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Online Sports Betting in Michigan Will Wait Until 2021

01/22/2020 01:41 PM

Sports bettors may be able to place wagers in person at Detroit casinos this spring but will wait until 2021 to do so online. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed laws legalizing online gambling and sports betting last month.

Some Michigan lawmakers believe the federal government should open Isle Royale National Park to moose hunters.

Some Lawmakers Favor a Moose Hunt at Isle Royale

Michigan State Park Fees Will Rise $1 Starting in March

Michigan Spends $4.6 Million to Swap Parolee Ankle Bracelets

Police: 2 Dead in House Fire in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Dozens of Alcohol-Breath Devices Back in Service in Michigan

Michigan State Police say 37 of the state's 203 desktop alcohol-breath devices have been returned to service. The devices had been removed from service amid an investigation into discrepancies with breath tests.

Michigan House OKs Bills Aiming to Better Child-Abuse Probes

Michigan's child-welfare law would be updated to clarify that caseworkers must make contact within 24 hours to assess the well-being of each child in a household where abuse or neglect is suspected under a bill advancing in the Legislature.

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Bill to Create Michigan Mental Health Hotline Nears Final OK

Michigan May Add Non-Binary Option to Driver's Licenses

According to The Detroit News, Benson had previously attempted for a third gender designation, but the department's software prevented her from doing so.

Bessemer Drafts Ordinance to Crack Down on Marijuana Odor

Artists in Residence Sought for Porcupine Mountains

The Michigan DNR has put out its annual call for artists in residence at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.

A winter photo shows the spectacular beauty of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.

'Remote' Pharmacies Bill OK'd by Michigan Legislature

People could pick up prescriptions at Michigan pharmacies that are not staffed by an on-site pharmacist under a bill that has cleared the Legislature and will go to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her signature.

Michigan Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Phones in Courts

The Michigan Supreme Court says the public can bring laptops, tablets and phones into state courthouses.

Michigan Lottery Contributes $1B to School Fund for 1st Time

The Michigan Lottery has raised more than $1 billion for public schools for the first time.

Ex-UP Deputy Charged in Sex Assault of Boy, 16

School in the UP Says No Decision Made on Indian Nicknames

Soo School Break Extended as Eastern UP Deals with Power Outages

Time's up for 'Totes:' New Batch of Banned Words is Out

Enbridge Retrieves Rod from Bottom of Straits of Mackinac

Judge Makes It Easier for Independents to Get on Mich. Ballots

Crews worked last month to pull back the original deposit pile of stamp sands at Gay, Michigan from the Lake Superior shoreline.

Crews to begin dredging Lake Superior harbor

Newcomers Kill Isle Royale's Oldest Gray Wolf

Mich. Governor Signs Bills to Legalize Sports, Online Gambling

Whitmer OKs Bills to Restore Vetoed Spending, Fund Prisons

Michigan Governor Vetoes Bill to End Deer Baiting Ban

Michigan Supreme Court Declines Opinion on Wage, Sick Laws

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Evers Calls Lawmakers into Special Session on Dairy Crisis

Gov. Tony Evers has called the Legislature into a special session next week to take up a package of bills to deal with the state's dairy crisis. However, Republican leaders say the Legislature will not vote on the bills during the special session.

Northland's Largest Baby Shower Helping Struggling Families

Life 97.3 radio station and St. Luke’s are giving back to families in need across the Twin Ports with the Northland’s Largest Baby Shower effort.

Victims of House Fire that Killed 4 in Wisconsin Identified

Authorities released the names of a woman and her three children who died in a house fire last week in Oconto, Wisconsin.

47-Year-Old Woman Killed in Iron Co. Snowmobile Accident

The Iron County Sheriff's Office says a 47-year-old woman is dead following a snowmobile accident on Sunday morning.

Gov. Evers Signs Bills Designed to Fight Lyme Disease

Investigation Into Overdoses at Ashland County Jail

Three inmates at the Ashland County jail are suspected of overdosing on opioids last week.

Online Sports Betting in Michigan Will Wait Until 2021

Some Lawmakers Favor a Moose Hunt at Isle Royale

Michigan State Park Fees Will Rise $1 Starting in March

The Lake Superior shoreline is seen at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.

Michigan Spends $4.6 Million to Swap Parolee Ankle Bracelets

Police: 2 Dead in House Fire in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Police say two people are dead after they were unable to escape a house fire in the Upper Peninsula.

Dozens of Alcohol-Breath Devices Back in Service in Michigan

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