Michigan News

Gov. Rick Snyder's administration has claimed the once-secret "skunk works" education reform project was not a government-sanctioned work group, but newly obtained administration correspondence suggests otherwise.

Consumers Energy and Michigan Saves are hosting a free conference to help commercial property owners become more energy efficient.

A tiny insect with a voracious appetite has found its way to Metro Detroit and soon could pose a big threat to Michigan's fruit and vegetable crops.

Earthquakes Canada is reporting a 5.1-magnitude earthquake just west of Ottawa that was felt as far away as Toronto.

Michigan Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson shakes hands with a young fan Friday during the Mott Takeover on WTKA at the MDen.

A Michigan woman gained the sympathy and admiration of her community as the subject of a newspaper's award-winning series about surviving rape.

Former U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer of Michigan will seek the Democratic nomination for governor, a source close to him confirmed Tuesday.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is calling on President Barack Obama to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service and inviting local organizations who feel they were targeted by the agency to contact his office.

Did you feel it? A U.S. Geological Survey map shows intensity of the earthquake based on observations from people in nearby cities.

Michigan's year-old law allowing the sale and use of airborne fireworks could be changed after it enflamed public complaints last summer because of late-night backyard blasting.

Michigan fruit tree growers who suffered devastating freeze losses one year ago seem to have sustained less serious damage from this week's late frost.

Americans may be living longer, but our retirement plans aren't keeping up. Which means people are living longer with smaller bank accounts.

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, third from left, visited Brazil's BOVESPA, a stock exchange located in Sao Paulo on Monday, May 13, 2013.

Crews are working to put out a structure fire at Morrill Hall on Michigan State's campus.

MLive.com Loreen Dwyer, left, of Tecumseh talks with Nancy Jakob of Chicago after the two shared a sample of wine Saturday afternoon at the 2012 Great Lakes Wine Festival at Michigan International Speedway.

Lansing Police are searching for the driver who hit and killed a bicyclist then sped off.

Michigan is forecast to reach a pre-recession jobless rate of 6.9 percent in three years, while the state is reaping a multimillion-dollar tax windfall from investors who sold off stock last year in anticipation of higher tax rates.

Children at a Mid-Michigan Boys and Girls Club will be getting a unique Michigan history lesson Wednesday evening.

A majority of Michiganians supports gay marriage and broadening rights for homosexuals, a dramatic reversal from just a few years ago, according to a statewide poll released Tuesday to The Detroit News and WDIV-TV Channel 4. Support for same-sex marriage has increased to 56.8 percent, up 12.5 percentage points from last year - movement fueled ... (more)

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