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A chemical tank containing 5,500 gallons of glycidyl methacrylate ruptured in Toledo, Ohio, injuring a deputy and prompting evacuations and shelter orders for Ohioans.
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Republican Mike Rogers denied engaging in Islamophobia, then repeated false claims about El-Sayed having ties to a terrorist organization. Abdul El-Sayed said that line of attack was "beneath" Rogers.
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What is Abdul El-Sayed's standing in Detroit—particularly with Black voters? Plus, Michigan House and Senate races to watch this November.
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A quilt artist who spent decades on death row now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
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The announcement of Hubbard's release came as talks got underway between Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg focused on the latest U.S. efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
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A Bridge Michigan analysis reveals that nearly 1-in-10 local elected positions in Michigan could remain vacant due to a lack of candidates.
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One of the clearest differences between the candidates involved healthcare. Democrat Abdul El-Sayed pushed his signature “Medicare for All” plan. Republican Mike Rogers said Medicare is too entrenched to make big changes to it.
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Republican attorney general candidate Doug Lloyd says laws that allow judges to restrict gun ownership are unconstitutional. Democrat Eli Savit says they reduce violence.
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The Michigan DNR is releasing 7,300 farm-raised pheasants for hunting season, though officials say the birds will not rebuild wild populations.
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A newly released 911 call reveals that ICE officers in Grand Rapids pursued a vehicle moments before a deadly crash. We spoke with an advocate for immigrant rights about the community's response. We also paid a visit to a world-renowned Arabian horse breeding program at MSU. And, iconic fashion designer Anna Sui talked to us about her Metro Detroit upbringing and her exhibit at the Cranbrook Art Museum.
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For a largely bureaucratic job, issuing driver's licenses and overseeing elections, the Michigan Secretary of State office has become increasingly controversial.
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Michigan Public is looking for an experienced, strategic, and mission-driven Account Executive (AE) to join our Corporate Support team.
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15 candidates are vying for five seats in the 2026 election as GRPS faces challenges in retaining teachers and students.
The Dish, hosted by Mercedes Mejia, brings you behind the scenes with Michigan’s most inspiring chefs and culinary talents. Learn how food connects these chefs to their cultures, and strengthens our communities, one dish at a time.
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Members of the University of Michigan men’s and women’s cross country teams regularly run past the school’s prized peony garden as part of their training. And once each autumn, they stop and do something else: prune the peonies.
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Over 100 looks from Anna Sui’s collections are on display this fall and winter at Cranbrook Art Museum in metro Detroit.
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An audit found the state agency charged with taking care of foster kids when a judge terminates a child’s parental rights, was actively keeping track of fewer than half of those cases.
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The 8th congressional district stretches from Flint north to Saginaw, Bay City and Midland. The race pits Democratic incumbent Kristen McDonald Rivet against Republican challenger Tom Smith.
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From campaign stops in the U.P. to piping plover conservation, Detroit school board races, and Arabian horses at MSU, we cover politics, education, wildlife, and more.
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Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning in the GOP stronghold of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, an area that hasn't voted for a Democrat in Congress in over a decade.
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Many of Rogers’ supporters in the majority Black city discussed the desire to convince family, friends, and neighbors who may hold conservative beliefs that it’s okay to vote Republican.
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Rain over over the last week "won’t make up" for the "severe drought in the U.P.,” MDNR's incident commander said.
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State and local law enforcement will coordinate their activities this week to catch drivers who break the state law that that requires stopping for school buses when they're flashing red lights.
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Author Anna Ansari on Iranian kebabs, Michigan sweet corn, and a Soviet melon that never made it past customs.
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"Three out of every four people have to choose between putting food on the table or caring for themselves or their loved ones," said Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell.
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The strike that started on Labor Day, 2025, has sometimes featured bitter rhetoric and accusations.
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After 37 ballots discovered the day after the 2025 election were counted on Friday, challenger Muhith Mahmood appears to have beaten Mayor Adam Alharbi by 12 votes. Legal challenges are still in process.
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A group of Michigan parents and legislators renewed the push Friday for the state House to pass a package of bills meant to protect children from "addictive" social media feeds and AI chatbots.
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If you know how the sound ‘f’ worked in Old English, it suddenly isn’t mysterious why the noun "leaf" with an "f" turns into "leaves" with a "v" when you make it plural