Large-scale battery storage helps maximize solar and wind energy, which often produce more energy than needed at the time. Jolt Energy Storage Technologies is raising $5.6 million to fund its first pilot project to prove that its flow battery technology can be a sustainable, inexpensive solution to the need for energy storage for utilities as well as other uses.

A jury on Thursday acquitted a man of first-degree premeditated murder in the killing of a Detroit synagogue leader but couldn't reach a verdict on a separate murder charge, setting up a possible retrial in the highly publicized case.

Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up slightly in June to 4.1 percent. It’s the first time this year the jobless number has gone up, but the state’s top labor analyst said an uptick was clearly on the way.

Today, why Republicans are changing their plan, encouraging voters to cast ballots absentee this year. Also, students and staff at Concordia University in Ann Arbor face major cutbacks, and an uncertain future for degree programs. Plus, a conversation with bestselling horror writer Josh Malerman, author of Bird Box. His new book is all about a young girl with an imaginary friend… one her parents quickly learn to dread.

According to the survey, nearly a third of Michigan nurses say they plan to leave their current position, which is actually an improvement over a U of M survey in 2022.

A new law, signed last week by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, will implement new speed limits for bikes and e-bikes on Mackinac Island.

Bills introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives could outlaw the use of sexual content to blackmail someone.Extortion is already illegal in Michigan. But package supporters say prosecutors are currently limited to a piecemeal approach when trying to press charges in these “sextortion” cases.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer was one of the speakers Wednesday at the NAACP convention in Las Vegas, where she warned against complacency in the effort to return Democratic President Joe Biden to the White House.

Today, the story of how a B-list celebrity reshaped the Republican party…in the 1970s. We chat with the host of the podcast Landslide, which explores how the presidential face-off between Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan helped shape our current political climate. Then, book lovers unite in Detroit! A community event is coming this weekend, uniting readers across genres and generations.

According to EGLE, issues at the US Ecology South facility included “problems with waste screening procedures, failures of internal controls, and structural damage to waste treatment tanks and drum storage areas.”

In February 2025, Michigan Public's Stateside Host April Baer will be leading a trip to Hawaii. She looks forward to experiencing the unique beauty, history and culture of Hawaii with our group of public radio listeners.

A conversation with Johnny Rodriguez, president and CEO of Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP), a social services center focused on the Latino community in West Michigan. And, a sneak peek at LAUP's 60th annual Fiesta celebration this week.