Michigan’s gray wolf population remains stable and might have reached its natural ceiling after mounting a decadeslong comeback in the Upper Peninsula, state biologists said after the latest survey. An analysis of data collected in 2022 produced an estimate of 631 wolves, give or take 49, the Department of Natural […]

Democratic Michigan lawmakers say repealing the state’s “right to work” law is at the “forefront” of their agenda this term. The 2013 policy bans making the payment of some union fees a condition of employment. It was a major Republican priority at the time. State Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) is […]

LANSING, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) has created a Civilian Actor Program (CAP) and is soliciting citizen volunteers who want to serve as actors in scenario-based training with members of the 143rd Trooper Recruit School (TRS) and their instructors. The goal is to create a diverse pool of actors […]

Last fall, Michiganders made their voices heard. You want us to deliver relief from high costs caused by inflation and get things done to support working families. That’s exactly what we are going to do.   As we begin this new term and welcome our new legislature, we are focused on […]

LANSING — Democratic President Joe Biden on Friday honored Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for protecting the right to vote and withstanding “unprecedented pressure and threats” to overturn the 2020 election. In a White House ceremony marking the two-year anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol, […]

LANSING, MICH. – During National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Michigan State Police (MSP)motor carrier officers are teaming up with officers from across the nation and the Commercial VehicleSafety Alliance (CVSA) to raise awareness of human trafficking. From January 9-13, MSP officers will join with their colleagues in law enforcement, CVSA, […]

Cover photo by Emily Glassford, a fifth-grade student at Almont Elementary in Almont, won the state-wide contest in 2021 and placed second overall nationally in the National Missing Children’s Day Poster. LANSING, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Missing Children’s Clearinghouse invites fifth grade students statewide to participate in the […]

MIDLAND, Mich. – MyMichigan Health is hosting a recruitment fair for those interested in nursing or patient care technicians at any of its facilities. The event will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m. at MyMichigan Medical Centers in Alpena, Midland, Mt. Pleasant, West Branch and Sault […]

Barry Croft, the second of two men convicted for spearheading the plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, was sentenced today to serve close to 20 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker of the Western District of Michigan. Mr. Jonker at a hearing today in Grand […]

Adam Fox, one of two men convicted for spearheading the plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, was sentenced today to serve 16 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker of the Western District of Michigan. Mr. Jonker at a hearing today in Grand Rapids said that the life […]