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Michigan cuts invasive species money despite ongoing environmental threats
LANSING, MI – Invasive species will get less attention across Michigan in the coming year after cuts made to the state budget. Lawmakers sliced about $1.2 million from the Michigan invasive species grant program for 2026, cutting the annual...
Detroit police shootings that started with minor stops prompt calls for reform
Detroit police have shot two people in just over a month after attempted stops for minor offenses. The shootings follow a Free Press investigation that found 20% of department shootings in the past decade started with nonviolent stops and...
Detroit school board discusses possibility of renaming 2 DPSCD schools
As the Detroit school district moves forward with its plan of rebuilding and renovating buildings, two schools under construction could see a name change. During an academic committee meeting Tuesday, three board members for Detroit Public Schools...
Michigan Ranks Ninth For The Best Trick-or-treating Spots
Michigan has some really nice neighborhoods where you can go trick or treating and get a really good amount of candy on Halloween. Even though Michigan has seen an increase of trunk or treat events taking the place of trick or treating, Michigan...
Ford Stock Hits 52-Week Highs After Company Beats Q3 Estimates
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Ford stock (NYSE: F) is trading sharply higher today and hit its 52-week high after the Detroit auto giant reported...
Alpena County 4-H member named Michigan 4-H award winner
Courtesy photo Alison Borowski poses with her goat during the 2025 Alpena County Fair where she was the 4-H Showman of Showman Goat Winner. Earlier this year, Borowski was awarded 4H’s highest award by the state for goat science. Alison Borowski,...
Michigan ripens to No. 2 apple producer in U.S. Find U-Pick farms still open across the state.
Fall is all about that satisfying crunch. The crisp leaves under your boots, scattered acorns on the forest floor and that first bite of a Michigan apple. Michigan recently ripened into the nation’s No. 2 apple producer, according to USDA NASS...
Michigan’s school meals program caters to the wealthy
The state of Michigan spends more taxpayer dollars to feed students in wealthy districts than in poor ones. With Michigan near the bottom in national reading scores, these funds would be better spent on helping kids read than subsidizing lunches...
How bird poop was used to help arrest man accused of shooting Detroit businessman
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A man was arrested after traces of...
Wall Street and FTSE 100 hit record highs after US inflation report fuels interest rate cut hopes
US inflation rises to 3%, less than expectedNewsflash: US inflation has risen, but not as much as expected, new delayed economic data shows. The annual US consumer prices index rose to 3% in September, up from 2.9% in August, but lower than the...
Dodgers Breakout Pitcher Named Top Trade Target Heading Into Offseason
Is there a world where the Los Angeles Dodgers would look to trade one of its most promising young arms? Bleacher Report writer Kerry Miller believes that there’s a possibility the Detroit Tigers could have some real interest in right-handed...
Michigan terminates plans for controversial EV battery plant
The Michigan state Capitol building in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file) LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is demanding millions of dollars in incentives back from a Chinese company after plans to build an electric vehicle battery plant...
Utility bills spike as power-hungry AI data centers boom, Bank of America report finds
The rapid rollout of power-hungry AI data centers could be straining the US energy grid and causing utility bills to spike – and prices could get worse in the coming months, according to economists. Americans spent 3.6% more on electricity and gas...
Michigan axes EV battery plant plan, requests incentives’ return
LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan is demanding millions of dollars in incentives back from a Chinese company after plans to build an electric vehicle battery plant collapsed following years of pushback against the project from neighbors and members of...
Indiana Michigan Power Announces $266M Infrastructure Upgrades
InkFreeNews.com Posted Oct 24, 2025 Updated: Oct 23, 2025 @ 4:34 PM Indiana Michigan power has announced plans to invest $266 million on upgrading the electric grid in St. Joseph, LaPorte, Starke, Pulaski, and White counties. Photo from Google...
Your October Guide to Fall Fun in Northern Michigan
NORTHERN MICHIGAN, (WPBN/WGTU) -- Fall is here! UpNorthLive’s Madison Stoddard has your October guide — from pumpkin patches to haunted attractions and Halloween happenings across Northern Michigan. Pahl's Pumpkin Patch - Buckley Pahl's Pumpkin...
After Gotion and SOAR, Michigan eyes overhaul of corporate subsidy strategy
With the end of SOAR and cuts to job-growth funding, lawmakers say they will retool economic development incentives by year-end. The effort follows ‘bad deals’ as the state pledged billions to jobs that barely materialized Officials expect to...
Michigan families face food insecurity as SNAP benefits are halted
Food banks in West Michigan fear the halting of SNAP benefits could make an already tough food insecurity problem worse. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — 1.4 million people in Michigan are a week away from losing their food assistance benefits, known as...
Vikings Trade Pitch Nets Versatile Saints CB to Replace Jeff Okudah
Getty Wide receiver Ladd McConkey of the Los Angeles Chargers scores a 27-yard touchdown against cornerback Jeff Okudah of the Minnesota Vikings. Quarterback Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers exposed the Minnesota Vikings defense on...
Man killed in afternoon shooting on Detroit’s west side; witnesses cooperating
DETROIT – A man was killed following a shooting on Detroit’s west side. The shooting occurred on Friday (Oct. 24) at 3:30 p.m. on Humboldt Street and West Forest Avenue. Police said they discovered the man upon arrival suffering from a gunshot...