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Refinancing is not available to everyone. But those who can refinance switch from adjustable- to fixed-rate mortgages, locking money in at rates their parents in the 1980s never dreamed of. Many shave a couple of hundred dollars off their monthly mortgage payment; some get an even bigger windfall.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-967813.mp3A state Senate committee opens hearings tomorrow on Governor Rick…

State officials recently updated the list of invasive species banned in Michigan. They added seven species to the list. That means you can’t have them in…

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing made headlines and provoked cries of outrage yesterday with his pronouncement that the city might have to seek an emergency…

DETROIT- Two Michigan school districts have each received nearly $100,000 in federal grants to bring locally grown food to school cafeterias.The U.S.…

We’re going to see a lot of stories about homeless people in Michigan this winter. Unemployment has come down a little, but is still high, and assistance…

Thousands of have fled a crowded refugee camp in Lebanon during a lull in the fighting between Lebanese troops and Islamic militants holed up inside the camp. U.N. relief officials in another camp nearby say they expect 10,000 Palestinian refugees to arrive throughout the night. Michele Norris talks with NPR's Deborah Amos.

Donna Cooner's new young adult novel, Skinny, follows Ever, an obese teenage girl who decides to have weight loss surgery. Reviewer Jennifer Longmire-Wright says Skinny is the start of an important conversation for overweight teens — but doesn't adequately portray the difficulties of surgery.

For their United States of Thanksgiving story, the New York Times picked German potato salad as the recipe that evoked Michigan.Priscilla Massie of…

An emissary from Earth has landed on Mars. NASA's Phoenix probe touched down near the Martian North Pole on Sunday shortly before 8 p.m. ET.