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An official in a hazmat suit at the Gallagher farm in Orleans Township (July 9, 2009) 

Two arrested at Ionia County farm

Two people were arrested on the property of an Orleans Township farm Thursday. The farm has been investigated since Tuesday for possible illegally stored and buried hazardous materials.

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    Mason Nichols, now 5, and his sister Jasmine, now 2, in a photo provided by the Nichols family. (July 8, 2009) 

    Injured son, girl taken from campers?

    One day after an accident at PJ Hoffmaster State Park left a 5-year-old seriously injured, the Michigan Department of Human Services is trying to take the boy and his sister away from their parents.

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      Looking for a deal? Shop Michigan

      Need a car? A camera? A video game system or maybe an X-ray machine? Shop with the state of Michigan.

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        Inside a Michigan Works! office (July 9, 2009) 

        Extensions aside, unemployment runs out

        The numbers show that from May to December, a total of 99,000 people will have exhausted their unemployment benefits.

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          In this March 10, 2009 file photo, Bernard Madoff exits Manhattan federal court in New York. (AP Photo/David Karp, File) 

          Madoff won't appeal 150-year sentence

          Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has decided against appealing his 150-year sentence for a multi-billion dollar fraud.

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