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Construction on Michigan's I-96, one of the busiest roads in the state.

Why are we always fixing Michigan roads?

Why are Michigan's roads so bad? We talk to two political experts, and two Washtenaw County Road Commission workers.

“I’ll do the same as governor to make sure every agency as efficient and customer service oriented as our office is," said Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State

Democratic candidate for MI governor calls for expanding pre- and post-natal care for Black mothers

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said in Michigan, Black women are nearly three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as white women.

An illustration on a solid green background shows a squirrel pushing a wheelbarrow overflowing with fresh vegetables, including carrots and leafy greens.

Michigan Public embarks on a Farmers Market Tour this summer!

We'll be attending markets around the state all summer long. Take a look and see when we'll be at a market near you!

In this photo released by Iran's Supreme Leader's office, mourners chant and raise their fists during the final funeral ceremony for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Reza Shrine before his burial in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Trump threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral saw calls for his killing

Trump made the comments on his Truth Social after U.S. officials demanded that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open.

The Michigan Environmental Council hopes to work with the legislature to find money for issues it says were underfunded by the Governor's budget proposal.

Judge is asked to block $645 million in disputed state spending

The case of $645 million in state spending unilaterally canceled by a Republican-led state House committee is scheduled for its first court hearing.

Algae turns the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool green on the National Mall on Tuesday in Washington, DC.

Algae clouded Trump's vision for the Reflecting Pool. But scientists aren't surprised

The shallow, sunny waters of the reflecting pool are an ideal incubator for algae growth in the summertime. Experts say the recent renovation may have helped accelerate it.

Women sift gold-bearing sediment in search of gold at the Maidede mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province on June 16.

Inside the gold-mining town where the Ebola outbreak likely started

NPR reports from Mongbwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fight to contain the virus faces obstacles from lack of supplies to residents who doubt that the virus is real.

A European Space Agency (ESA) Envisat satellite captured harmful algal blooms in 2011 on Lake Erie from space. Efforts to clean up lake Erie are still underway.

How farmers and residents can prevent harmful algal blooms in Michigan

Harmful algal blooms make water unsafe to drink and swim in. Here's how farmers and residents can help preserve Michigan's water.

Three men in professional jackets stand outside in downtown Detroit. The man pictured in the middle, in a blue jacket, is Abdul El-Sayed.

Senate candidate El-Sayed launches TV ad campaign

U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's campaign is becoming the first in the Michigan Democratic primary race to directly spend on TV ads.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, speaks in a video announcing her formal opinion that the law used by a Republican-led state House panel to rescind hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding without approval from the Senate or governor is unconstitutional.

AG opinion strikes down Michigan House GOP budget cuts

In a formal opinion, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says cuts to the current fiscal year budget that were ordered last month by the GOP-led House Appropriations Committee are unconstitutional.

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