the river because of unsafe levels of E.Coli bacteria in the water.Environmental health officials...
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