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Officials with Lansing Police have confirmed that one person is dead following a semi-truck accident on westbound I-96. The accident happened around 6:30 Thursday morning, just east of the Martin Lutherget more >> One person is dead after a semi truck leaves roadway.get more >> A 17-year-old high school senior from southwestern Michigan has died in a motorcycle crash two days before his school's graduation ceremony.get more >> A 17-year-old high school senior from southwestern Michigan has died in a motorcycle crash two days before his school's graduation ceremony.get more >> Wednesday evening around 5:30 p.m. a woman was hit by a car in the 1200 block of Regent Street, near Potter Park. That's just off Aurelius, south of 496. Initial reports suggest the accident may be aget more >> It happened on the 1200 block of Regent Street, that's near Potter Park Zoo.get more >> Police have shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 69 at Cochran Road in Charlotte because of an accident. The notice went out at 10:30 a.m. and police say the road will be closed until at leastget more >> Two semis were involved, both drivers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.get more >> Six years after being mistaken for dead, Whitney Cerak has become a mother.get more >> Six years after being mistaken for dead, Whitney Cerak has become a mother.get more >> Detroit police say they're investigating the death of a 7-year-old boy who was found hanging from a bunk bed. Police say they responded about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to a home north of the New Center areaget more >> Police say the death was reported as a possible suicide, but the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office will make a determination about cause of death.get more >> A school in Grand Rapids suspended 60 students, one fifth of its senior class after a "last day of school joke." The students rode their bikes to class, complete with cheering parents and a police escort,get more >> A school in Grand Rapids suspended 60 students, one fifth of its senior class after a "last day of school joke."get more >> Authorities in western Michigan say a car with six teenagers aboard went out of control and crashed on an interstate highway exit ramp, killing two of them and seriously injuring two others.get more >> Authorities in western Michigan say a car with six teenagers aboard went out of control and crashed on an interstate highway exit ramp, killing two of them and seriously injuring two others.get more >> Two suspects are in police custody in relation to the suspicious death of 2-year-old Brandon Kemp. Both suspects are expected to be arraigned on Tuesday. Officials say they will release more infomationget more >> The toddler's mother's attorney is speaking out for his client.get more >> The Michigan National Guard says a roadside bombing in Afghanistan has wounded 10 of its soldiers, including one who lost part of both arms.get more >> The Michigan National Guard says a roadside bombing in Afghanistan has wounded 10 of its soldiers, including one who lost part of both arms.get more >>
Senator Rick Jones, introduced a resolution Monday that asks Congress to fully fund the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University.
"The fiscal year 2013 federal budget allocates $22 million to fund the FRIB," Jones said. "This amount is less than half of the agreed-upon $55 million needed to maintain this critically important scientific project on its schedule for completion of construction and the commencement of the nation's scientific research efforts."
The current proposed federal budget also includes funding for an International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The U.S. Department of Energy is asking to send $150 million to the ITER fusion project in France for fiscal year 2013.
"This amount is nearly three times more than what is needed to maintain FRIB, Jones said." Clearly, American interests would be better served by fully funding projects within our borders rather than sending money overseas."
