1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1102+ words) Michigan voters are set to decide a competitive Democratic U.S. Senate primary in a race that will have major implications for control of the chamber in 2027. Michigan Democrats weigh in on a high-stakes Senate primary test of progressive influence A veteran…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (291+ words) A new study has ranked each of the 50 states from best to worst and Michigan is taking its lumps. US News published its 2026 Overall Best State Rankings the week of July 27. Each state was analyzed in eight categories: Education, health…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (571+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Thousands of people flooded the streets of downtown Grand Rapids on Saturday afternoon for the “No Kings” protest against President Trump and his administration. The rally was one of more than a dozen protests in West Michigan,…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (246+ words) Spirit Airlines' shutdown this month has put more than 17,000 employees out of work, including 643 in Michigan. According to a WARN notice filed May 2 — the day Spirit abruptly ceased operations —with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, those laid…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (279+ words) Apr 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM EDT Rivers across Michigan and Wisconsin are reaching or forecast to reach major flood stage, prompting warnings that significant evacuations may be necessary as water levels continue to rise across the Great Lakes region. “Many of the…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (617+ words) In Dearborn, just outside of Detroit, families wait restlessly for word from relatives abroad, hoping they are safe, and mourning those already lost. What began as anguish over the war in Gaza has widened. In a city with a large…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (248+ words) Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore received 18 months’ probation and a $1,000 fine for an incident with a staff member after the school fired him for an inappropriate relationship with her. Moore, 40, pleaded no contest last month to trespassing and malicious…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (185+ words) On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, challenging the state’s process for canceling the voter registration for dead individuals. The suit was filed by the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a…...

5+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (150+ words) An owl rescued from a Michigan freeway by a state trooper has since died, an official said Monday. A Michigan State Police trooper was on patrol on Interstate 696 and Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills on Sunday, when he spotted…...

5+ mon, 23+ hour ago   (636+ words) Crews were working Monday to restore power to a closed hydroelectric station in northern Michigan as heavy rain threatens to cause a dam to overflow. The Cheboygan County sheriff’s office said Monday on its Facebook page that people between the…...