State News
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Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow retires after 7 seasons, 4 Pro Bowls
Detroit center Frank Ragnow, a four-time Pro Bowl selection who was key to coach Dan Campbell’s Lions revival, announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday after seven seasons.
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Crime victim service nonprofits in Michigan sound alarm for decreases in federal funding
Groups that provide crime victims access to emergency shelter, counseling, food assistance and more are at risk of closing as federal funding for victim services has been on a steady decline in recent years.
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Landmark study finds Great Lakes have entered a new era with climate change, extreme events
The Great Lakes has officially entered a new climate era, and the past is no longer a reliable guide for the future.
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6 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
From courtrooms to grow rooms, there’s no shortage of action in Michigan’s cannabis scene.
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Swab and Order: New bills would let Michigan cops test your spit for weed
Lawmakers want cops to roll out roadside saliva tests to catch stoned drivers. But experts say the technology is unreliable and doesn’t actually measure impairment.
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Michiganders urge Republicans to think twice before killing thousands of jobs
All seven Republicans in Michigan’s congressional delegation backed a bill that would gut energy investments and put thousands of new manufacturing jobs at risk.
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Chinese college students in Michigan among those nationwide facing direct threats of visa revocation
The immigration status of thousands of Chinese international students housed in Michigan, and hundreds of thousands across the country, is under intense threat from federal officials which could lead to future deportations if they decide to take action.
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Shifting sands close scenic Sleeping Bear overlook. What’s changed at the park
Visitors to Sleeping Bears Dunes National Lakeshore won’t be able to take in the views from a popular platform along Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive this summer after winter winds undercut the site.
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Michigan court ends effort to sue Oxford school staff over 2021 mass shooting
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed appeals by families of students killed or wounded at Oxford High School in 2021, ending efforts to hold employees partly responsible for the mass shooting.
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Glowing rocks in Michigan? What to know about ‘Yooperlites’
Here’s what to know about the rock that is found in the Upper Peninsula along Lake Superior.
