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The Department of Natural Resources has announced it is accepting applications for wildlife habitat improvement grants for 2015. They’re due August 12. Minimum grants are $15,000 and there is about $1 million total available for the cycle. For an application, click here.

According to a new study, even though childhood obesity continues to be a problem, more adults say kids are getting more opportunities to be active. The survey from the University of Michigan found, in 2013, 61-percent of adults reported “lots of opportunity” for young children to get physical activity. That’s …

MLB: Tigers Swept by Rays Rick Porcello’s bid for a third straight shutout ended quickly last night, as the Tigers lost to the Rays 7-3. Tampa scored early… with a double, a single, and a three-run homer before any outs were recorded in the top of the first. Porcello was …