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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A number of employers apparently are willing to let their workers walk. Steelcase Inc. says many companies have expressed interest in its newest product, which combines an office workstation with a treadmill so workers can burn calories while earning a paycheck.

Bill Barnes says he was scratching off a losing $2 lottery ticket inside a gas station when he felt a hand slip into his front-left pants pocket, where he had $300 in cash.

A study has revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals have been released into Lake Michigan from the water treatment plant in Grand Rapids, Mich.