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History You Can Visit These 1,000-Year-Old Native American Carvings in Michigan’s Thumb

Students hug at a memorial at Oxford High School in Oxford in 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Education Families Affected by Oxford School Shooting Win Key Decision in Lawsuit Against District

community We Asked a Panel of Dads To Edit Our Father’s Day Gift Guide, and They Crossed Everything Out. Here’s What They Told Us To Recommend Instead.

Sam Cohen Lisa Hayes May 31, 2023 10:35 am EDT

For Father's Day 2023, we asked Dad to get candid about what makes a good gift. Here's a totally unique gift guide that's made up entirely of dad faves.

Health

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the new Caro Psychiatric Hospital on Monday, June 5.

Health New State Psychiatric Hospital to Expand Mental Health Treatment Options for Michiganders

A new state psychiatric hospital in Caro will offer more options for Michigan families in need of inpatient, behavioral health care, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday.

Kyle Kaminski June 5, 2023 4:54 pm EDT

Election

Lansing is the largest city in Michigan's 7th Congressional District. (Twotwofourtysix via Wikimedia Commons)

Election Explainer: One of the Country’s Most Competitive Congressional Races is Coming to Michigan

About 700,000 Mid-Michigan voters could play a crucial role in determining political control of US Congress next year as US Rep. Elissa Slotkin looks to jump chambers to the US Senate in 2024. LANSING—Next year, about 700,000 Michiganders living in the Greater Lansing area will have a decision to make that could determine control of...

Kyle Kaminski June 5, 2023 3:39 pm EDT

Business

People arrive at the Flint Assembly Plant for a free tour and open house, Aug. 11, 2015, in Flint, Mich. General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two Flint, Michigan manufacturing plants for the production of the next-generation internal combustion engine heavy-duty trucks. Gerald Johnson, executive vice president, Global Manufacturing and Sustainability, said Monday, June 5, 2023 that the company will build internal combustion vehicles throughout this decade, in addition to making electric vehicles. ( Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)

Business GM to Invest More Than $1 Billion in 2 Flint Plants

General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two Flint manufacturing plants for the production of the next-generation internal combustion engine heavy-duty trucks. GM reported a 38% year-over-year increase in heavy-duty pickup sales last year.