State News

The latest polling data reveals the gender gap in the race for president is alive and well in our state. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick has more on the numbers from Mitchell Research.

The second of four reports focused on a strategy for the Great Lakes says there should be a focus on renewing waterfronts, promoting water accessibility and investing in the state’s commercial and recreational harbors. The Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of the Great Lakes developed the strategy which is focused …

New research from the University of Michigan shows using a touch screen to order food could lead to more unhealthy eating. The co-authors of five studies on the subject found that an iPad-like touch interface with menus leads people to make more hedonistic food choices over more healthful ones. They …

Will union workers support Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in the election? UAW President Dennis Williams says all indications point to NO. He says internal numbers put Trump support around 19 percent in the union.

There’s a critical blood shortage in Michigan and across the country. The Red Cross is concerned that they won’t have enough blood or platelets to meet those needs. Spokesperson Todd Kulman.

Among the 5.2 million Americans age 65 or older with Alzheimer’s disease, nearly two-thirds are women. This may be because men don’t show the same symptoms so they’re often misdiagnosed. Dr. Bruno Giordani is with the University of Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center.

With control of the Michigan House hanging the balance both political parties are stocking their campaign war chests, heading into the November Election. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick takes a look.

Michigan will be in the spotlight at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia today. U.S. Senator Gary Peters is scheduled to speak this afternoon at the convention. Flint Mayor Karen Weaver and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan are also expected to speak later today. Weaver is expected to discuss how Congress …

A new University of Michigan study confirms what many parents fear. Teens who misuse pain medications like codeine, oxycodone and other prescription drugs become more at risk to abuse drugs when they are older. Researchers say more than half of the high school seniors who took the drugs for fun …

Lottery fever hitting Michigan again this week. Tonight’s Powerball jackpot is up to $422 million. If a person in Michigan wins, it would be the largest Powerball jackpot won in the state. The largest lottery prize won in Michigan to date is a $337 million Powerball jackpot won by Donald …