Chippewa County in U.P. picked for satellite launch command center

Former U.S. Air Force base named as final piece of plan by the Michigan Launch Initiative to make Michigan a hub for aerospace industry and exploration

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UM leads project to give Ann Arbor ‘smart intersections’

Cars in Ann Arbor will soon be able to alert their drivers of potential road dangers when passing through certain intersections

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MSU tells students to primarily stay in residences

Michigan State University cited a "rapid increase in our COVID-19 positivity rate."

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Detroit and the War of 1812

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Ann Arbor parents rally for students to return to the classroom

Ann Arbor Reasonable Return rallied Saturday for the public school district to return kids to the classroom by March 1

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Return to school rally

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Winter weather advisory issued for heavy snowfall early Sunday

The heaviest snow activity is expected between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m., bringing the first two to four inches

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Michigan adds 1,358 cases of COVID-19, 104 deaths on Saturday

The latest figures bring the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state to 559,241 and deaths to 14,601 since the virus was first detected in March

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Mental health site Rose Hill Center wins Detroit News Cheer for Charity

The long-term mental health center raised almost $43,000 in two weeks to win Detroit News holiday contest

Lansing police looking to form cold case unit

Plans to partner with the Detroit Crime Commission could help police in Lansing solve decades-old murder cases

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Watch: 2020 Michiganians of the Year embody courage, commitment

This year's honorees are people committed to finding solutions, willing to invest their time, energy and money for the greater good of Michigan

Michigan Dems urge removal of Georgia rep from education panel

U.S. Reps. Haley Stevens and Andy Levin said GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene should not be seated on the House Education and Labor Committee

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MI Dream Home: “Castle” offers space to live like king, queen

13,000 square-foot home, complete with gargoyles and 'dungeon' in Niles for sale for $3.95M

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Scabies outbreak reported at Michigan prison

Facility placed on outbreak status following cases found in four housing units this month, corrections official said

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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For Sleeping Bear Dunes, ‘51 is the new 50’

Sleeping Bear Dunes became a national park in 1970

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Annual Zehnder’s Snowfest 2021in Frankenmuth

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Michigan adds 1,774 cases, 6 deaths from COVID-19

The latest figures bring the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Michigan to 557,883 and deaths to 14,497 since the virus was first detected in March

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Snyder, chief of staff ask courts to dismiss charges

Lawyers for two of the biggest names charged in the Flint water investigation have asked judges to dismiss the cases against their clients

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UM study correlates socioeconomic factors with higher COVID case, death rates

A University of Michigan study released Friday points to underlying social factors that correlate with higher incidence of contracting the virus and deaths

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Former prosecutor gets probation after alcohol-related crash

Ex-prosecutor who said alcohol abuse had “complete stranglehold” on him was placed on probation after pleading guilty to driving impaired

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Enbridge gets state permits for Line 5 tunnel

Michigan environmental officials granted Enbridge Energy the final state-level permit approvals the company needs to construct a nearly 4-mile tunnelc

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Motorist strikes, kills 3 cows on western Michigan road

Three cows have been struck and killed after wandering onto a western Michigan roadway

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Flint shooting Thursday kills 1, wounds four, including 11-month-old

Infant girl and a 46-year-old man are in critical condition, officials said

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Ex-Tiger never lost love of a game that didn’t always love him back

Ike Blessitt's career lasted four games — torpedoed, he says, by a run-in with Billy Martin about an underage girl — but he has knowledge to share

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Snow days still possible in Flint even if students are home

Online learning from home doesn’t mean an end to snow days in Flint

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Michigan adds 1,872 cases, 80 deaths from COVID-19

The latest figures bring the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Michigan to 556,109 and deaths to 14,491 since the virus was first detected in March

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Calling lawmakers’ actions ‘reckless,’ gov says she won’t cede emergency authority

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she will not cede her administration's emergency COVID-19 authority despite demands from the Legislature to do so

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COVID-19 causes deaths of 9 nuns at Adrian retirement center

After nine months without any cases of coronavirus, the Adrian Dominican Sisters have lost nine nuns in January to the virus.

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Michigan GOP leaders push for schools, restaurants to reopen

The Republican leaders of the Michigan Legislature called for reopening in-person instruction at schools and indoor dining at restaurants Thursday.

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Peters to lead Senate Democrats’ fundraising efforts

Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters will chair the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee next cycle

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Senate asks governor to lift restrictions on winter student sports

Parents and students told lawmakers Thursday that they could practice contact sports safely

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Feds accuse two Metro Detroiters of stealing COVID-19 aid

The duo is latest accused of concocting a scheme to steal emergency COVID-19 aid meant for people unemployed during the global pandemic

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Bay City couple, 7-month-old died of exposure, police say

Deaths of mother, father and infant found Saturday in northern Michigan the result of being stranded out in the winter elements, police say after autopsies conducted

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Hypothermia, alcohol caused GVSU student DeRosa’s death, officials say

Taylor DeRosa, a freshmen from Royal Oak, was found dead by a jogger on Dec. 12 in the intramural fields and cross country trail on Grand Valley's Allendale campus

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Man fatally shot in Superior Township

Homeowner taken into custody after incident early Tuesday, sheriff's officials say

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Why it’s still hard for Michigan residents to get COVID-19 vaccine

A supply mystery and other factors explain why Michigan isn't vaccinating as many people as hospital systems and health agencies say they can give shots

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Michigan educators, parents struggle to keep students engaged. Some find solutions

Students across Michigan have been grappling with isolation and apathy brought on by months of online learning during the pandemic

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