A new study by AAA shows a link between an increase in fatal traffic crashes and the legalization of marijuana. Spokesman Matt Nasworthy says the study showed that the fatalities doubled in Washington state after voters legalized marijuana. One in six of the drivers involved had marijuana in their blood.
Read More »Obama's Flint Visit Rubs Some The Wrong Way
Some Flint residents have taken exception to President Barack Obama’s visit to Flint last week and the fact that he drank the water, claiming that it’s safe. Shawndrika Simmons represents AFSCME workers in Flint. Simmons says there is still water distribution by volunteers, even though she says the state has …
Read More »Hearing Held On LGBT Bathroom Guidelines
Should Michigan students be allowed to use bathrooms or locker rooms based on their gender identity? That’s one of the questions being considered by the State Board of Education as it considers new guidelines to support LGBT students. Testifying at a public hearing was Dewitt Schools Counselor Theresa Severy.
Read More »GM Sticking With Electric Vehicles
Even though electric vehicle sales haven’t been great, GM says it remains committed to the technology. Here’s AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert.
Read More »Volkswagen Cleaning Up Dirty Diesels
Volkswagen reportedly has a fix for some of its dirty diesel vehicles. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert says Volkswagen is facing a June 21st deadline.
Read More »NASA Discovers Another 1,300 New Planets
It’s a big discovery from NASA. The Space Agency says that the Kepler Space Telescope has detected nearly 1,300 new planets. Astronomer Mike Narlock at Cranbrook Institute of Science says that brings to 3,200 the number of planets discovered, making it exponentially more probable that there is other life in …
Read More »Testimony Continues In Flint Water Crisis
Michigan’s infrastructure was the focus of a joint committee of state lawmakers in Lansing that’s probing the Flint water crisis. Mike Nystrom, from the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, says people expect good public safety and transportation services–as well as public health services— Nystrom says the state is underinvesting in …
Read More »Survey Shows Most People Don't Know Signs Of Adult Asthma
Do you know the symptoms of adult asthma? A new national survey finds most people don’t. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites looks at what we’re missing.
Read More »Money Pours In To Help Flint
Financial help for Flint courtesy of ten foundations who are committing $125 million to help the city recover from the water crisis. The collaborative effort announced this morning includes the Charles Stewart Mott, W.K. Kellogg, Ford, Skillman, Kresge, Ruth Mott, Robert Wood Johnson, Hagerman, FlintNOW foundations and the Carnegie Corporation …
Read More »New Alerts May Be Added To Warning Systems
You may soon be getting more alert messages on your cell phones. The state House approved legislation that creates an alert system used by police to warn residents of a threat such as a mass shooting or terrorist attack. The sponsor of the legislation, Brandt Iden of Oshtemo-near Kalamazoo, proposed …
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