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New treatment for people who are undergoing angioplasty. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first fully absorbable stent to treat coronary artery disease. The stent, called Absorb, limits the growth of scar tissue, and is absorbed by the body in approximately three years. The FDA says coronary …

More than 100 Michigan State Police officers are being sent to Cleveland to help with security and crowd management at the 2016 Republican National Convention. They’ll spend seven days working the convention, and will be reimbursed under an interstate Emergency Management Assistance Compact request from Cleveland. The convention runs July …

A recently signed package of bills by Governor Rick Snyder has given a standard definition for benefit eligibilities for military veterans. The bills update the Korean Veterans Military Pay Fund law and enact the same definition of a veteran throughout all Michigan laws using the version in federal law. The …

Governor Rick Snyder will appeal a Court of Appeals ruling that Michigan must return contributions that school employees made toward their retirement health care. The governor will do this without the help of Attorney General Bill Schuette. He says the funds were collected under a law that the courts had …

The American Red Cross has issued an emergency request for blood and platelet donations to help replenish an extremely low blood supply. Nearly 650 fewer Red Cross blood drives are scheduled this week than an average week due to Independence Day vacations. But, the Red Cross is extending hours at …

The first of the summer series on Calumet Strong! will be held this evening (July 5, 2016) at the Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne’s in Calumet. CLK Superintendent Darryl Pierce will present “Keeping Our Schools Strong” at 7pm. Since education is a central aspect of a community, the public …

The Portage Health Foundation (PHF) has undertaken a series of community health forums focused on the topic of mental and behavioral health (including substance abuse). The goals of these forums have been to develop collaborative input, prioritize healthcare needs, and build consensus toward innovative interventions and solutions to address the …

Ahmeek, MI – June 29, 2016 – Thanks to a TEDF Category A grant awarded by MDOT in August of 2015, the road connecting Neuvokas Corporation to US Highway 41 is repaved to enable year round use. TEDF (Transportation Economic Development Fund) helps fund road projects around Michigan that stimulate …

Houghton, MI:   Range Bank is pleased to announce the groundbreaking for a new Range Bank office in Houghton. The new office, designed by U.P. Engineers & Architects, Inc., will be located next to the current Range Bank office off M-26 in Houghton and is anticipated to be complete by the …

Have a candid video of your child accomplishing an awesome sports feet?? If so, up load it, to a new YouTube channel which is meant to highlight youth sports. Youth Baller Network is hosted and run by Scott Seidenberg. Seidenberg says today’s technology makes it simple to share local sports …