Michigan drag racer relives being trapped in burning car, and 4 other major stories --- Marvin Blaney, a 68-year-old drag racer, suffered severe burns and injuries when his 1963 Corvette caught fire during a qualifying run at National Trail Raceway. Quick-thinking and [...]

Bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers asks NIH to stop funding Wayne State beagle testing --- A beagle rescued from the Envigo medical dog-breeding facility in Cumberland County, Virginia, at a Capitol Hill event on Sept. 22, 2022. (Jennifer Shutt / States [...]

Whitmer opposes Trump’s idea for federal government intervention in Michigan elections --- In a video posted to YouTube Feb. 4, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer objected to U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for elections to be federally controlled in the lead-up to [...]

Want to try the fastest sport on ice? Michigan track lets you experience Olympic luge --- MUSKEGON, MI — Blink and you’ll miss it. The fastest sport on ice is back for the Winter Olympics and Michigan has a perfect spot [...]

Woman shot 6 times by Detroit police officer files $25 million federal lawsuit against city --- DETROIT (WXYZ) — A Detroit woman who says she was shot six times by a police officer during a traffic stop is fighting back in [...]

Michigan Lawsuit Calls Big Oil a “Cartel” That’s Driving High Energy Bills --- A gas flare from the Shell Chemical LP petroleum refinery in Norco, Louisiana. Drew Angerer/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign [...]

How much lottery ticket cash ends up in Michigan classrooms? We did the math --- It’s an annual ritual in Michigan: The state proclaiming how much cash the lottery is pouring into schools. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced that for the [...]

See the top 10 causes of death in Michigan --- For the first time since 2019, COVID-19 didn’t crack Michigan’s leading cause of death list in 2024. Only heart disease and cancer were responsible for more resident deaths in 2020 and [...]

Michigan civil rights activists raising concerns about misuse of license plate readers, Ring cameras --- DETROIT – Civil rights advocates in Michigan warn that surveillance technologies meant for crime prevention and safety are increasingly being used to track communities of color [...]

‘A crash and burn disaster’: Michigan Senator pushes for CPS reform after 5-year-old’s death --- DETROIT – It’s a desperate push to loosen confidentiality rules around Child Protective Services records in Michigan, arguing the change is necessary to prevent deaths like [...]