At some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian. October is Pedestrian Safety Month — a great opportunity to include and increase pedestrian safety messaging across all platforms. Pedestrians walking down a sidewalk next to a busy road. The Michigan Department of Transportation reminds ...

That collective scream you may have heard last week came from all those students out there who are joined at the hip with their cell phones. A state lawmaker had the audacity to introduce legislation to regulate those handy-dandy, can’t-live-without-them devices in schools, which produced ...

OK2SAY — Michigan’s student safety program that allows students to confidentially report tips on potential harm or criminal activities directed at students, school employees and schools — is marking its 10th anniversary. To encourage use of the program, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ...

The Michigan State Police Iron Mountain Post has put out a reminder to residents that scams can take many different forms but if an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is. Most scams involve obtaining a victim’s personal information under false pretenses, the MSP advised in a news ...

Students are back in school and the Keep MI Kids Tobacco Free Alliance is urging parents to be vigilant about the growing threat of e-cigarettes. With 14% of Michigan high schoolers using e-cigarettes, according to the Michigan Youth Tobacco Survey, this issue remains a critical concern for ...

Veterans have a great opportunity to get ahead of this year’s flu season with free vaccinations being available over the next week. The Marquette Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic will be offering free flu vaccines next week. The clinic will be offering the vaccines on Thursday and Friday, ...