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Monday, May 20, 2013  Garden Tour set to go next month in Genesee County.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The National Weather Service doesn't expect the Saginaw River to drop below flood-stage until May.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  US mink farms grow as Chinese consumers' demand for fur coats sends pelt prices skyrocketing

Friday, November 23, 2012  The Friday after Thanksgiving is often the time when people start to purchase their Christmas trees. This year's drought did take a bit of a toll.

Sunday, October 28, 2012  A grant made horse-drawn rides and pumpkin picking possible at the historic Kearsley Park Sunday.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Doug Guffey used a Craigslist ad to lure children to his horse farm.  He has been charged with seven counts of criminal sexual conduct and is in the custody of Richfield Township Police.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Under the Labor Department's failed proposal, paid farm workers would have to be 16 to use power equipment, such as tractors. They would have to be 18 to work at grain elevators, silos and feedlots.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  Animal welfare group uses undercover video to pressure grocers to stop buying from hog farm

Wednesday, December 15, 2010  Labor Department warns child, forced labor problems could swell during global economic crisis.

Tuesday, December 07, 2010  The federal government has announced $78,000 in fines in an investigation of child labor and migrant work camps at Michigan blueberry farms.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010  Kettering University won a $50,000 grant to perform an energy audit and develop a geothermal system for an urban gardening greenhouse project.

Monday, October 18, 2010  Macomb County authorities say a body found in Lake St. Clair belongs to a missing Michigan bank executive.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010  The Iowa hens at the heart of a massive recall are still laying eggs that could end up on a table near you. And food safety experts say that's OK.

Friday, August 20, 2010  The nationwide recall of tainted eggs expanded Friday as a second Iowa egg farm was linked to the ongoing investigation of a salmonella outbreak that has already sickened more than 1,000 people.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  A salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds and led to the recall of hundreds of millions of eggs from one Iowa firm will likely grow, federal health officials said Thursday.