State News
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The fascinating origin story of Kalamazoo’s name
With a history of settlers dating back over 11,000 years, Kalamazoo and its river have a rich history that may have influenced its name.
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Marche du Nain Rouge 2026: Detroit’s quirky festival celebrating a mythical red dwarf
Dress up in your quirkiest costumes and venture out to find the infamous Nain Rouge, who has kept Detroiters on their toes for generations.
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Two Michigan strains that reminded me what good weed is supposed to be
Two strains from Local Grove prove that high-quality Michigan weed is still out there—if you know where to look.
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9 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
A probation cannabis case headed to the state Supreme Court, a confusing new tax nobody seems to understand, and Chicagoans still lining up for cheap Michigan weed.
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Why Michigan weed with the same THC percentages can feel completely different
Most Michiganders shopping at a dispensary tend to focus almost exclusively on THC and CBD percentages. But those labels on the jar only tell part of the story.
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‘High impact winter storm’ continues across northern Michigan, UP; thousands without power
Much of northern Michigan is under intense winter weather advisories as storms hit the state and upper peninsula.
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‘Potentially historic blizzard’ hits Michigan. Will it break records?
A potentially historic blizzard is underway across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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‘Heartbreaking’: Whitmer, Michigan electeds denounce attack on Jewish community in West Bloomfield
As federal, state and local law enforcement agencies continue to investigate the motives and the identity of a suspect who rammed a vehicle into West Bloomfield’s Temple Israel and opened fire before being killed by a security officer, Michigan’s elected officials offered prayers, denounced violence and called for an end to intimidation against the state’s…
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DHS identifies suspect in Temple Israel attack as Lebanese immigrant
The suspect in the Temple Israel attack has been identified by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a 41-year-old immigrant from Lebanon who is a U.S. citizen.
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Temple Israel attack: Kids ‘just thought an alarm had gone off’
When an attacker rammed his truck through the doors of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, staffers in the building defaulted to the training they’d received repeatedly in the face of growing anti-semitism.
