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LANSING – Michigan K-12 students and other community members are encouraged to participate in a month-long video effort designed to recognize the important work that teachers perform. It comes as the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and State Board of Education gear up to celebrate ...

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DULUTH — Listeners of WGGL 91.1 FM Public Radio, a service of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) have not been able to able to hear their favorite Public Radio programming for several months. While it has not gone off air permanently, the radio station is experiencing technical problems. The ...

Michigan wedding caterer ordered to refund consumers

LANSING – With wedding season arriving, consumers should be wary of businesses they hire to assist them on their special day. On Monday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) had been signed between Alicia Thompson, owner and operator of ...

America at 250

What began as an experiment in self-governance rooted in personal freedom and liberty has grown into the world’s most unique and important nation: the United States of America. Here, we can, within the boundaries of the law, do, say and think what we wish; we can worship as we choose; we ...

Student visas allowed nearly 100K workers to be employed in Michigan

DETROIT — Nearly 100,000 international students worked in Michigan after their graduation under the Optional Practical Training, or OPT, portion of their student visas from 2013–2022 — including over 50,000 engineering jobs, according to a new report from Global Detroit. The vast ...

Today in history, April 3, 2026

Today is Friday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2026. There are 272 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 3, 1996, Theodore Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician known as the Unabomber, was arrested at a remote Montana cabin by FBI agents. From his off-the-grid location, ...