These 39 Michigan communities are getting help funding road repairs in 2026

Dozens of villages and small cities in Michigan have secured grant funding for road repairs. The 39 Community Service Infrastructure Fund (CSIF) grant recipients were announced Thursday, Oct. 23, by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Funds can be used for...

Michigan terminates plans for controversial EV battery plant

The Michigan state Capitol building in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file) LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is demanding millions of dollars in incentives back from a Chinese company after plans to build an electric vehicle battery plant...

What leaders say Detroit's next mayor can do to improve education

The election's two front-runners have both pledged to make improvements in education, including strengthening communication between Detroit's school district and the city. Early childhood education advocates said investment in child care and other...

Top-ranked Nebraska volleyball takes care of business against Michigan

The runaway freight train that is Nebraska volleyball continued its reign of terror through the Big Ten, making two stops in the state of Michigan this weekend. Stops in East Lansing and Ann Arbor failed to slow the Huskers down as they took down...

I'm a small business owner, and I'm voting for Mary Sheffield 

My days are filled with conversations with entrepreneurs about accessing capital or connecting small businesses to the City’s concierge service to help them navigate permits and licensing. And when I’m not serving members as president and CEO of...

Former Michigan Speaker has new headache as ex-aide agrees to tell all

Lee Chatfield just got a new headache. And this time it's not a hangover from the high living he did with funds from a nonprofit he set up while serving as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. This migraine even has a name: Anne...

Michigan schools get free safety toolkits from state police to boost emergency readiness

EMMET COUNTY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - The Michigan State Police Office of School Safety released new safety school toolkits. This resource is available online and can be downloaded for free. The purpose of these toolkits is to give schools options...

Michigan families face food insecurity as SNAP benefits are halted

Food banks in West Michigan fear the halting of SNAP benefits could make an already tough food insecurity problem worse. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — 1.4 million people in Michigan are a week away from losing their food assistance benefits, known as...

Parents convicted of human trafficking could have kids taken away under proposed Michigan law

A bipartisan Michigan Senate bill package would strengthen penalties for human trafficking and allow the state to take away children from parents convicted of that crime. The provision around stripping parental rights for human trafficking...

Lake effect showers continue across part of Michigan today, then we’ll see a switch

We can expect some scattered showers this morning as the last of the soggy weather moves across Michigan. But then a high-pressure system will be moving in. This will bring dry weather and a chance for daytime temperatures to warm up a little bit...

Michigan axes EV battery plant plan, requests incentives’ return

LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan is demanding millions of dollars in incentives back from a Chinese company after plans to build an electric vehicle battery plant collapsed following years of pushback against the project from neighbors and members of...

Best defensive backs in Michigan 8-man high school football

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Platner controversies deepen Democrats’ 2026 debate over recruiting safe politicians or risky outsiders to flip Senate

The deluge came after Schumer successfully recruited Janet Mills, the 78-year-old, two-term governor of Maine, to run for Collins’s seat. The move sparked backlash among a swath of Democrats hungry for new leadership and a fresh approach, a...

State Senate Republicans urge governor to ask for resignations of MSP leaders

LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Ten Republican state senators are urging Governor Gretchen Whitmer to ask for the resignations of two Michigan State Police leaders. That includes director Colonel James Grady and comes after the fourth federal lawsuit...

Michigan House seeks to alter black market marijuana penalties, volume allowed for legal possession

LANSING — Four marijuana-related bills were up for consideration before a House panel on Thursday, with one aiming to upend rules on the legal amount of regulated marijuana a person is allowed to possess, both in plant and concentrate form....

SNAP benefits paused due to federal government shutdown

LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Nearly 1.5-million Michiganders are without their SNAP benefits as a result of the federal government shutdown. The state Department of Health and Human Services says they have been told to hold any future benefits until...

EPA employees in Michigan impacted by government shutdown

See Michigan high school football teams on playoff bubble entering Week 9

Michigan’s high school football regular season wraps up this week, and for some teams, that means one last chance to secure a playoff spot. Most of the 32 spots in the 11-player divisions have been claimed, as have the 16 berths in the two...

Industrial fire in Escanaba

RR Branstrom, the Daily Press, Escanaba Fire blazes at an industrial site near the Wells Township line and smoke pours southeast through Escanaba. ESCANABA — Multiple agencies responded to a large fire at industrial premises in northern Escanaba...

Who is the top lineman in 8-man Michigan football? Our picks, your votes

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