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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,...
Why a grieving widow turned to Help Me Hank to bring husband’s ashes home
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – It’s not often you find yourself driving down Telegraph with the ashes of a man in your car -- a man you’ve never met -- but that happened to me today. I did not expect this as I was reading all the tips...
Aretha Franklin’s Voice: Official Michigan ‘Natural Resource’?
Aretha Franklin is not just the "Queen of Soul," but the queen of everything cool and soulful that Michigan has ever produced. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Franklin said in Mark Bego's book, "Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul," that she was a "Michigan girl at heart." Michigan loved her equally, honoring her with an annual holiday (February 16) beginning in 1968 and naming a Motor City highway after her in 2020 (Lodge Freeway between Livernois and I-94). But did you know the Michigan DNR declared Aretha Franklin's Voice an official state natural resource?
Former Westland police sergeant to stand trial for ethnic intimidation, assault
LANSING — A former Westland police sergeant is facing trial in connection with a 2023 incident in which he allegedly threatened and poked a Detroit casino worker while off duty. Kevin Yudt, 42, of Grass Lake, was bound over to stand trial earlier this week on two counts of...
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...
Lawsuit targets Michigan's ban on taxpayer-funded abortions
A lawsuit was filed Thursday seeking to overturn Michigan's longtime ban on taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income residents, arguing it cannot stand after voters in 2022 approved a sweeping constitutional amendment ensuring access to the medical procedure.The lawsuit came just two days after a judge, citing the same amendment, blocked a 24-hour waiting period and other abortion-related restrictions that remain in Michigan law.Michigan's Medicaid program provides coverage for childbirth, birth control and sterilization, "yet denies coverage to patients who decide to exercise their constitutional right to abortion," the lawsuit states."Many people with low incomes do not have enough money to cover...
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