Michigan schools among those affected by Canvas cybersecurity incident --- Michigan schools among those affected by Canvas cybersecurity incident By Paula Wethington Web Producer Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and [...]

Can you catch hantavirus in Michigan? What experts say --- May 8, 2026, 8:22 a.m. ET Potentially deadly hantavirus is making headlines amid a cruise ship outbreak that has killed three people, but Michigan residents likely don't need to worry about the [...]

New claims of invalid signatures leveled in Michigan GOP governor race --- Lansing — Letters sent Thursday to the Michigan Bureau of Elections allege that two of the leading Republican candidates for governor, John James and Perry Johnson, have numerous invalid [...]

'Everything is affected': Michigan farmers navigate rising fuel costs this spring --- KALAMAZOO, Mich. — As spring planting continues across West Michigan, local farmers say rising fuel costs and unpredictable weather are creating challenges early in the growing season. At Husted Farm [...]

Michigan's 2nd measles outbreak of 2026 declared in Ottawa County --- May 7, 2026, 7:44 a.m. ET Two more people in Ottawa County have contracted measles after being exposed to a person contagious with the virus in the same home, health officials [...]

Michigan attorney general fights Postal Service rule on mailing guns --- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate comment letter signed by 22 states opposing a proposal by the U.S. Postal Service to allow certain concealable firearms to be [...]

Close calls at Michigan’s dams are a climate warning to America --- This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan.  Flooding across northern Michigan last month pushed rivers to record levels, testing the [...]

Michigan housing affordability: Residents and advocates say the dream of homeownership is out of reach --- Anne de Irala has spent the last 3 years in an apartment with her 6-year-old daughter — and she says it's not where she wants [...]

$8M in sidewalk repairs coming to Detroit neighborhoods --- More than 5,400 sidewalks across Detroit will be repaired under an $8 million agreement approved by the City Council.  The contract with Detroit-based Giorgi Concrete LLC and Major Contracting Group will largely address [...]

Why northern Michigan is at risk for wildfires right now -- and fire safety tips --- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported elevated fire danger across Michigan, particularly in the northern Lower Peninsula, following dry conditions, wind, and downed trees [...]