While the leaves are just starting to change color across the state, Michigan is already in Christmas mode. The state just picked its 40th official Christmas tree, a 60-foot spruce donated by the Larry Riccio family from Iron Mountain in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The tree will be cut down on No...
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Michigan State Police are investigating the death of a man killed in Lansing early Wednesday morning in an officer-involved shooting. According to the Lansing Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of E. Jolly Road around 4:20 a.m. after receiving 911 calls ...
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Costco announced plans to open 10 new U.S. locations this fall, including five set to open next month. Costco currently operates 690 U.S. locations across 47 states. The company will open stores in October in Lee's Summit, Missouri; The Colony, Texas; Amherst, New York; Lawrence,...
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A recent study from the University of Georgia found that flatworms may hold clues to repairing the human brain. Flatworms can use stem cells to replace neurons after injury. While humans also have stem cells, they cannot effectively transform into new neurons to repair damaged br...
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Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning. Weinsteins sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than s...
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With the changing of leaves and the vicious resurgence of allspice-scented decor comes everyone’s favorite time of year: budget considerations. Of course, everyone is always considering past and future budgets constantly. But — with the September Revenue Estimating Conference — b...
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An American scholar wrongfully detained in China since June is drawing growing attention in Washington ahead of talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The State Department recently designated Min Zin, a U.S. citizen and prominent Myanmar scholar, a...
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By Amy Green September 21, 2026 This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here . A federal judge has declared that the Trump administration un...
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A hikers’ report of spotting three lake sturgeon stranded in a river channel in the Upper Peninsula led the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to rescue nearly 30 lake sturgeon. Hikers on the North Country Trail crossed the West Branch Ontonagon River downstream of the Vict...
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Detroit Free Press is a partner and shares a reporter with BridgeDetroit. Stories shared are not under a paywall. Detroit Free Press A Wayne County judge sided with Detroit’s district court in a lawsuit brought by a group of tenants over how the court handles safety certification...
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Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect. Jackson police said late Tuesday that they arrested 25-year-old Earnest Lloyd Jr. in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fort...
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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington today, with artificial intelligence emerging as a key topic alongside Iran, tariffs, and Taiwan. The meeting comes as warnings about AI's risks to society have grown louder, and as experts say t...
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Authorities say a vehicle struck and killed a man on Gratiot Avenue just south of M-59/Hall Road early this morning. According to Clinton Township Police, they responded to the scene just after 6 a.m. where a Ford Transit van was sitting in the middle of the road after the vehicl...
