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Macomb County health officials confirmed today their first human case of West Nile Virus this year, bringing the state total to three.

When voters head to the polls Nov. 4, they're going to see a lot more candidates than just those running on the Republican and Democractic party tickets.

Seasonal topics are always easiest for writers -- autumn leaves and pumpkins about now.

Settlement of a landmark children's rights lawsuit is expected to bring significant improvements to Michigan's foster care system, especially with reduced caseloads for social workers, experts say.

The Archway and Mother's cookie company has issued a statement about the closings of the Ashland plant and the Battle Creek Michigan headquarters.

The Michigan Secretary of State and the city and county clerks' offices could be busy places Monday, as it is the last day to register to vote in the November general elections.

Facing a lawsuit over deceptive mortgage practices, Bank of America Corp. is agreeing to pay more than $8 billion to modify hundreds of thousands of loans to keep people from losing their homes.

Sheriffs in at least two mid-Michigan counties were warning grandparents not to fall for a vicious scam.

It's a wildlife whodunit. Is there a wild cougar roaming rural Jackson County, attacking livestock and spooking residents? Or is it just imaginations running wild? The Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

If you think there are no homeless in northeast Michigan, think again. This summer, we learned of people living in tents or in vehicles around the region -- victims of poverty and circumstance.

ALOHA BLUES: A Hawaiian man is in the Bay County Jail this morning, brought back from the islands by Michigan State Police troopers from the Bay City post after allegedly fleeing the state to avoid prosecution ...

The McCain and Obama presidential campaigns traded accusations of mudslinging Monday in the wake of new ads dredging up infamous events from 20, 30, even 40 years ago.

Department of Natural Resources officials today released annual survey information indicating the state's population of the endangered Kirtland's warbler is the highest number of birds recorded since monitoring ...

Michigan's struggling economy may not get a long-term break from a U.S. government decision to send fewer Iraqi refugees to the state.

The U.S. government has been sending fewer Iraqis to Michigan because of its struggling economy, though some expect the refugees will make their way here anyway, costing the cash-strapped state more in the long ...

Nine states are suing the Bush administration over what New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says is an illegal administrative ruling that could hurt fisheries and contaminate drinking water.

The county attorney has released a new report outlining the state's illegal immigration woes and the crime associated with those who are here illegally.

Lake trout season on Lake Huron and Lake Michigan has closed, the Michigan Department of Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report.