LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restricting law known as “right-to-work” that was passed over a decade ago by a Republican-controlled Legislature. The state’s “right-to-work” law had allowed those in unionized workplaces […]

LANSING — In late 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was raging in Michigan, the state’s top law enforcement agency quietly began tracking what it deems hate or bias incidents against police. The agency counted 10 incidents of what it describes as anti-police bias and recorded them under its hate/bias category […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Republican Party has received backlash from political leaders on both sides of the aisle for posts on social media Wednesday that compared the Holocaust to gun safety measures being considered in the state. The posts, shared on the state party’s official Facebook and Twitter […]

WEXFORD COUNTY, MI. It has come to the attention of the Michigan State Police (MSP) Cadillac Postthat Michigan residents are receiving “spoof” phone calls with the telephone number of the MSP CadillacPost. The callers state they are from the MSP and that they are conducting an investigation or begin toask […]

ALPENA COUNTY, MI. On Saturday, March 18, 2023, at approximately 7:30 a.m. Michigan State Police troopers found two adult males who had died from an apparent drug overdose. Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post responded to a report of two persons who were unresponsive at a residence […]

LANSING, MI – There is a cycle to mass gun violence in America, said Michigan State University sophomore and gun safety activist Joseph Kesto. People mourn the loss, yet as time passes, memories fade and not much is done to prevent the next tragedy. But in Michigan, after mass killings […]

Two people were arrested Saturday for possessing illegal firearms and drugs after a Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officer conducted a traffic stop in a remote area of the Pigeon River Country State Forest, in Otsego County. The officer initially observed the vehicle driving on the wrong side of […]

QUINNESEC, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes AgainstChildren Task Force is announcing the arrest of Brandon Douglas Lake, 28 of Quinnesec, for childsexually abusive activity-aggravated and using a computer to commit a crime. Lake was arrested following an investigation in which digital evidence was seized […]

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI — The controversial drag queen community has inserted itself into library storytime geared toward young children. Drag queens are traditionally adult entertainers, primarily men, dressed up in exaggerated hair and makeup, with sexually provocative clothing. They read graphic and sexualized books to impressionable children. While some applaud […]

LANSING, MI. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that 16 organizations serving Michiganders in 81 counties are receiving $2.4 million in Regional Child Care Planning Grants from the Early Childhood Investment Corporation’s (ECIC) Child Care Innovation Fund, helping them expand child care options, serving more families, and lowering costs for […]