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A bill aimed at protecting off-duty emergency medical service (EMS) providers from lawsuits when they provide emergency care is headed to the state House, after clearing the Senate. Currently in Michigan, off-duty medical professionals like doctors and nurses can’t be sued as a result of providing medical care in an …

There’s new evidence that efforts to reduce teen pregnancies in Michigan are working. The Michigan League for Public Policy has released a report saying Michigan realized a 40 percent decline in teen births over the past two decades. Michigan’s rate of 24 births per 1,000 teens in 2013 was well …

Bills to reform the laws that allow police to seize property in Michigan are headed to the governor, after passing the Michigan Senate Wednesday. The bill package would change the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws by increasing reporting standards and increase evidentiary standards for law enforcement to seize property. State …

A series of bills impacting medical marijuana users and dispensaries in-waiting have cleared a first hurdle, overwhelming passing the Michigan House Wednesday. One bill would set rules and tiered regulatory system to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to operate in the state. State Representative Mike Callton, R-Nashville, is sponsoring that bill …

[Hancock, MI]  The Stanton Athletic Club, in partnership with Stanton Township Park and Recreation, were recently awarded $15,000 from the Portage Health Foundation to make field and facility improvements at the A.C. Baseball Field. These two organizations applied for funding under the PHFoundation’s outdoor recreation RFP.  The grant funding was …

The boulder is just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. An exhibit featuring a three and a half ton nickel-copper sulfide rock was dedicated Tuesday in the lobby of the Dow Environmental Science and Engineering Building on the campus of Michigan Tech. The boulder, along with two smaller …

It’s the last thing that anybody wants to plan for, but what would happen to your family if you were suddenly taken away from them? Would you know what to do if you lost a family member? The Coalition on Grief and Bereavement is hosting a program tonight called Planning …

Odds are you or someone you know has hit a deer with their car, or you at least have had a close call with one. The Michigan State Police are reminding motorists to be on the look out for deer, especially during the peak activity periods of dusk and dawn. …

A slightly altered version of a bill to help catch someone who injures or kills a police officer has passed a House committee. The measure would create an alert similar to an Amber Alert that would send a message to the public if an officer in their area has been …

A measure to exempt people under the age of 21 from criminal penalties who are trying to get help for themselves or someone else for a prescription drug overdose has cleared a House committee. The idea is to not punish someone who is asking for help. The legislation, sponsored by …