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Demolished GM plants could get cleaned up next year

Three demolished General Motors plants could get state approval for cleanup, starting next year.The Racer Trust took over all of GM's shut down sites…

Sen. Jeff Sessions speaks to members of the media at Trump Tower in New York in November. Fears were raised that the Trump administration could crack down on marijuana tolerant states after Sessions was nominated as U.S. attorney general. Sessions has said he's not a fan of expanded use of marijuana.

Legal Marijuana Advocates Are Uneasy With Sessions' Stance

Drug legalization advocates and former prosecutors are watching the Justice Department to see how it shifts emphasis on marijuana prosecutions. Attorney General Sessions takes a hard line on the drug.

The former Carstens Elementary School building, on Detroit's east side, is one of many, many schools that have been shuttered in Detroit.

State treasurer to lawmakers: Bankruptcy for DPS makes no sense

Michigan’s top treasury official is warning lawmakers to not let the state’s largest district go bankrupt.A state House panel on Wednesday held its first…

Ballot drive launched to push back against "anti-labor measures"

Unions and progressive groups have launched a ballot drive as a push back against what they say is a wave of anti-labor measures from Republicans in…

A silence the violence march on Detroit's east side.

Working day in and day out to end violence in Detroit

Turn on the TV news in metro Detroit, and you're bound to catch the latest story about a shooting, a stabbing, or some other tragic story about another…

Michigan Radio wins NABJ and SEJ awards

Michigan Radio expanded its list of honors in 2015 with two recent awards from the National Association of Black Journalists and the Society of…

Kasell began practicing his newscaster voice as a child and got his first on-air job at 16. He went on to anchor NPR's newscasts for more than 30 years and later served as judge and scorekeeper for the news quiz show <em>Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!</em>

NPR Newscaster Carl Kasell Dies At 84, After A Lifelong Career On-Air

Kasell brought unflappable authority to the news, but he also had a lively sense of humor, revealed late in his career when he became the judge and scorekeeper for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

A crude oil storage tank lies on its side in floodwaters along the South Platte River, in Weld County, Colo., on Sept. 17. Hundreds of natural gas and oil wells along with pipelines are shut down by flooding, as state and federal inspectors gauge the damage and look for potential contamination from inundated oil fields.

In Wake Of Colo. Floods, A Scramble To Clean Up Spilled Oil

Colorado flooding has prompted an unprecedented challenge for the state's oil and gas industry. The practice of hydraulic fracturing is widespread along the state's Eastern Plains, but overflowing rivers have swept away equipment and caused more than 37,000 gallons of oil to spill into or near rivers.

Organizers step up petition effort to repeal emergency manager law

Organizers behind a petition drive to repeal Michigan’s emergency manager law say they’re launching an all-out blitz for signatures.Their campaign ramps…

Migrants at a shelter in southern Mexico say that Mexico's interior checkpoints are making it harder to travel north. Some have given up on reaching the U.S. and are trying to stay in Mexico.

Mexican Crackdown Slows Central American Immigration To U.S.

Under pressure from the United States, Mexico has begun arresting and deporting tens of thousands of Central Americans long before they reach the U.S. border.

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