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WATCH: ICE wants to warehouse people in Michigan
| February 23, 2026
New reporting shows ICE plans to detain immigrants inside them—including at a proposed processing site in Highland Park, Michigan. Local officials say they were blindsided.WATCH: A big change is coming to Michigan classrooms
| February 23, 2026
State lawmakers are advancing plans to limit cell phones in Michigan schools. But it seems a lot of people have the wrong idea about what this legislation would actually do.WATCH: Michigan lawmaker wants to block utility rate increases
| February 23, 2026
A new proposal from state Sen. Kevin Hertel (D-St. Clair Shores) would slow utility rate hikes by stretching rate cases to once every three years.WATCH: Michigan is reopening one of its darkest chapters
| February 23, 2026
For decades, Native American children were taken from their families and sent to boarding schools across Michigan where abuse, neglect, and death were common.Rents are rising fast in Michigan’s mid-size cities. Here’s why.
| February 23, 2026
Michiganians looking to escape high rents in the state’s biggest cities might have a hard time this year, even in metro areas that have historically been affordable.Lawsuit over lead-tainted water in Benton Harbor can proceed, court rules
| February 23, 2026
A state court has sided with Benton Harbor residents who sued over high lead levels in the city's water.8 Michigan ties in the Epstein files
| February 20, 2026
The latest batch of federal records tied to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is sprawling, messy, and disturbing. And Michigan shows up in the files more than you might expect.Detroit Zoo euthanizes baby giraffe after spinal injury
| February 20, 2026
Detroit Zoo officials have euthanized a baby giraffe after she was injured in her habitat.Here’s what’s happening in Michigan this weekend (Feb. 20-22)
| February 20, 2026
Highlights this week include: A women’s sports expo in Grand Rapids, chili cook-offs across the state, and even a bar crawl in our capital city.After 150 years, missing Lake Michigan shipwreck, Lac La Belle found
| February 19, 2026
For more than 150 years, the passenger steamer Lac La Belle had been missing in the depths of Lake Michigan. Now, one of the most sought-after missing ships has been found.5 times labor unions made history in Michigan
| February 19, 2026
Labor reform and Michigan go hand-in-hand. Take a trip through history to explore the legacy of Michigan labor unions and their enduring benefits for workers.7 Black Motown legends who shaped music history
| February 19, 2026
Put on your dancing shoes and jump into the history of Motown, where Black artists laid the foundation for modern music.
MICHIGAN LIFE
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After 150 years, missing Lake Michigan shipwreck, Lac La Belle found
| February 19, 2026
For more than 150 years, the passenger steamer Lac La Belle had been missing in the depths of Lake Michigan. Now, one of the most sought-after missing ships has been found.5 times labor unions made history in Michigan
| February 19, 2026
Labor reform and Michigan go hand-in-hand. Take a trip through history to explore the legacy of Michigan labor unions and their enduring benefits for workers.13 notable stops along Michigan’s Underground Railroad
| February 9, 2026
Did you know that Michigan was home to over 200 stops on the Underground Railroad? We traced our state’s history in facilitating steps to freedom.That one time in Michigan: When marijuana was legal for 22 days in 1972
| January 27, 2026
Explore the unique history of cannabis in Michigan, from a star-studded Ann Arbor rally to a three-week reprieve from marijuana laws in the 1970s.That one time in Michigan: When it was the first English-speaking government to abolish the death penalty
| January 7, 2026
In Michigan, a death penalty ban was established before official statehood. Here’s how this restriction came to be and what it means for modern law.‘The legend lives on’: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years later
| November 10, 2025
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest and most famous of the estimated 6,500 ships that have gone down in the Great Lakes.New book shows how Mackinac Island became tourism gem
| November 3, 2025
A new book explores how Mackinac Island and the surrounding Straits region became a hub for travelers from across the country.That one time in Michigan: When an ancient, Stonehenge-like structure was discovered in Lake Michigan
| October 27, 2025
Journey beneath the waves of Lake Michigan to learn about a centuries-old secret—from Stonehenge to the Great Lakes.
