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Parents are getting ready to send their kids back to school, and that involves a lot of physical and financial preparation. There is also an emotional toll involved. The University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children's Hospital conducted a national poll to learn what concerns parents most when it comes to the health of their children. Dr. Susan Woolford is a pediatrician at Mott and served as co-director of the poll. She joined WEMU's David Fair with the results and advice.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a law Monday to allow courts to issue “red flag” orders to temporarily seize guns from people deemed a risk to themselves or others. We have more from Rick Pluta.

James and Jennifer Crumbley have asked the Michigan Supreme Court to dismiss criminal charges against them for their role in the Oxford High School shootings. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Eastern Michigan University community took a few moments Wednesday to remember and celebrate the life of an EMU grad who was among the victims of a mass shooter in Texas last weekend. WEMU's Cathy Shafran has more.

Eastern Michigan University is suffering the loss of one of its graduates following a weekend mass shooting in Texas. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

The final bills in a package of legislation that would allow authorities to seize guns from people deemed a risk are on their way to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. That’s after the state House signed off on them Wednesday. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan will require universal background checks for gun purchases and that firearms be stored under lock and key when not in use under bills signed into law Thursday by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Rick Pluta reports.

Given the recent campus shooting at Michigan State University and mass shootings around the country, Eastern Michigan will increase security at large campus events. As WEMU's Cathy Shafran reports, it starts with this month's Commencement ceremonies.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would receive more funding to research gun safety under legislation announced Wednesday by Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin and Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Court of Appeals says the parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley will face trial on four counts of involuntary manslaughter. We have more from Rick Pluta.