This week’s bouquets go to: From Tom Caron of Escanaba: As the final laps ticked off of the Yooper Fall Classic, I had to appreciate the dedication and professionalism of the staff at Escanaba Motor Speedway. With weather to deal with, all of the various classes of the cars involved, and ...

Students are back in school and the Keep MI Kids Tobacco Free Alliance is urging parents to be vigilant about the growing threat of e-cigarettes. With 14% of Michigan high schoolers using e-cigarettes, according to the Michigan Youth Tobacco Survey, this issue remains a critical concern for ...

This year, the “I voted” sticker readers will pick up after casting your ballot could look a little different, the Detroit Free Press reported recently. The Michigan Secretary of State had a contest asking Michigan students and others to design the stickers handed out at polling locations ...

During National Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 15-21), AAA and the National Safety Council (NSC) are releasing a safety alert for parents. A new AAA analysis of five years of government crash data reveals a concerning trend: child seat and booster use declines after a child turns three, ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is committed to investing in prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery support services to ensure the number of Michiganders impacted by substance use and dying of overdoses continues to decline. As part of Recovery Month, ...

We like an effort launched recently by the state of Michigan aimed at getting more younger voters signed up. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist proclaimed the week of Sept. 8 as Voter Pre-registration Week, encouraging eligible Michiganders to pre-register to ...