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Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was jailed after an alleged assault Wednesday. Hours earlier he was fired for what the university said was an “inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”
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The Holiday season is here, and we’re celebrating with a special lineup of programs to bring light, warmth, and joy in the days to come. From Thanksgiving traditions to reflections of Hanukkah to the wonder of Christmas to our memories of 2025, these stories and sounds capture the spirit of the season.
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Need something fun to do this weekend, or looking for new things to explore? Michigan Public is here to help! Check out some of these fun, interesting, and timely events across Michigan from December 12 - 14.
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Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery moves our understanding of when humans started making fire back by 350,000 years.
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The Michigan House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday on bills to limit the state attorney general’s powers.
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At least 51 babies in 19 states have been treated for botulism after being exposed to organic ByHeart baby formula. The New-York based manufacturer issued a recall of all its products last month.
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The report concludes that without “robust governance frameworks” in place, next-generation nuclear is likely to reinforce or even create problems that technology alone can’t fix.
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MDOC says drugs are still coming in through mail items disguised as confidential legal material. So starting January 5, those documents will be given to inmates as photocopies.
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Zebadiah Soriano wants his involuntary statement suppressed, and he wants a sentence that includes putting his name on the state’s sex offender registry reversed.
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A look at the new cannabis tax and its potential effects on the marijuana industry. Plus, researchers share finds from an Indigenous archeological site in the Upper Peninsula.
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Democratic U.S. Representative Haley Stevens accuses Kennedy of making outlandish claims about vaccines and driving up health care costs.
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A Western High School student from Detroit remains locked in a Texas ICE prison. ‘They treated her like a criminal.’
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In Michigan, state government agencies using Microsoft Teams to communicate delete those chats after 30 days, meaning they generally are no longer available to the public through the state's Freedom of Information Act.
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Michigan lawmakers advanced a major overhaul of the state’s brownfield redevelopment program, expanding available tax incentives, adding new transparency rules, and creating a long-term economic development board. The bills passed the Senate with bipartisan support and opposition.
The Dish, hosted by Mercedes Mejia, brings you behind the scenes with Michigan’s most inspiring chefs and culinary talents. Learn how food connects these chefs to their cultures, and strengthens our communities, one dish at a time.
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How an obscure term used in anthropology leaped from the pages of academia into the Chinese meme world and then became part of Chinese government policymaking.
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Michigan groups want Governor Whitmer to join with other states to offer a voice of authority different from the federal government, which they say is politicizing public health.
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Michigan Republicans want the state Supreme Court to overturn a ruling saying that all bills passed by both chambers of the Legislature have to go to the governor.
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Immigrants detained in Michigan are bringing habeas corpus lawsuits against the federal government, a wintry medicinal plant blooms in Michigan winters, and federal funding cuts are hampering statewide programs that support farmers’ mental health.
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- Michigan parent files Title IX complaint with allegations over transgender athlete playing in volleyball game
- People can start receiving their money from the Flint water settlement starting Friday
- Michigan bill would require parental consent for teens on social media
- Michigan's new 24% marijuana tax will go forward, for now
- Michigan lags far behind in special education outcomes, report finds
- Landfills sue Wolverine Worldwide and 3M over PFAS contamination
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