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A bighead carp, front, a species of the Asian carp, swims in an exhibit that highlights plants and animals that eat or compete with Great Lakes native species, Jan. 5, 2006, at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.  

Asian carp may have breached barrier

Federal officials say the despised Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent it from invading the Great Lakes and jeopardizing their $7 billion sport fishery.

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    Asian carp may have breached barrier

    Federal officials say the despised Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent it from invading the Great Lakes and jeopardizing

    Economists: More MI job losses in '10

    University of Michigan economists say the state's economy will improve in 2010, but only in comparison to what has been one of the most "brutal" in a

    Gov. tours colleges, talks of education

    State budget cuts are impacting almost every area of government spending. Education at all levels has taken a hit and Gov. Jennifer Granholm was in West

    What jobs will grow by next year?

    After losing a manufacturing job more than a year ago, Samantha Robinson has been working for work with little luck. Applying, calling, faxing and sending

    Michigan jobless rate dips to 15.1%

    Michigan's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 15.1 percent in October as total employment grew in the state for the first time since mid-2007, according to a

    Where is fed. stimulus money going?

    Congressman Pete Hoekstra sent out a release Tuesday about federal stimulus money going to "phantom congressional districts."

    Gov: More money needed for K-12 funding

    Gov. Jennifer Granholm has made it clear she wants more money for things such as K-12 funding.

    Mich. affirmative action ban in court

    Michigan's ban against racial preferences in public university admissions and government hiring will be put to the test in a federal appeals court three years

    Use the Web to plan Black Friday deals

    For Brenda Bennett, Black Friday is tradition. Each year on Thanksgiving Day, she sits with her sister and neighbor with the ads spread out across a big table,

    Profiling Michigan's jobless

    In this West Michigan community, a little-known federally mandated program begins in a small classroom in the corner of the Michigan Works! office on Burdick

    'Most-wanted' sex offender arrested

    Terry Lee Salazar, 53, was convicted of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in 1998. After failing to verify his address during a required verification

    55 laid-off troopers back to work

    Effective Monday, 55 Michigan State Police troopers are back to work, after being laid off on June 28.

    Hunt is on: firearm deer season opens

    The hunt is on across Michigan. The state's regular firearm season for deer opens Sunday and runs through Nov. 30.

    Palin: McCain aides kept me bottled up

    The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family.

    Local schools help MI vie for fed's $4B

    Three West Michigan school districts have been selected by the state for use in Michigan's application for a piece of $4.3 billion in federal funds aimed at

    Mich Senate OKs parks funding change

    The Michigan Senate has voted to eliminate state park entrance fees and instead ask drivers to voluntarily pay higher vehicle registration fees.