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Billionaire Larry Ellison helped Michigan nab America's top quarterback—and ushered in the richest recruiting flip in college football history --- The 18-year-old quarterback’s arrival represents the culmination of a $12 million NIL deal that involved an unlikely alliance between Oracle’s billionaire [...]

Prairie above, forest below: Tawas Lake is home to Michigan’s largest wild rice bed --- EAST TAWAS, MI – Tawas Lake’s surface resembles a prairie with tall grasses blowing in the breeze, while beneath the water lies a forest-like ecosystem. The 1,600-acre [...]

Nessel secures full relief for Michigan schools in lawsuit challenging withholding of education funding --- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured an agreement from the Trump Administration to release the full balance of remaining [...]

Visiting Detroit? Here are 10 spots to see the city's iconic skyline --- What is the first thing city visitors do when they catch a view of the skyline? Capture too many photos, which may end up archived or deleted later. All [...]

Detroit school district reaches 11-year high in third grade reading proficiency on state assessments --- Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. The percentage of third graders who met [...]

How did your Michigan school perform in the 2025 M-STEP, SAT/PSAT tests? --- Backpacks line a second grade classroom as students arrive for the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 at Florence M. Siple Elementary School in Davison. [...]

Exclusive: The University of Michigan Will End Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Amid Trump Admin Legal Onslaught --- The Trump administration has strong-armed the University of Michigan’s statewide hospital system over its provision of transgender health care services for minors, sending a [...]

Voting in Detroit: What older residents want from city government --- Detroiters over the age of 60 make up about 21% of the city’s population — and they pack the polls on Election Day.  In the 2021 primary, voters in this age [...]

'There's a lack of chargers all around': New study shows Michigan needs $998 million for EV charging stations --- (WXYZ) — While electric vehicle (EV) ownership continues to rise, there's still a significant gap in access to public EV charging stations [...]

Mentorship and sports: Detroit PAL’s strategy to break the cycle of violence --- DETROIT – The Detroit Police Athletic League (PAL) serves more than 9,000 youth across the city, but CEO Fred Hunter sees potential to reach many more amid rising [...]