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Michigan coalition works to address health disparities for older adults
This article is part of State of Health, a series about how Michigan communities are rising to address health challenges. It is made possible with funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. A broad coalition of Michigan organizations has come together to address health disparities that affect Michigan's rapidly growing...
Local Man Honored As DNR "Hunter Education Instructor Of The Year"
A Livingston County man has been named the Michigan Department of Natural Resources 2023 Hunter Education Instructor of the Year. Stuart Kenewell of Gregory was bestowed the honor at the June meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Lansing. Kenewell, who was nominated by other volunteer hunter education instructors,...
Michigan Walgreens customers worry about store closures
(CBS DETROIT) — The pharmacy industry has suffered yet another setback: first, Rite Aid, now Walgreens. The latest closure announcement is creating issues for customers and even the pharmacy job market.For Walgreens customers like Kristin Ketzler, the worry goes through her mind when she thinks of having to move pharmacies. Ketzler has chosen Walgreens for decades when it comes to receiving her medicine. While the company didn't specify which stores would close, this raises the question of whether she should switch her prescriptions now."I wouldn't go to the Telehealth because you have to worry whether or not it's going to get delivered...
Michigan ban on taxpayer-funded abortions targeted by lawsuit
Abortion-rights supporters filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to overturn Michigan’s longtime ban on taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income residents, arguing it cannot stand after voters in 2022...
Michigan City Named Most Expensive for Renters in the US
It's not as though rent prices will go down anytime soon. But between the high costs of rent and low wages, many renters in cities across the nation have it worse than the rest. That's why, despite having a below-average cost of living, Michigan is home to the city deemed...
Michigan man who almost won ‘Survivor’ is becoming rich on ‘Jeopardy’
He nearly won “Survivor,” but it’s what he has been doing on the game of questions and answers that is turning heads. Already eligible for the “Jeopardy” Tournament of Champions, this college graduate student from Michigan has won more than $111,000 over the last six games.
Rite Aid customers looking for new pharmacy following closures
WATERVILLE, Ohio (WTVG) - Customers say they enjoy the convenience, location and employees at their local Rite Aid, but now, those customers tell 13 Action News that they have no choice but to leave. Earlier this month, Rite Aid announced it would close 27 stores across Michigan and Ohio. Even...
As crisis rages, Michigan speeds up opioid spending in new budget
Michigan will spend $48 million from opioid settlement funds on addiction services next year. The appropriation in the budget approved Thursday represents a big increase from past spending. One Michigander dies every four hours from an opioid-related overdose. Michigan lawmakers have approved $48.2 million to fight the opioid epidemic, more...
Climb 94 steps to the top of Michigan’s oldest lighthouse for a stunning view
PORT HURON, MI - Ninety-four steps. Eighty-six feet off the ground. Nearly 200 years of history. Welcome to the Fort Gratiot Light Station, Michigan’s oldest lighthouse located in the heart of Port Huron. In a state featuring the most lighthouses out of any other in the U.S., Fort Gratiot...
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