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Fewer young people getting vaccinated in Michigan, study finds
The rate of children and adolescents getting routine vaccinations is declining across the state, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.
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About 72% of Michigan students considered not ‘college ready’
Nearly three quarters of Michigan high school students are considered to be unprepared for college, according to data from the Michigan League for Public Policy.
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Mooz the dog helps scientists study threatened turtles
A 9-year-old labradoodle is helping to conserve the threatened wood turtle in Michigan.
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Michigan’s pothole predicament: waging war against the weather
Michigan is anecdotally famous, or some might say infamous, for the poor quality of its roads.
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New passenger train route between Holland and Detroit to be explored
A proposed east-west train route would carry passengers across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
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Study finds high risk of injury or death in motorcycle-deer collisions
Motorcyclists are especially vulnerable to injury or death when colliding with deer, according to a recent study.
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Michigan sees fewer Canadian visitors this year, bridge traffic in decline
So far this year, the United States has seen a large drop in Canadian visitors, and Michigan is no exception to the national trend.
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EPA grant will fund barrier to stop spread of sea lamprey in Grand River
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission will receive a $2.1 million grant to address the invasive sea lamprey in the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Michigan residents have surprisingly higher risk of being struck by lightning
Michigan experiences hundreds of thousands of lightning strikes each year and ranks 25th in lightning density per square mile, according to 2024 data.
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Wake boats make big waves, bigger clashes on Michigan lakes. Time for limits?
A handful of states have laws limiting wakeboarding to specific areas or deeper waters, while a push to do so in Michigan last year was dead in Lansing.
