BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Australian state of Queensland may regulate agricultural runoff to protect the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's great natural wonders.

LANSING, Mich., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Michigan narrowly averted a shutdown of services Monday when a contentious budget with expanded taxes was approved before dawn.

FENTON, Mich., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Fenton, Mich., northwest of Detroit, was still littered with debris and without power Saturday, hours after a tornado crossed the town.

DETROIT, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John Kerry scored a big victory in Michigan Saturday in Democratic presidential caucuses marred by voting problems in Detroit.