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Sit less and move more. That’s the message the American Heart Association wants to get out after new research shows sitting too much can increase your risk of heart disease. Even physically active people who spend a lot of their time being sedentary are at risk. Association researchers aren’t exactly …

Traffic on the Mackinac Bridge is hitting new highs. The Bridge Authority says traffic was up in July compared to a year ago and there’s been more activity for the first six months of the year. Even though Summer is coming to an end, officials say traffic will be peaking …

All fifteen counties of the Upper Peninsula are again represented in the U.P. State Fair, which begins today in Escanaba. Sheila Krueger is Associate Director of the Delta County Chamber of Commerce. The fair has several “theme days”, included is Senior Day, on Friday when seniors get in free. The …

The Small Business Association of Michigan says that while some owners are “tapping the brakes” when it comes to sales projections, no one’s panicking yet, as we hear from Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick.

Governor Snyder says that he will not ask William Parfet, the director of his political action committee, to step down, despite being at the center of a sexual harassment court case. More from Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick.  

The state’s new DEQ director is getting a vote of confidence from the governor, despite criticism from environmental lobbyists. The update from Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick.

Debris on the roadways has caused more than 200,000 crashes in the U.S. in the past four years. A new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says that’s caused more than 500 deaths and more than 39,000 injuries between 2011 and 2014. AAA is calling on drivers to properly secure …

Back to school is just around the corner. For many parents that means trying to drag their teens out of bed at early morning hours. But with a little pre-planning you can help your teen make the transition from the lazy days of summer to the classroom. Here’s sleep expert …

A new study of states with the best and worst school systems ranks Michigan in the bottom half, at number 34. Analyst Jill Gonzalez of Wallet Hub, which did the survey, says Michigan scored low in student-teacher ratio and high school graduation rates, especially among low-income students.

You may have noticed Michael Phelps and other Olympic athletes sporting some round red marks on their bodies. It’s a telltale sign of cupping, an ancient Chinese therapy to help relieve muscle and tissue pain. Dr. Mike Tocco.