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Trump agrees to provide more federal funding for Michigan ice storm recovery
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (340+ words) March 11, 2026 / 10:55 AM EDT / CBS Detroit Additional federal funding will be available to assist Northern Lower Michigan communities with recovery after a disruptive ice storm that happened nearly a year ago." Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's staff said she met with President…...
How do Michigan's gas prices compare to the rest of the U.S.
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (228+ words) March 10, 2026 / 12:27 PM EDT / CBS Detroit With gas prices spiking across the country'because of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, the gas price variations that normally occur from one metro area to the next might be more noticeable than usual.' AAA provides'weekly…...
Tracking Southeast Michigan's precipitation deficit. Relief on the way this weekend
1+ week, 1+ day ago (297+ words) March 4, 2026 / 9:56 PM EST / CBS Detroit If you've been paying close attention to our local weather, you might be wondering how we are faring with moisture as we march toward spring. The good news is that, for now, drought conditions remain…...
Michigan lawmakers propose statewide hyperbaric chamber safety bills after child's death
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (360+ words) February 25, 2026 / 5:28 PM EST / CBS Detroit After 5-year-old Thomas Cooper died in a hyperbaric chamber explosion at the Oxford Center in Troy, Michigan, last year, two of the city's representatives in Lansing partnered together to find a solution." "What we have…...
Michigan attorney general launches online portal to track and report ICE, federal immigration enforcement actions
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (220+ words) Updated on: February 4, 2026 / 3:49 PM EST / CBS Detroit Michigan's attorney general has launched a new online form to collect reports of immigration actions in the state." Attorney General Dana Nessel provided that information Wednesday as part of an ICE Response Roundtable…...
Michigan, Michigan State rank among world's top 100 universities of 2026, TIME says
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) Updated on: February 1, 2026 / 4:40 PM EST / CBS Detroit The University of Michigan and Michigan State University are two of the world's top 100 universities of 2026, according to a list released by TIME on Wednesday. Michigan is ranked ninth and Michigan State sits…...
Michigan officials talk "national shutdown" and ICE activity
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) January 30, 2026 / 5:01 PM EST / CBS Detroit Several communities are standing with immigrant communities in the wake of two deadly shootings of U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minnesota. On Friday, businesses shut down, students stayed home from school, and people protested federal…...
Michigan has record cougar reports in 2025, including some cubs
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (915+ words) January 29, 2026 / 6:20 PM EST / AP Cougars were detected 31 times in Michigan in 2025, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. That's the highest number of confirmed observations since the predator was wiped out of the state in the early 1900s. And the…...
After Ontario shake, how likely are earthquakes in Southeast Michigan?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (382+ words) Updated on: January 29, 2026 / 9:22 PM EST / CBS Detroit Michigan occupies a quiet corner of the North American craton, a geologically stable area that has remained relatively calm for millions of years. Yet, as recent history reminds us, from the magnitude 3.6 tremor…...
Michigan Matters: Focusing on health and keeping those resolutions in 2026
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (310+ words) December 31, 2025 / 12:12 PM EST / CBS Detroit The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later. Mysen even competed in…...