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Lester Graham/Michigan RadioIt’s less than two weeks before the deadline for a state budget deal. If that doesn’t happen, there will be a partial state government shutdown and widespread government employee layoffs. -
Courtesy/Eaton CountyEaton County commissioners have approved a new budget that cuts $8.4 million from staff and services for the 2025–26 fiscal year.
WKAR News goes in depth to reveal how malls across Michigan are struggling to survive in the age of online shopping — and how some communities are reimagining retail for the future.
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On Tuesday, City Council voted unanimously to keep the city’s meterless parking system in place for the upcoming year. -
State government is two weeks away from a partial shutdown with still no budget deal between Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature. -
A state program to get IDs to people leaving jail is expanding to the Wayne County Jail in Detroit. -
As the budget impasse at the state Capitol continues, school districts are eying options that include seeking emergency loans if no deal is reached soon. -
As summer winds down, the National Weather Service says it has been one of the hottest – and driest – on record for Mid-Michigan. -
Rep. Emily Dievendorf says they have received a flood of threats after they were accused of not standing during a prayer in honor of Charlie Kirk. -
Law enforcement officials launched the campaign, Monday. -
Oral arguments in a lawsuit against some earmarks in the current state budget are taking place this week. -
Michigan Lt. Gov., other Democratic lawmakers say they've gotten credible threats after Kirk killingLieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist is among the Michigan political figures who have been threatened following the murder of far-right political activist Charlie Kirk. -
East Lansing Police are releasing security and body camera video from a downtown brawl during Michigan State University's move-in weekend.
