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The federal government reported that the inflation rate for housing spiked to its highest rate since 1982 from September 2021-22. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the inflation rate for the broad category of “shelter” is now 6.6%. Experts say that’s reflected in Michigan's major housing markets.

Around 1,400 Afghan children fled their country and came to the U.S. without their parents. Some are now in migrant shelters in Michigan and other states, which are trying to adapt to meet their needs.

A man who was the subject of a story Michigan Radio aired in January 2020 was sentenced Wednesday to probation and required to register as a sex offender.

The study found that almost a quarter of Michigan’s students showed no growth at all between fall 2020 and fall 2021.

A permanent ban on parties. That’s what Airbnb says it’s imposing on renters, ahead of the busy 4th of July holiday weekend. In northern Michigan, vacation rentals have increased in recent years, along with noise and traffic, upsetting some full-time residents.

Extremism researchers say online rhetoric from the far right has heated up since Trump was indicted. But they're not seeing signs that it will translate to collective violence.

The courts said James Craig, Perry Johnson, and Michael Markey failed to collect enough valid signatures and that’s reason enough for the Michigan Bureau of Elections to keep them off the ballot.

Perhaps most notably, Harris County rejected a whopping 19% percent of the mail ballots it received, or 6,888 ballots in total. Four years ago the county's rejection rate was about 0.3%.

Michigan State Police say a report by Michigan State University researchers shows racial disparities in traffic stops.

Journalist Mark Whitaker says that much of what's happening in American race relations today traces back to 1966, the year the Black Panthers were formed. His new book is Saying It Loud.