Nearly every day, a silver Subaru makes its way through the tiny towns and white pine woods of Wexford County, in northern Michigan.Behind the wheel is…

Think back to a time when you stayed up all night, or only slept for a few hours.Did you feel groggy or sluggish? Was it difficult to focus on the tasks…

No more pencils. No more books. No more free lunch?Millions of low-income kids across the country rely on free and reduced-priced breakfast and lunch…

Colin Parks gets an email alert almost every time a baby in Michigan dies in their sleep.Parks is head of Michigan’s Child Protective Services, and he…

Last week I wrote about concerns facing kids living in the city of Flint. The biggest concern as of late revolves around negative health impacts due to…

Pacific Standard magazine published a piece online yesterday tracing the history of OxyContin, and the rise of opiate addiction in the United States.…

Michigan is beginning to reach a state of normalcy after the worst economic shock in a generation. Last week, the state announced the unemployment rate…

The Hidden Epidemic is a State of Opportunity documentary on the opiate drug epidemic in Michigan. It’s been a national epidemic, but Michigan has been…

This is the third part in our documentary, The Hidden Epidemic. You can hear the full documentary on the air today at 3 p.m. and 10 p.m., or catch up…

This is the second part in our documentary, The Hidden Epidemic. You can hear the full documentary on Michigan Radio on Thursday, July 16th at 3 p.m. and…