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Communities throughout mid-Michigan are honoring those who served in the U.S. military this Veterans Day with parades, wreath-laying ceremonies and more. -
Utility companies and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy are both suing in federal court to stop a voter-approved ballot measure from curbing political giving by big state contractors. -
The $10 billion project that would have been placed on 423 acres of land faced immediate backlash from Delhi Township community members and officials.
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The city of Lansing will commemorate it as well on Wednesday with a wreath-laying ceremony. -
Anne Witherill, a retired Holt Public Schools teacher, and her wife, Sara Troutman, a teacher at DeWitt Middle School, have started their own facility to help encourage health and fitness in Lansing.
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The city of Lansing hopes to open an overnight emergency drop-in shelter next month to provide a space for unhoused individuals to sleep with a low barrier for entry as a planned community of modular housing units faces new delays. -
The state attorney general says she has "grave concerns" the program would violate the Michigan Constitution. -
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services would oversee the grants that could be funded by $170 million the state is set to get from a settlement with Meta. -
The Trump administration's Department of Energy has issued new emergency orders every 90 days since it initially forced the coal-fired plant to stay open last year.
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Democrat Jan Maino flipped the 46th District on Election Night, ousting two-term Republican incumbent Kathy Schmaltz to represent Jackson in the state House. -
An infection is leaving red squirrels across Michigan hairless. -
Cook, who is battling injuries, still finds the way to finish on top nearly every race. -
Wayne State professor Dr. Arash Javanbakht shares advice for easing post-election tensions, repairing strained relationships and finding common ground.
