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Michigan Hospital Named One of the Best for Cancer Treatment in U.S.
When facing a cancer diagnosis, choosing the right hospital can make all the difference. America is home to some of the best cancer treatment centers globally, offering cutting-edge technology, groundbreaking research, and compassionate care. So how do you go about finding the very best in cancer care? The U.S. News...
FBI Warning Michigan Residents of New Crime Trend Called Jugging
A new crime trend has led to law enforcement warning everyone to be very careful at ATMs in Michigan. I was today years old when I learned of the term 'Jugging.' The FBI describes this new crime trend below,. Jugging refers to a crime in which a suspect, or group...
Michigan has fix in place after brief outage in early-voter check-in system
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here.An overloaded server briefly brought Michigan’s voter check-in system to a crawl Saturday morning, a hiccup on the first day of early in-person voting in the state primary that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says she is “confident” won’t happen again.The error was the result of other applications running on the same server that also hosted the state’s early voting electronic poll books, Benson said during a news conference Monday. When voting started, those hundreds of poll...
Michigan Cracks Top 10 States for Best Early Education
Michigan's education system continues to find wins against other states. Recently, Ann Arbor was named the most educated city in the country, and now Michigan is among the best-educated states from the jump. We're talking about early, preschool education, one step before traditional, formal education. Somewhat surprisingly, not every state...
Frail inmates have better shot at early release from Michigan prisons under updated law
LANSING, MI – Prisoners in Michigan deemed medically frail now have a better chance of leaving prison sooner to get the care they need while also taking the burden of their care out off the state prison system. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 23 signed into law Senate...
Free School Supply Drives in Southwest Michigan
The beginning of August means a lot of things as the summer is beginning to come to a close, the main things are football season, cooler weather, and school are all on their way. For most people, the first two aren't things that are a true concern because it doesn't take much effort for them, but that school piece is different. It seems like every year kids need new everything for the school year. This can be daunting to some parents as they try and make ends meet.
Habitat for Humanity of Michigan CEO to step down
Habitat for Humanity of Michigan’s leader will step down next month. John Williams, president and CEO of the Lansing-based nonprofit, is taking a new job as CEO of Akron Urban League, a nonprofit social services organization that advocates and facilitates programming to empower economic self-reliance in Summit County’s African American community, according to a news release.
Michigan State Police Honor Fallen Melvinville Officer By Paying It Forward
Fallen Melvinville Officer Mohamed Said was a beacon of kindness and dedication in his community, particularly known for his efforts in helping children. Tragically, Officer Said was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person's call. During the investigation, one of the subjects fled on foot and, during a subsequent struggle, produced a handgun, fatally wounding Officer Said.
Rite Aid to close 30 more stores
Rite Aid has continued to announce the closing of more of its stores. The company announced 30 more closings in a bankruptcy filing on Friday. All 30 stores are in Ohio and Michigan. Since the beginning of June, Rite Aid has announced that it would close 236 stores. All but...
The Internet Is Just Now Discovering What is Odd About Interstate 69 in Michigan
Interstate 69 is one of 4 major interstate routes that cross Michigan along with I-75, I-94 and I-96. Interstate does something odd in Michigan and it's something that is exceedingly rare across the entire interstate system. I-69 changes direction. North-south interstates have odd numbers and for a great deal of...
Trinity Health Livingston & Ann Arbor Award Community Grants
Trinity Health Livingston and Trinity Health Ann Arbor have awarded eight grants to community-based organizations in Livingston and Washtenaw Counties. The organizations chosen are being provided financial support to further improve the health and well-being of residents living and working in communities served by each hospital. To be considered for...
Cambridge's Matt Buckman commits to Hillsdale College for basketball
Cambridge senior Matt Buckman committed to play college basketball at NCAA Division II Hillsdale College on Tuesday. Buckman, a 6-foot-4 guard/forward, averaged 25.7 points per game last season for the Blue Jays. He added 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 50 percent from the field, 82 percent from the free throw line and 39 percent from 3-point range. Buckman, the 2023-24 Capitol South Player of the Year, enters this season having scored a program-record 1,517 points. Buckman is a three-sport athlete who also quarterbacks the football team and is a multi-year varsity golfer. Hillsdale College, which is located in Hillsdale, MI, went 18-10 last season after three consecutive 20-win campaigns and plays in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.