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UPPER MICHIGAN. (WLUC) - Michigan’s next secretary of state is someone who’s familiarized himself with Lansing over the last eight years. Democratic Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist will succeed Jocelyn Benson as Benson prepares to become governor. Gilchrist received almost 54% of the total vote- about half a million...
Lake-effect snow showers begin well before sunrise on Friday, with scattered snow showers continuing through the morning.
Thousands of deer were harvested during Michigan’s first hunting weekend of 2026.
This story is part of a series on the challenges and solutions related to oral health in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. It is made possible with funding support from the Delta Dental Foundation. Janelle Randall remembers people arriving hours before a free dental clinic in the Grand Rapids area opened....
Metro Times Cannabis Week takes place Nov. 16-22 with special deals from Michigan’s best cultivators. Sign up to see the deals on our new site. The local in Local Grove isn’t just a name. The Harrison Township cultivator was built by former Michigan caregivers and remains owner-operated, with...
After enduring two punishing years of disease-driven flock losses and razor-thin margins, Michigan turkey growers are finally seeing relief on their balance sheets. Stronger wholesale prices, brisk domestic consumption and surging exports have lifted farm-level returns across the Great Lakes State in 2026. Yet according to a new economic analysis...
This story originally appeared in Encore Magazine Nov. 1. It is republished here as part of the Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative’s coverage of equitable community development. The SWMJC is a group of 12 regional organizations dedicated to strengthening local journalism. To learn more, visit swmichjournalism.com. When Katie Boertman, 50,...
Communities in southern Michigan with growing deer populations are increasingly pursuing a regional approach to managing herds. The coalitions' goals are multi-faceted: human safety, by reducing car crashes with deer, reducing overbrowsing and protecting biodiversity in natural areas, and keeping herds of deer out of neighborhoods and people's yards. The...
LANSING — Democratic Gov.-elect Jocelyn Benson's picks for her transition team have included a DTE Energy board member who backed Republican Mike Rogers for the U.S. Senate and a leader of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., an agency Benson criticized on the campaign trail. Benson's choices have already drawn pushback from some members of her own party who contended the moves contradicted messages voters attempted to send in the midterm election less than a week earlier. Michigan voters opposed the corruption and the influence of the state's powerful utility companies, said Keith Rodgerson, a Democratic activist who lives in Detroit. "I would say it's a political miscalculation, but I know how things work here," said Rodgerson, referring to the sway major business executives have over Michigan politics. A day after the election, Benson, who's the current secretary of state, announced she had selected four people to serve as the leadership council chairs for her transition into the governor's office. They included Gary Torgow, chairman of Huntington Bank. Torgow is on the board of Detroit-based DTE Energy and the board of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the largest health insurer in the state. Torgow made $300,038 in compensation through his
Half a million servings of nutritious, high-quality protein. It’s hard to quantify how much that means to Michiganders who don’t have enough food, but – by any measure – 138,000 pounds is a lot of meat. It’s how much venison the Hunters Feeding Michigan program processed...
Michigan Firearm Deer Season starts this Sunday, November 15th and runs through November 30th. It’s definitely a time for bright orange outdoors and to know whether or not the place you’re going is open to hunting. There’s a good map of Michigan public lands & parks open to...
The program brings mentors, social workers, and law enforcement officers into a team to help students get back on the right path.
A new report highlighting four Northern Michigan counties shows business and local government leaders are concerned about a lack of attainable workforce housing in the region. The Northern Lakes Economic Alliance is a nonprofit economic development organization covering Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, and Cheboygan counties. Bi-yearly, they release their Economic Pulse Report, where they survey business leaders and local government officials across the four counties.
Osama Siblani, the founder and publisher of the Dearborn-based Arab American News, is suing former Republican candidate Mike Rogers and his campaign for defamation, alleging he was falsely portrayed in the closing days of the contentious U.S. Senate race in Michigan as hostile toward American Jews, supportive of terrorism and Hamas, and responsible for getting candidate Abdul El-Sayed hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions.
Grand Traverse County native Huldah Neal was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame Nov. 5 during the 2026 induction ceremony celebration at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. Neal was the nation's first woman to be appointed as a game warden, right here in Michigan. Born Huldah...
Wandering the woods: Stay safe, be courteous on trails. Whether you’re hiking, biking or taking your dog for a walk this fall, it’s important to stay visible to hunters while enjoying the outdoors. Wearing hunter orange is an easy way to help hunters spot you and keep everyone safe on the trails.
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Data from AdImpact shows Michigan had $767-million in political advertising in the 2026 election cycle, which is the fourth-highest in the U.S. Almost $390-million of that were spent on the U.S. Senate race, with nearly $290-million spent after the primary from August 5th to November 3rd.
Bojangles is already gone from Michigan. Now, hundreds of Wendy's restaurants are caught up in the same company's bankruptcy battle.
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) -The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has acquired nearly 10,000 acres of forests, wetlands and culturally significant land in the Keweenaw Peninsula for protection. The property, known locally as the Keweenaw Point State Lands, was previously held by The Nature Conservancy and borders Fort Wilkins Historic...
