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What to know about voting in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary --- Michigan's 2026 primary election is Aug. 4, but voters have multiple options to cast ballots before then. (Photo provided by Votebeat) (This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news [...]

Detroit family says they were wrongly billed for using over 110K gallons of water -- what city said --- DETROIT – A Detroit mother and son said they were wrongly billed for using more than 110,00 gallon of water in just [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Video shows Michigan lawmaker touring daycare tied to $1.1M in taxpayer funds with no sign of kids --- Michigan Rep. Jason Woolford visits the listed location of a daycare that received more than $1.1 million in taxpayer-funded childcare [...]

Mid-Michigan transit agencies offer free rides to the polls --- With early voting getting under way, three mid-Michigan transit agencies will offer free rides to the polls starting Thursday. Riders can travel for free to register to vote, drop off absentee ballots, [...]

Senate votes to extend housing assistance to middle-income families --- The Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to expand a low-income housing assistance program to cover potential homebuyers who fall in the middle-income category. The Legislature is looking at multiple approaches to the affordable [...]

Business groups pitch plan for 'responsible' data center regulations --- Business groups pitch plan for 'responsible' data center regulations Construction continues on huge data center in Saline, Michigan Oracle and OpenAI are constructing a massive data center on farmland in Saline Township near [...]

Michigan website’s live severe weather coverage gains followers --- Michigan has seen 22 confirmed tornadoes 2026, including three in Metro Detroit. The National Weather Service has issued more than 50 tornado warnings statewide this year. Joel Fritsma has tracked every one of [...]

Hear the big question for Michigan's GOP governor race candidates --- Hear the big question for Michigan's GOP governor race candidates Free Press staff June 18, 2026, 9:26 a.m. ET Detroit Free Press reporter Clara Hendrickson breaks down the Republican primary for the [...]