The family of Jason Pero has taken the first step in filing a lawsuit against the Ashland County Sheriff's Office. 

The State Patrol says Jamie Novak, 21, also hit one of the snowmobiles in the roadway.

The Legislature's failure to pass a bill that approved borrowing $350 million to pay for a new prison is winning praise from groups that opposed the spending.

Michigan's unemployment rate edged upward to 4.8 percent in February.