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The American Red Cross is issuing an emergency call for blood and platelet donors after about 37,000 fewer donations were given in November and December than expected. Todd Kulman, with the Red Cross in Michigan, says all blood types are needed and they’ve added nearly 200 hours to donor centers …

Who has the worst winter weather in the country? A website has ranked all 50 states. Erin Vee looks at where we fall.

The new year brings a jobs outlook that we haven’t seen in a decade. CareerBuilder’s annual job forecast shows 40-percent of businesses planning to hire full-time workers over the next year. The survey also shows 30-percent expect to hire part-time, permanent workers while half plan to hire contract or temporary …

The eighth annual Sisu Ski Festival is being held this weekend in Ironwood with some cross country ski races on Saturday. But, race director Jackie Powers says there’s more. And, Powers says there’s a party after Saturday’s races with a pasties, a Finnish stew, and entertainment.

A group of Lansing firefighters helped deliver a set of twins Monday evening in a bathroom. When emergency crews arrived one baby had already been delivered, but the second one was on the way. Steve Mazurek, Captain of the Lansing Fire Department, says ambulance crews, two engine companies and a …

The total cost of a disturbance at a prison in the U.P. is nearly $900-thousand dollars. It happened in September, when about 100 emergency response team members were sent to Kinross Correctional Facility following a protest by a few hundred prisoners. Chris Gautz with the Michigan Department of Corrections: About …

On the first day of her campaign for governor, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer is strongly criticizing Republican Bill Schuette for his role in the Flint water crisis. Whitmer says Schuette is using the Flint water crisis for his own political gain. With 14 years in the legislature, Whitmer says she is not …

Car and truck sales set a new record in 2016, narrowly squeaking past the old record set the previous year. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert.

Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer around One of the reasons it’s so fatal is that it spreads quickly. But there may be a way to prevent that. Michigan State University researchers say a man-made chemical compound can reduce the spread of melanoma cells by up to …

By saying that sidewalk defects are “open and obvious,” Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation that will protect cities from lawsuits from those who trip and fall on sidewalks. Supporters say cities pay millions a year in sidewalk-injury settlements and should be able to use the same defense that’s available …