Gary Austin
Michigan Will Soon Have a New Driver’s License For Veterans
Starting next month Michigan veterans will be able to show their service to our country right on their Michigan driver's license and state identification. The Secretary of State's Office says the new license will be available to all honorably discharged Michigan veterans...
GM’s Massive Repair Effort is Underway
General Motors has over 4,000 service departments at its dealerships and all will be busy in the weeks ahead replacing ignition switches.
G.M. has started mailing recall letters telling owners of effected vehicles about the repair procedure...
See Which Michigan High Schools Ranked Highest in New Survey
U.S News and World Report is out with its 2014 study on high school performance nationwide and of the top 500 in America ten are in Michigan. Scoring exceptionally well was the Intermediate Academy in Bloomfield Hills. It came in ninth place overall...
MSU Board of Trustees Approve Room and Board Rate Increase
Today the MSU Board of Trustees took a vote and decided next academic year room and board rates will go up 3.95% for those who live in residence halls. So for the 2014-15 school year total residence hall housing and dining costs will be $9,154...
Michigan Legislators Consider ‘Driving While on Marijuana’ Legislation
State lawmakers are reviewing legislation that would allow police to determine if someone is driving erratically because of marijuana use. The proposal would clear the way for officers to be able to use a new saliva test. It's designed to determine the level of THC in a person's system...
Emerald Ash Borer Kills More Michigan Trees
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says this is something that had to be done. In Cheboygan County in Aloha State Park hundreds of dead ash trees have been cut down. The reason: they were infested with Emerald Ash Borer insects. There was serious concern if this action had not been taken the deadly disease would have spread to healthy trees and eventually many more would have ended up dy
Proposed Road Kill Legislation Has its Critics
A proposal being discussed by state lawmakers that would make it easier to take home animals killed after being hit by a vehicle is being questioned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Those who support it say requiring a permit first takes too much time...
Aircraft Bomb Threat Under Investigation
Quite a scare for those on board a plane that left Detroit for Denver yesterday. There were 157 on board Delta Flight 1500. Someone found a note that said a bomb would go off. Around 7:30 last night the plane landed safely along a remote part of a runway at Denver International Airport...
A New Use For a Very Historic Michigan Building
Today Lansing city officials announced the former Michigan School For The Blind facility will be redeveloped into a residential apartment complex. The building itself is nearly 164 years old. The school opened in 1915 and closed in 1995. Through the years many students were taught there including music legend Stevie Wonder...
Legislators Stress Urgency of Road and Bridge Repairs
Today lawmakers on the State House Transportation Committee discussed the impact the terrible winter has had on our roads and what can be done to get them fixed as quickly as possible.
On option being proposed would allocate over $400 million to get a wide range of road and bridge repair projects done next year...