The Associated Press

Health officials in southeast Michigan say they've received confirmation of West Nile virus in a 44-year-old man, the first such case reported in the state this year.

State figures say Michigan schools are retaining more of their veteran K-12 educators, leaving fewer job openings for newcomers.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra's campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission over an independent political action committee that's running TV ads attacking him.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he has imposed new union contracts aimed at saving the cash-strapped city more than $100 million annually.

A judge in Flint has given the Michigan Department of Human Services until Aug. 10 to process 5,000 or more remaining applications for cash assistance from people whose benefits were ended because of a five-year federal limit.

A new opening date has been set for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum on the campus of Michigan State University.

Utilities say about 400,000 homes and businesses across Michigan lost power following several days of thunderstorms and hot weather.

Michigan residents who want to vote in the August 7 primary election have only a few days left to register.

Health officials say they've identified West Nile virus in two Michigan counties, the earliest such detection in several years as weather conditions encourage the presence of mosquitoes.

A suburban Detroit mayor says a new ordinance under consideration in his city could challenge state law making powerful fireworks legal in Michigan.

Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill investing more than $300 million in infrastructure projects at Michigan's colleges and universities.

A judge has blocked a new Michigan law that was intended to cut off union dues paid by home health care workers.

Grand Rapids is among a growing number of Michigan communities seeking to silence more powerful fireworks that now are legal in the state.

The Michigan appeals court says it will not take a second look at a decision that gives voters a chance to overturn the state's emergency manager law.

The Michigan House has approved legislation that would drop the state's income tax rate to 3.9% by 2018.

The two state offices dealing most closely with Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and the city's efforts to fix its poor finances say they're pleased by the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a consent agreement designed to correct the city's fiscal troubles.

An ex-Michigan State University medical student accused of killing at least 12 greyhound puppies has been sentenced to five years' probation.

The Michigan Senate has given the Legislature's final approval to bills that would ban so-called synthetic marijuana.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing told City Council that state revenue sharing likely will be withheld unless a lawsuit challenging Gov. Rick Snyder's consent agreement with the city is dropped.

Michigan's budget director says he doesn't want lawmakers to pass legislation next week putting new teachers into a 401(k)-style retirement plan.