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4 days ago | secondwavemedia.com | Brice Burge

What's happening: 1st Lt. Brock Artfitch has been promoted to post commander of the Michigan State Police St. Ignace post. This is a return to the St. Ignace post for Artfitch, who had previously served as a sergeant before working as a field investigator for the MSP Professional Standards Section. The St. Ignace post covers the eastern-most parts of the U.P., filled with additional challenges of various islands, the Mackinac Bridge and international crossings with Canada.

5 days ago | secondwavemedia.com | Sarah Rigg

More than 200 people showed up at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse when Cheers to Queers (C2Q), a grassroots LGBTQ+ organization, hosted an event called Queer Prom this April. Co-organizers Danya Youssef-Agha and Marisa Quiery say their third queer prom had about 220 in attendance. Tickets sold out a week before the event, which aimed to create a positive, celebratory environment for LGBTQ+ adults who may have had unpleasant experiences at their high school proms.

5 days ago | secondwavemedia.com | Monique Bedford

Over the past few months, the U.S. health care system has witnessed many drastic changes. Due to mental and behavioral health budget cuts and changes in structure to how people access mental health care, Michiganders are facing more barriers to that access — including Michigan’s military veterans.

5 days ago | secondwavemedia.com | Monique Bedford

Over the past few months, the U.S. health care system has witnessed many drastic changes. Due to mental and behavioral health budget cuts and changes in structure to how people access mental health care, Michiganders are facing more barriers to that access — including Michigan’s military veterans.

6 days ago | secondwavemedia.com | Shandra Martinez

Darla Maltby didn’t expect a 30-year career when she first walked into the Allegan Developmental Center in 1995. She was a young mom looking for a stable job after years of waitressing. What she found instead was her calling. “I didn’t know if I could do it the first day,” Maltby says. “But by the second day, I loved it.”Now, Maltby is retiring from the Allegan Area Educational Service Agency, where she has worked as a paraprofessional supporting students with severe multiple impairments.