Legalizing cursing; artificial state Christmas tree; school-lunch scraps eaten

KINGSLEY, Mich. (AP) — Kash finally made it home after a few days. A missing dog in northern Michigan? No, a missing calf.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — The Cedar Falls fire department has purchased small cameras that can be attached to helmets, and plans to start using…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota health officials will allow residents with intractable pain to buy medical marijuana starting in August, they…

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Fort Dodge police have arrested an 18-year-old man on charges including possessing pictures depicting bestiality.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's tax amnesty program has collected enough money to pay for the new Regional Cities grant program spearheaded by R…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Christmas tree at North Dakota's state Capitol this year is plastic, a move made to reduce the fire risk, officials said.

CLEVELAND (AP) — A museum dedicated to "A Christmas Story" has acquired the holy grail of movie memorabilia: a Red Ryder BB gun wielded by Ral…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Outdated crimes such as cursing in front of women or children would no longer be on Michigan's books under legislation h…

CHICAGO (AP) — The number of Illinois patients getting state approval to use medical marijuana jumped a bit higher during November, the first …

NORTHPORT, Mich. (AP) — Farm animals in Northport are gobbling up food scraps from the local high school.

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man in western Michigan said he was arrested and locked up for 12 hours for telling people outside a courthouse to …

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck man who rescued a dog that was dumped from a moving vehicle onto Interstate 94 in western North Dakota says h…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An analysis of recent student test results in Ohio shows the continuing role of poverty in the scores.