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Michigan DNR assigns 15 new conservation officers after graduation
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Training Academy hosted graduation Thursday at the Ralph A. MacMullan Center in Roscommon, welcoming 15 officers into the ranks of some of the most highly trained law enforcement...

Michigan toddler dies 6 days after becoming entangled in window blind cord at Birmingham hotel
A Michigan toddler has died six days after he accidentally got entangled in the cord of the window blinds at a Birmingham motel. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the child as Kiere DeAndre Jaden Daniels Jr. He was 2 and lived in...

Michigan ranks 20th in total VA home loans during Q1
Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.govKimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov Michigan ranked 20th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 2,892 loans issued, according...

Michigan Moms Can Get Up to $7,500 From This New Program
Everyone already knows that being a new mom is hard enough without stressing over how you’re going to afford diapers, formula, or a trip to the doctor. With the cost of everything on the rise lately, being a new parent can be daunting for your...
Michigan State professor enters crowded Democratic primary for US Rep. Tom Barrett's seat

Michigan McDonald's employee held at gunpoint by customer after allegedly stabbing manager to death
A customer who witnessed a McDonald's employee stabbing another worker in Eastpointe stepped in to make sure the suspect didn't leave. That suspect is expected to face charges Friday for the fatal assault. EASTPOINTE, Mich. (FOX 2) - After...
Michigan State football: 5 big questions heading into Spartans' preseason camp next month
In seven weeks – less than 50 days away – Michigan State football kicks off Jonathan Smith’s second season at Spartan Stadium. But before we get to that Friday night game on Aug. 30 against Western Michigan, a deeper understanding of where the...

Michigan fight over terms in Trump administration grants hits marine patrols
County sheriff's departments throughout Michigan are curtailing or canceling their typical summer marine patrol operations, due to a loss of federal funding this year. The state DNR is not accepting the federal funding that typically gets...

Michigan Rep voices concern over Singaporean ownership of Upper Peninsula land
Karl Bohnak, Michigan State Representative for 109th District | Michigan House RepublicansKarl Bohnak, Michigan State Representative for 109th District | Michigan House Republicans State Representative Karl Bohnak has expressed significant...

Michigan $1 coin debuted this year to celebrate auto assembly line
The U.S. Mint's American Innovation $1 Coin program features the ingenuity of the country. A new $1 coin for Michigan celebrates the auto assembly line as a development that transformed manufacturing, American culture and economic life. A new $1...

Michigan man brings cross to Texas to honor flood victims

Michigan district agrees to reform seclusion and restraint policies
Dive Brief: Michigan's Montcalm Area Intermediate School District is ending the practice of secluding students, reforming its restraint policies and making other improvements to special education services, according to an agreement between the...

Michigan House passes GOP bill to ban artificial additives in school meals by 2028
Foods with synthetic colors would be off the menu in Michigan schools under a new bill. - File photo LANSING – The Republican-majority Michigan House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban several artificial food additives and dyes...

Postal Service Issues Scam Warning For Michigan Residents
Many Michigan residents rely on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to provide daily mail and package delivery services. However, officials warn scammers are preying on Michigan residents and are urging customers to take precautions to protect...

Michigan's Medicaid program faces $15B hit from 'big beautiful bill'
President Donald Trump's landmark tax and spending bill signed last week threatens to cost Michigan hospitals and doctors $15 billion over the next 10 years and hit rural hospitals the hardest, the state's Department of Health and Human Services...

LB Jaishawn Barham’s path to Michigan Football, outlook for 2025 season
Jaishawn Barham needs to have another big year for Michigan football. The senior will once again pair with his classmate, Ernest Hausmann, in the heart of the Wolverines’ defense and will need to compensate for crucial losses on that side of the...

Michigan’s future depends on clean energy investments — the proposed budget destroys them
By Ryan Charney and Frank Houston Guest columnists The “Big Beautiful” Budget Bill recently passed by the U.S. House did a lot more harm to Michiganders than cut Medicare and SNAP, it also tanked Michigan’s pursuit of clean energy jobs and...

2 rounds of severe storms possible: Watch Torregrossa’s live Michigan forecast
For today’s MLive Michigan Weather Forecast, watch the video below or click here to watch on YouTube and join the chat and comment. Today’s forecast: An area of scattered thunderstorms will be stretched across southern Michigan today. Most of us...

University of Michigan launches new ‘Early Decision’ admissions for applicants this fall
ANN ARBOR, MI — Some prospective students could learn they’ve been accepted to the University of Michigan as early as December starting with the college application cycle this fall, according to an announcement from UM this week. The university is...

Suspect accused of shooting at Michigan deputies, pointing gun at MSP troopers before being shot by police
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - A suspect remains in critical condition after he allegedly shot at deputies during a chase and pointed a gun at Michigan State Police and got shot by troopers on Wednesday night. The backstory: According to MSP,...