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Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. The picture above is the result of a severe mental health crisis and the individual was sent home with no help.

Crews are watching for damaged or worn equipment and any vegetation that creates a hazard.

We did learn that children can be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 and can get sick, but most kids have mild symptoms, or they may have no symptoms at all as long as they are heathy.

School lunch and breakfast programs have taken a big hit during the pandemic.

Curbside, no thanks! I choose my groceries by drone express.

Michigan's first case of the COVID-19 B1617 variant has been reported. This particular strain, dubbed a 'double mutant' variant, originated in India.

February set a record for the most number of calls to the Michigan Gambling Hotline. That was just shortly after online gambling was legalized.

The mask mandate that the TSA put in place was set to expire on May 11th but has now been extended.
This is a bit ridiculous if you ask me. I'm all for public safety but wearing a mask on a bus or plane surrounded by a bunch of strangers is like jumping in a pool and trying not to get wet...

The new 2020 US Census Report is forcing Michigan to lose one seat in Congress. And one vote in the Electoral College. It’s a big deal. But more than a dozen members of the U.S.House of Representatives aren’t so sure the census numbers are all that accurate.

A controlled burn got out of control recently in Northern Michigan but as of April 30th the U.S. Forest Service shares it is almost completely contained.