The top of the general election ticket has been settled Tuesday night, with a faceoff between Jocelyn Benson and John James to become Michigan’s next governor. Benson rolled to a blowout win that exceeded even the lofty expectations created by a poll showing her up 60 points, defeating Genesee County […]

UPDATE: The Associated Press has declared Al-Sayed the winner of the Michigan Democratic Primary for US Senate against Haley Stevens. Original Story:The Democratic primary for Michigan’s Senate seat hung on a razor’s edge early Wednesday, with the unresolved race becoming the latest and most dramatic example of a lingering divide […]

LANSING, MICH. As Michigan continues to face increasingly frequent and complex disasters that require coordinated response efforts across all levels of government, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared August as Emergency Management Awareness Month. The Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) is recognizing the dedicated emergency management professionals who […]

DETROIT (AP) — Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by the […]

Michigan has stipulated it will not enforce the state ban on conversion therapy that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors as part of an agreement filed this week with a federal court to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a similar law in […]

Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state’s water systems but an official said all systems were operating “safely.”  Earlier this week, authorities said cyberattacks targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota. The source of the attacks is being investigated, but they came amid warnings […]

Registration is open for more than 50 in-person hunter safety education classes, all taking place during the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Hunter Safety Education Week Aug. 10-16. These classes, held at locations around the state, provide a convenient way to earn your hunter safety education certificate. To purchase a […]

On two back-to-back days, residents and out-of-state visitors can legally ride Michigan’s 4,000 miles of off-road vehicle trails, routes and six scramble areas without an ORV license or trail permit. Before you hit the trails for the Aug. 15-16 event, keep these important reminders in mind:

LANSING — A Michigan nursing home chain collected $111 million in taxpayer dollars even as it left residents untended and unsafe — so much so that some required hospitalization, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Owner Fahim Uddin, whose businesses operate nine nursing homes in southeast and central Michigan, […]

Michigan drivers will soon be able to support animal shelters every time they renew their license plates under a new law that also strengthens protections for abused and neglected animals. The animal welfare legislation, approved earlier this month in bipartisan votes and signed into law Monday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, […]