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[Hancock, MI] Dust off your suits and beaded dresses; start practicing your Charleston and Lindy Hop and head out to the local speakeasy. The Portage Health Foundation is taking you back to the Roaring 20’s where Model T’s filled the streets and jazz music filled the air. The Portage Health …

It’s a new addiction to deal with – technology, like computers and smartphones. Addiction specialist Dan O’Neil says some families are predisposed toward addiction, so parents need to be aware and work towards a healthy balance of technology and person to person interaction.

A just released study says the danger of teenagers abusing opiods and other strong pain medication often begins with a prescription for too many pills. It ends with leftovers in the home, giving teens easy access to pills, which they can abuse. The research was done by C-S Mott Children’s …

Monday’s Amber Alert was the second issued in less than a week. Do systems like this remain effective when used multiple times over a short period? Penny Fischer is a Captain with the Michigan State University Police, which uses the “MSU Alert” emergency program. Fischer says MSU Alert notifies about …

A World War 2 veteran is honored with a Congressional Gold Medal. 92-year-old John Willie Jordan served during World War 2 and was among the first African Americans to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. Jordan’s son Tracey sat beside his sister as their dad was honored for his service. …

Check your freezer– hundreds of thousands of pounds of chicken are being recalled by a prime poultry processor. Here’s Dave Ramos.

Is it really safe to bathe in the water in Flint? Virginia Tech professor Dr. Marc Edwards has launched a scathing online attack against actor Mark Ruffalo and his Water Defense group, accusing them of “exploiting the fears of traumatized Flint residents.” Melissa Mays of Flint says the concerns about …

DPS Transition Manager Judge Steven Rhodes is not backing down from comments he made about teachers staged a two day sickout. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick has the follow up.

The states economy is slowing down but we are not headed for a recession. That is one of the story lines we expect to see later today coming out of the revenue estimating conference at the State Capitol. If analysts are right, the state has about a $400 million deficit. …

Michigan Lt. Governor Brian Calley and Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein are pushing businesses to hire people with disabilities. A statewide business workshop is scheduled for June 21st in Flint as part of the MI Hidden Talent tour. Calley says people with disabilities have a lot to offer a company, …