SW Michigan

LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced nearly $16 million in incentives for several projects that are expected to create more than 1,100 jobs. The planned projects represent about $173 million in investment in cities including Detroit, Traverse City, Fenton, Battle Creek, Marysville and others.

LANSING, MI - A coalition supported by the Humane Society of the United States says it is considering a second petition drive aimed at banning wolf hunting in Michigan. An initial hunt is already scheduled for this fall in parts of the Upper Peninsula -- although, because of actions Wednesday, more Natural Resources Commission votes will be needed to make the hunt official again.

Hopewell and former Kalamazoo Public Services Director Bruce Merchant are spending Wednesday meeting with Congressman Fred Upton and Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin. Upton, Stabenow and Levin in a May 10 letter to the U.S.