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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 …

They are considered as two of the most likely GOP candidates to run for governor in 2018, and Attorney General Bill Schuette and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley have raised plenty of money through the first half of 2016. Donations to Schuete top the $600,000 mark, while Calley has more than $450,000 …

Plans for this year’s Parade of Nations are rolling right along. The headline act this year is Breaksk8, a professional jam-skating team that likes to push the limits of what can be done with wheels under your shoes. They have toured the world and appeared in films. Breaksk8 will skate …

The Copper Country has its share of ghost towns, and a documentary film tells the story of just one of them. A screening of the film “Winona: A Copper Country Ghost Town” will take place this Saturday at 7pm at the Elm River Township School in Winona. The Copper Range …

A pair of Veteran Town Halls are being held next month in the Copper Country, and should provide a great forum to get questions answered and to voice concerns. The events will be held on August 16th at the National Guard Readiness Center in Calumet at 1pm and at the …