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Michigan News

Great Lakes shipwrecks

Special to the Journal LANSING — Plummeting temperatures, blinding snow and ferocious winds ripped through the air as three freighters struggled on Lake Michigan’s frigid surface. Unsuspecting and dangerously underprepared passengers braced for the worst, baffled at the stark contrast ...

Manufacturers work to put career tech back in high schools

Special to the Journal LANSING – As high school shop and technical education classes fade from curriculums across the nation, manufacturers are looking to increase the number of their workforce with their own training programs. Michigan is known for its manufacturing industry, being a ...

Cutting a deal

By JOE CAPPILETTI Associated Press LANSING — A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot had all criminal charges dropped Thursday after he and the state Attorney General’s office reached a cooperation deal. James Renner was one of 16 Republicans who acted ...