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Dial Help does a great deal for the community, not only with their crisis center hotline, but with the victim’s support services that they offer. The City of Houghton knows this–and to help support them, the City Council voted to donate $10,000 to Dial Help at their regular meeting Wednesday. …

The Michigan State Police says ten people from the Upper Peninsula will graduate this morning at the Negaunee Post from its inaugural Citizens’ Academy. In a new initiative this year, each of state’s 30 police posts will host a Citizens’ Academy to give residents a first-hand look at a trooper’s …

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump campaigned in Toledo last night.  Jon Hewett reports.

Twelve years after he gained national recognition with his very first Democratic Convention speech in Boston, President Barack Obama has called on Americans to pass the baton to Hillary Clinton. And tonight, the candidate will make her case before a national audience. Charlie Langton has more from Philadelphia.

Within a minute of inhaling secondhand marijuana smoke, damage may occur to the blood vessels. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has more.

Your smartphone can help put you in a better mood. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites explains.

The ice bucket challenge became a viral sensation in 2014 and raised more than $100 million. The ALS Association says money raised from the Challenge is the reason scientists have discovered a gene that contributes to the inherited type of this disease. Kristin Munyan is with the ALS Association Michigan …

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 …