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West Michigan honors Cesar E. Chavez with celebrations of legacy and activism --- GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Communities across the nation are coming together to celebrate Cesar E. Chavez, honoring the life and legacy of the civil rights leader and labor [...]

Lapeer County educator ‘overwhelmed’ at being named Michigan Teacher of the Year finalist --- Corey Rosser, an educator at Quest High School, has been named the Region 5 Michigan Regional Teacher of the Year, placing him among the top educators in [...]

Bracket expert on what’s at stake for Michigan in Big Ten Tournament --- ANN ARBOR — Michigan is not just playing for a trophy in Indianapolis this week. The Wolverines need three wins in three days, starting with Friday night’s quarterfinal, [...]

Time for Michigan to walk the walk on licensing reform --- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has talked the talk about occupational licensing, saying she wants to make Michigan’s regulatory structure better. It’s less clear whether the departments she oversees, and the Legislature, [...]

2 UP casinos are going smoke-free this month. How many Michigan game sites allow smoking? --- Two Upper Peninsula casino properties will soon shift to smoke-free as many Michigan casinos ban indoor smoking.Several casinos in the state continue to permit indoor [...]

Youth, adults with disabilities invited to March 24 event at M State in Detroit Lakes --- DETROIT LAKES — The transition from high school to college, careers and living independently can be difficult for anyone, but for young adults living with disabilities, [...]

Michigan spring preview: Wolverines set to debut new running back room --- The familiar faces of years past have moved on, leaving Michigan football an all-new running back room for 2025. And while the Wolverines’ two top backs might not have the [...]

Lockdowns, masks and death: Looking back on 5 years of COVID --- Michiganders were voting in the primary election and planning their St. Patrick’s Day festivities when the state reported its first confirmed COVID-19 infections in March 2020. Within days, schools [...]

BTW, here's Michigan's most searched text abbreviations for 2025 --- BTW, here's Michigan's most searched text abbreviations for 2025FBI: Stop sending texts between iPhones and Androids Stop sending texts between iPhones and Androids, that's the stark warning from the FBI. The agency [...]

Michigan man, 87, dies after being hit by child on dirt bike --- PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, MI – An 87-year-old man who was hit by a dirt bike in Northern Michigan has died. Michigan State Police said Tuesday that the man [...]