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The sun rises behind rows of apple trees at Cherry Bay Orchards in Suttons Bay.
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Apple growers wallop averages for the third year in a row. What does that mean for the industry?

Ellie Katz October 7, 2024

Michigan growers are on track for a big apple harvest this year for the third year in a row. But...

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Baker's Keyboard Lounge first opened its doors in 1934.
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The Metro: Baker’s, Simmons & Clark hit 90-plus year milestones in Detroit 

Dorothy Jones October 4, 2024

Both Baker's Keyboard Lounge and Simmons & Clark Jewelers have kept their doors open for 90-plus years — largely due...

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Two women with opposing views hold signs that read "Unborn lives matter" and "Keep your beliefs out of my healthcare."
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit advances ordinance setting protest restrictions at health clinics

Sarah Cwiek, Sascha Raiyn October 1, 2024

Detroit is another step closer to passing an ordinance that would put some limits on protesters outside health care facilities.Subscribe...

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Walker, Mich.
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Trump, Harris tout visions for US economy during Michigan campaign stops

Quinn Klinefelter, Russ McNamara September 30, 2024

The latest polling continues to show a statistical dead-heat in the presidential race across political battleground states like Michigan.Surveys also...

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Vice President Kamala Harris addresses United Auto Workers members at UAW Local 900 in Wayne, Michigan, alongside her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (left) and UAW President Shawn Fain (right), on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
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VP Harris: ‘I will always stand with the UAW’

Russ McNamara September 26, 2024

Calling former President Donald Trump "one of the biggest losers" in the history of American manufacturing, Vice President Kamala Harris...

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A clarifying tank at a Michigan drinking water plant.
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Retirements by water and wastewater plant operators are leading to workforce shortages

Lester Graham September 24, 2024

Across the U.S., drinking water and wastewater utilities are losing experienced workers at an escalating rate. It’s part of the...

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A sign at a Sault St. Marie restaurant advertises open jobs.
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Michigan’s unemployment rate ticks up for third consecutive month

Rick Pluta September 23, 2024

Michigan’s jobless rate ticked up to 4.5% in August, the third month in a row the state unemployment rate has...

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Negotiations continue between Teamsters, Marathon Petroleum

Russ McNamara September 20, 2024

Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 283 have been on strike at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in southwest...

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Michigan Supreme Court
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Republicans, servers lobby for tipped credit; Supreme Court answers questions

Colin Jackson September 19, 2024

Michigan Republicans are teaming up with some tipped workers to push for a change to new state minimum wage policies...

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FILE - The Federal Reserve is in Washington is shown on Nov. 16, 2020.
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Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fight

Associated Press September 18, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic...

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In this image from video, United Auto Workers members rally outside Stellantis' Sterling Heights Assembly Plant Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Sterling Heights.
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UAW planning strike votes against Stellantis

Russ McNamara September 18, 2024

The United Auto Workers plans to hold strike authorization votes at as many as 28 Stellantis local chapters in the...

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An aerial view of the new Henry Ford Health hospital location in Detroit.
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Henry Ford Health breaks ground on historic $2.2B hospital expansion

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 16, 2024

Henry Ford Health has broken ground on its $2.2 billion hospital expansion — the largest health care investment in Detroit’s...

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