Morning Briefing

MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022

In today's newsletter, a promising cancer treatment element being made in Lansing, pediatricians urge kids to catch up on vaccines before school starts, and 10 things to do and see at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

The dogs who help find crime, people, and even wedding rings.

Police K-9's are super smart, super cute, and a few have been real superheroes in Michigan.

Here’s a few recent stories: West Michigan man arrested after K-9 tracks him 3 miles from crash scene and Police K-9 finds missing woman in 75-foot ravine in Northern Michigan.

Oh, and we can’t forget about this: Michigan K-9 sniffed through beach sand to find woman’s lost wedding rings.

Curated by Jamie Rewerts

Niowave President and CFO Mike Zamiara gives a tour of a superconducting linear accelerator used in the commercial production of medical isotopes on the former campus of the Walnut Street School in Lansing on Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Daniel Shular | MLive.com)

A promising cancer treatment, made in Lansing with particle accelerators

Fixing a problem: Actinium-225 is an incredibly promising cancer treatment, but researchers don’t know its full potential because there simply isn’t enough of it for large-scale clinical trials. A Lansing company aims to fix that.

Making more: Niowave has begun producing actinium-225 using a superconducting linear accelerator. Worldwide, there’s probably 2 curies of actinium-225, said Mike Zamiara, Niowave’s president. “We’ll be making one curie a week,” Zamaria said.

News in cosmetic treatments: Popular cosmetic treatments such as Botox and filler injections could see more stringent regulations in the future under a bill that was recently introduced in the Michigan Senate.

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Mackinac Bridge Authority urges lawmakers to make trespassing a felony.

It’s an iconic piece of Michigan infrastructure, but under the Michigan penal code, it’s currently not designated as a “key facility.” That means a person trespassing on the bridge is not subject to a felony.

Coming to light: It’s a loophole that was discovered when a felony trespass charge was dropped against a person who climbed the bridge without permission to take photos.

Heading to the bridge? Be prepared for detours: Traffic just south of the Mackinac Bridge will be detoured due to bridge work from Tuesday to Thursday, July 26-28.

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Pediatricians urge kids to catch up on vaccines before school starts

A reminder:With the 2022-23 school year around the corner, parents are reminded to get their children in for an annual physical and to ensure they’re caught up on their recommended vaccine timelines.

Vaccinating children against COVID-19 remains a priority, but there's more diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, measles and chickenpox that kids should get a shot for.

Back to school and COVID-19:Health officials have long expected to see another rise in COVID-19 cases this fall as students return back to school, however BA.5 variant could speed up Michigan’s fall COVID surge.

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Michigan mobile home park residents feel stuck as rents climb

A steep increase: Across the state, mobile home renters have noticed their rent bill grow. In the case of Jim and Connie Grant, their rent is up a 76% increase from 3 years ago.

Across the country, private equity investors have reportedly been buying up manufactured housing communities and driving up lot rents. But in Michigan, a package of bills could clamp down on this practice.

Other inflation impacts: Inflation has been hitting in more ways than rent, you know that groceries prices are high but even things like your trash bill aren't safe from rising costs.

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10 things to do and see at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Visit Sleeping Bear Dunes: No national park to-do list could ever be truly complete, but we believe this one’s a pretty good start.

Use however you want: Our list is arranged in no particular order and can be used as a lifelong, multiple-visits checklist or simply for cherry-picking ideas for planning one trip.

Speaking of lists: In case Sleeping Bear Dunes isn't your jam, here's 10 Michigan zipline tours for an unforgettable adventure.

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— Jamie Rewerts

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