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Michigan zoo’s rare black rhino dies after illness: ‘She will never be forgotten’
MLive - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
LANSING, MI – Staff at Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo are mourning the death of a beloved critically endangered rhino. Doppsee, a female eastern black rhino, died Wednesday about a month after she suffered a medical emergency. Staff had been providing...
Michigan Attorney General, state police and state superintendent remind families of OK2SAY
WHTC - Michigan
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LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – As schools across the state welcome students back for the new academic year, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, state superintendent Dr. Michael Rice, and Michigan State Police Director Colonel James Grady are...
Michigan Child Killer Sentenced to Life for Murder
100.5 The River - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
It was such a sad and tragic case, so disgusting that it didn’t take long at all to render a verdict. Eugene Walter-George Rantanen was convicted by a jury of his peers for murder and first-degree child abuse of his 19-month-old son. The United...
Michigan farmers battle climate change in quest for perfect corn
Bridge Michigan
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August 29, 2025
PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what’s now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum. Last year was a good year, and...
Michigan State depth chart, injury report: Who wins starting battles for opener?
MLive - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
Michigan State’s depth chart is set. Coach Jonathan Smith just doesn’t see any benefit to making it public. The Spartans kick off season two under Smith by hosting Western Michigan on Friday (7 p.m., FS1) in East Lansing. Injury report Although...
Michigan depth chart: Projecting every starter for opener vs. New Mexico
MLive - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan did not list a depth chart for its season opener vs. New Mexico, but Sherrone Moore and his staff have been far from quiet about where things stand. We know freshman Bryce Underwood will start at quarterback. We know...
Michigan universities spending millions on cameras on…
Lansing State Journal - Michigan
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Schools say cameras are needed to solve crimes. Civil liberties experts fear a culture of surveillance. New cameras can pan, tilt and zoom across campus. Universities across Michigan and around the country are spending millions upgrading...
How many Michigan workers have died in 2025? What MIOSHA is saying ahead of Labor Day
Lansing State Journal - Michigan
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Michigan had 31 worker deaths in 2024 and 36 in 2023. MIOSHA urges employers and employees to prioritize safety in all work activities. State officials say just one Michigan worker has died in August as Americans head into the three-day Labor Day...
Corewell Health Aero Med now carrying whole blood for trauma patients
MLive - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Aero Med, Corewell Health’s helicopter ambulance system, is now providing live-saving whole blood to patients suffering from severe blood loss. “Donated blood is traditionally separated into various components, including packed...
2025 COVID vaccine eligibility: What Michigan residents need to know
MLive - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
Michigan residents may find it more difficult to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall. Federal regulators have approved an updated shot for this fall but limited who should get it -- a break from the norm and a move that doesn’t align with guidance of...
University of Michigan halts hormone therapy for minors amid legal challenges
Ann Arbor Times - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
David C. Miller, MD, MPH CEO, Michigan Medicine. Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Michigan Professor of Urology | Official Website David C. Miller, MD, MPH CEO, Michigan Medicine. Executive Vice President for Medical...
CHS spring student treated for TB, health agency and school notify parents and staff
Sturgis Journal - Michigan
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COLDWATER, MI — Local health officials confirmed a student who attended Coldwater High School in the spring semester was diagnosed with active tuberculosis and is currently undergoing treatment. Parents and staff at Coldwater High School received...
Feds order Michigan sex ed program to cut transgender references or risk losing funding
WZZM 13 - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services said that if Michigan does not remove language from sex ed curriculum, the state could lose out on nearly $3.4 million. LANSING, Mich. — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced...
Albion resident finishes Miss Michigan USA pageant in top 12
Wilcox Newspapers - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
Photo by Sylvia Benavidez Miss Calhoun County, Dymond Stokes, sat for an interview last Wednesday at Stirling Books & Brew talking about her Miss Michigan USA pageant experience. By SYLVIA BENAVIDEZ Contributing Writer Albion resident Dymond...
Corewell Health forms joint venture with Quest Diagnostics to build new Michigan lab
Grand Rapids Business Journal - Michigan
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August 28, 2025
Corewell Health and independent laboratory company Quest Diagnostics have entered a definitive agreement to build a jointly owned lab in Michigan. The Diagnostic Lab of Michigan would be based at the Corewell Health Southfield Center in...
Best Detroit Lions futures odds to place right now ahead of crucial season for Jared Goff
MLive - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
The Detroit Lions once again look loaded. Though there is some trepidation about the team losing both coordinators, Aaron Glenn to the New York Jets and Ben Johnson to the Chicago Bears, it’s not the Xs and Os but Willes and Joes that win in the...
Today's early best bets to target: Top college football, NFL, MLB picks, predictions, including Michigan State
CBS Sports - Florida
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August 29, 2025
College football is officially back, and after 16 games yesterday, the Week 1 college football schedule continues on Friday with an 11-game slate. One of those 11 is Michigan State hosting Western Michigan at 7 p.m. ET. Western Michigan is a...
Driver charged in Detroit crash that left 2 girls dead
The Detroit News - Michigan
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A man has been charged in a Detroit crash last weekend that left two children dead and a teen wounded, officials said. Amir Khalid, 41, was arraigned Monday in 36th District Court in Detroit on three charges, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office...
Seven Michigan beaches with high bacteria alerts: See the full list
Lansing State Journal - Michigan
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Several Michigan beaches are under bacteria advisories — or are closed — as Michiganders head into the start of the Labor Day weekend. In a state with more than 1,000 beaches, state officials say seven public and private beaches in counties across...
Bipartisan legislative effort for menopause, perimenopause education launches in Michigan House
Iosco County News-Herald - Michigan
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State Reps. Jamie Thompson (R-Brownstown), at left, and Samantha Steckloff (D-Farmington Hills) recently introduced House Bills 4790 and 4791 | Photo provided Two Michigan state representatives from opposing sides of the political aisle have come...