Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up in February by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.4%, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget says.

Cyber attacks on municipal systems are on the rise. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians shut down many of its operations, following a data breach earlier this year. And now tribal members and employees are being told to secure their personal information.

Another year of dry conditions could hurt production for farmers growing crops and raising livestock in the region.

Partnering with foreign institutions could become tougher for Michigan schools under legislation that moved out of a state House committee Wednesday.

The complaint says the proposed expansion will, “result in various pollutants raining down on the headwaters of the Au Sable, one of the most famous trout streams in the United States.”

The tribes already had concerns about the process, but news that the Army Corps will likely fast-track the federal permit for the pipeline tunnel was “the final straw,” said Whitney Gravelle, president of the Bay Mills Indian Community.

"Moral Treatment" is the 2024 prize winner is a novel by Traverse City native Stephanie Carpenter. She is also an assistant professor of Creative Writing at Michigan Tech

Michigan’s new laws bring changes to voting recount policy and a ban on firearms at polling locations in 2025.

Republican supporters say the generators use newer, cleaner technologies, and that should allow them to stay in use past deadlines for the state’s clean energy transition.

A divorced couple's custody fight over a frozen embryo will head to the Michigan Supreme Court next month.