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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a permit for Enbridge to build a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, to house a section of pipeline to replace the current Line 5 twin pipelines that are lying on the lakebed. It's a notable step in the process of building the controversial tunnel.
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Flint Police Chief Terence Green said law enforcement will be stepping up security ahead of a major classic car show downtown this week. -
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Consumer prices in July were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than in May or June. The news makes it less likely the Fed will feel the need to raise interest rates in September. -
Democratic socialist challenger Donavan McKinney won the Democratic primary for Michigan's 13th Congressional District. -
Voters in Wisconsin, Minnesota and several other states went to the polls Tuesday, and results highlight the ongoing conflicts within both parties ahead of November's midterms. -
The Michigan Public Service Commission says power bills could get cheaper if, for example, rates start getting set for multiple years at a time rather than annually. -
Democratic leaders say they're focused on recruiting volunteers to knock doors and talk up the party's candidates ahead of the November election. -
Three wasp species were released this summer to help reduce scarlet lily beetles in Michigan. The invasive species defoliates the stems, flowers, and leaves of the lilies. -
The Woodward Dream Cruise, established in Ferndale in 1995, is returning on August 15 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. -
The Michigan Department of Corrections paid out over $7 million in legal judgments in fiscal year 2025. Although payouts more than doubled from the prior year, legal experts emphasize that the sum represents a tiny fraction of the agency's $2 billion budget. -
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A week after the Michigan primary, tests of progressive power will play out in the Midwest, raising questions of whether far left candidates can win come November or if the GOP can pick up moderates. -
The Michigan Public Service Commission wants to revamp assistance programs so that no one pays more than 6% of their income on energy. -
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Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to stop harassing the threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake, the state's only native venomous snake.
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Michigan Democrats are showing unity behind their statewide candidates, coming together three days after a heated U.S. Senate primary highlighted divisions between the party's progressive and moderate wings. -
A federal judge in Michigan has cleared the way for a civil trial in the 2022 death of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was shot in the back of the head by police. -
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Michigan Public sports commentator John U. Bacon talks Tigers MLB trade deadline decisions and the new interim general manager to replace Yzerman. -
This week, voters here in Michigan chose a man named Abdul El-Sayed to be Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate. Like him, don't like him. Like his policies, don't like his policies. Vote for him in November, don't vote for him. Your choice. But don't fall for the BS and demonize him because of his name. -
Ann Arbor voters will decide this November whether to create a new municipal electric utility, paving the way for the replacement of DTE Energy as the city's provider. -
Republican candidates allied themselves deeply with President Donald Trump and his policies during the primary, but Michigan is generally known as a purple state.
