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Kwame Alexander's memoir began as a book of love poems but morphed into so much more

Author Kwame Alexander reflects on healing and the power of writing in his new memoir, "Why Fathers Cry at Night," released on May 23.

a map of michigan with a colored overlay showing proposed congressional districts from the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission

Redistricting commission releases private memos, tape of closed-door session

The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is releasing private memos and a recording of a closed-door session under court order.

Michigan Radio News Staff Changes

Michigan Radio is announcing two changes to its news staff today. Lindsey Smith has started work as the station’s new Investigative Reporter. In this…

Need a consultant? This book argues hiring one might actually damage your institution

A new book argues the consulting industry is weakening businesses, harming the government, and distorting the economy.

Stacy Williams stands with her son Davion, 15, in Detroit, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Davion wants to go to college. A counselor at his Detroit charter school in 2022 helped him visualize that goal, but he knows he’ll need more help to navigate the application process. So he was discouraged to learn the high school where he just began his sophomore year had laid off its college transition adviser – a staff member who provided extra help coordinating financial aid applications, transcript requests, campus visits and more.

Schools are cutting advisers and tutors as COVID aid money dries up. Students are still struggling

The U.S. government provided aid money to schools during the pandemic meant to help address learning loss, but the latest national data shows many students remain behind.

This map shows the locations of the orphaned oil and gas wells in the state.

Michigan hopes to clean up all 450 of its abandoned oil and gas wells in the next 2 years

Money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is dedicated to cleaning up so-called "orphan wells" in Michigan.

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, pictured here in October, has operated with emergency power sources six times since Russia's offensive started.

Ukraine's top nuclear plant lost power for the sixth time. Is disaster imminent?

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station was among the Ukrainian structures damaged by a barrage of Russian missiles on Wednesday. Though power has been restored, the threat of nuclear meltdown remains.

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 5, 2022. North Korea on Saturday fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, apparently extending its streak of weapons tests this year amid a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations with the United States.

North Korea fires another suspected ballistic missile into sea

Saturday's launch was North Korea's ninth round of weapons launches in 2022 as it attempts to pressure the Biden administration for concessions.

McLaren Hospital in Flint and the Genesee County Health Department have been working with the Centers for Disease Control since a court order is preventing local officials from talking directly with the state health department.

8th Legionnaire's disease case confirmed in Genesee County

State officials are confirming an eighth case of Legionnaire's disease in Genesee County.A press release from the Michigan Department of Health and Human…

Good Samaritans help push out a car in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday.

A nearly week-long driving ban is lifted in Buffalo as temperatures rise

The storm-related death toll in the area rose to 39. Meanwhile, a nearly week-long driving ban has been lifted as temperatures rise and all major state highways in western New York have also reopened.

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