In a nearly 24-hour session that went through the night, Michigan lawmakers finalized a roughly $84 billion spending plan and approved dozens of policy bills.

A Michigan mom’s embrace of ‘holistic’ medicine for her daughter’s condition triggered a CPS investigation. Her story prompted a bill that would redefine medical neglect for parents who refuse the ...

Michigan’s Fourth of July weekend will bring hot weather, busy roads and hazardous swimming conditions at some beaches. Here’s what to know about the forecast, travel, fireworks laws and holiday ...

American history is more than battles and dates. Take this quiz about memorable and sometimes odd events over the past 250 years.

In 2006, the clock was bearing down on Lee Mueller’s family. Heirs of the founder of the Boy Scouts of America, Mueller and his relatives needed to reinvest money from the sale of an Illinois property ...

Massive factories are starting to take shape in Michigan, due in part to billions in pledged state subsidies, including Ford Motor Co.'s plans to build a battery plant in Marshall. (Bridge photo by ...

Artwork from a Watersmeet third-grader recounts the generations of tribal children forced from their homes to attend government-run boarding schools that attempted to distance them from their culture ...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, House Speaker Matt Hall and other officials celebrated Michigan's new road funding deal Monday in Clinton Township. (Courtesy of Executive Office of the Governor) Gov. Gretchen ...

The April floods that inundated half the state caught many unprepared — and uninsured.

A pair of kayakers pedal their way down the Au Sable River toward Five Channels Dam in Glennie. (Ella Miller/Bridge Michigan) Voting has begun for the Bridge Michigan River Awards. Last month, we ...

Michigan voters could be greeted by multiple petition drives this summer as organizers seek a spot on the 2026 ballot. (Shutterstock) LANSING — If you’re heading out to a festival, concert, farmers ...