The decision comes after years of outcry from some farmers that the cost of labor, transportation and housing for H-2A workers was making it impossible to break even.

An MSU study released earlier this month found a lack of access to child care costs the state’s economy $2.9 billion in lost productivity as parents are forced to stay home from work to care for their children.

With little pine left to harvest, foresters and sawmills worry what the next several years will look like until newly planted trees can replace what the ice storm took away.

Understaffed, untrained, and sometimes even married townships officials control taxpayer dollars in many northern Michigan communities.

HIPAA protects patient privacy by limiting how medical information is shared. But the story of a Michigan mom caring for her adult son shows how these rules sometimes create barriers to necessary care.

Campgrounds and park destinations remain open.

Six months after an ice storm hit northern Michigan, some residents are still clearing debris, dealing with home repairs. Some companies, like tree services, are still in high demand and backed up. Direct financial assistance is limited for individuals

In June, MSP investigated allegations that Cadillac's Local Development Finance Authority violated Michigan's Open Meeting Act by conducting business without the minimum number of members required, ignoring bylaws, and withholding meeting minutes and records.

Sheriff's deputies along a stretch of I-75 near Grayling can now access ICE data and check legal residency documents.

Suzanne McAtee has attended the classes offered through Munson Hospital's Fruit and Vegetables Prescription Program since they began five years ago.