opioid crisis

More than 2,800 Michigan residents died of drug overdose deaths in 2023, according to state data.

Michigan communities grapple with how to spend opioid settlement funds. Plus, writer Rewa Zeinati reflects on themes of belonging and identity in her new collection of poems.

The pharmacy chain Rite Aid says it's closing all of its stores in Michigan.

Today, how community resources have improved for rural Michiganders dealing with opioid addiction. Then, we meet a West Michigan sculpture and portraiture artist, whose work was recently in the Gerald R. Ford International Airport. Plus, how an Ability Garden in Traverse City is offering kids with disabilities services they miss during summer break. Additionally, we revisit a conversation with BMX freestyle Olympian Hannah Roberts.

The drugstore giant Rite Aid has disclosed in bankruptcy documents from June and July that it plans to close 136 locations in Michigan.

Pharmacy chain Rite Aid says in bankruptcy filings that it plans to close a dozen stores in Michigan.

Information like how much money each local government stands to receive and how the state is spending its share of money is now available online on a state website.

Michigan is set to receive around $1.5 billion dollars over the next 18 years from a settlement with pharmaceutical companies that produce and distribute opioids.

The latest on the UAW strike, a new documentary on a Muslim-American who perished while saving lives on 9-11, and the opioid crisis in the Upper Peninsula dramatized on stage.

The report identified opioids and cocaine as the leading causes of overdose deaths in Michigan.