United Auto Workers union members and Jeep workers Sheri Fisher and Mark Zydel hold up signs to traffic during a strike for improved compensation outside of the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio. (Phillip L. Kaplan /The Blade via AP)
Autoworkers Strikes Spread to Lansing as More Workers Join Picket Line

The United Auto Workers union says its two-week strike against Detroit automakers will spread to 7,000 more workers at a General Motors assembly factory near Lansing and a Ford plant in Chicago.

FILE -Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe looks towards witness during cross examination, July 27, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich. The teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will learn whether he will spend his life in prison or get a chance for parole in the decades ahead. Judge Rowe will announce his decision Friday, Sept. 29. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Oxford High School Shooter Will Get Life in Prison, No Parole, for Killing 4 Students

A teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will be sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole, a judge said Friday.

Michigan State coach Mel Tucker walks the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Richmond, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 45-14. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Mel Tucker Attorney Wants MSU to Preserve Documents for Potential Lawsuit

An attorney for fired Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker has asked university officials and representatives to preserve all documents related to the investigation “in anticipation of litigation” against the university.

FILE -Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe looks towards witness during cross examination, July 27, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich. The teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School will learn whether he will spend his life in prison or get a chance for parole in the decades ahead. Judge Rowe will announce his decision Friday, Sept. 29. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Judge to Decide Whether Oxford High School Shooter Gets Life in Prison or Chance at Parole

A teenager who killed four students at Michigan's Oxford High School will learn Friday whether he will spend his life in prison or get a chance for parole in the decades ahead.

James Craig, a former Detroit police chief, announces he is a Republican candidate for governor of Michigan, on Sept. 14, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Ex-Detroit Police Chief James Craig to Join GOP Primary for US Senate

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who was a leading GOP candidate for governor last year before fraudulent signatures on his paperwork derailed his campaign, is planning to enter the race for Michigan's US Senate seat, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Rick Johnson chairs the committee as it meets before a capacity crowd in Lansing, Mich., June 26, 2017, at the first open meeting of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Board. (Dale G Young/Detroit News via AP, File)
Former Lawmaker Who Led Michigan Marijuana Board Sent to Prison for Bribery

A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison for accepting bribes as head of a marijuana licensing board.

FILE - Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera hits a two-run home run during the third inning of Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants in Detroit, Oct. 28, 2012. Cabrera, one of the greatest hitters of all time, is retiring after the Detroit Tigers wrap up their season Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, and baseball’s last Triple Crown winner is leaving a lasting legacy in the game and his native Venezuela.  (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Miguel Cabrera’s Career Coming to Close With Tigers, Leaving Lasting Legacy

Miguel Cabrera is in the final week of a remarkable career that could make him a first-ballot Hall of Famer. The 40-year-old Detroit Tigers slugger is Major League Baseball’s only Triple Crown winner since 1967. Cabrera’s 21-season career will end Sunday against Cleveland at Comerica Park.