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Opponents said they're worried about potentially unsafe conditions, like weak bedrock, high water pressure and dangerous gases beneath the Straits.
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Detroit students are now able to ride city buses for free, thanks to a new program that was approved by the Detroit city council on Tuesday and launched Wednesday. -
The Supreme Court’s decision allows Enbridge to sue Michigan for attempting to use its regulatory power to scuttle Line 5 and stop a tunnel project under the straits. -
Eight former University of Michigan workers allege that the university illegally fired them for their pro-Palestine speech last year. A federal judge has ruled that part of their case will proceed. -
Roy Blackmon was released from a state correctional facility in Ionia on Tuesday, after a judge agreed to vacate his convictions from a 1998 murder. -
We are two months away from the special election that will determine the functional make-up of the state Senate. The 35th Senate district election is an important race that has folks in Lansing wondering what comes next. -
Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem. -
NASA's Artemis II mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. Eastern Wednesday. The mission aims to send four astronauts around the moon on a roughly 10-day journey. -
During her first State of the City address, Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield touted some of the new policies she’s put in place before her 100th day in office. -
The state Senate is suing the state House over nine bills that are in limbo after they passed both chambers of the Legislature but were never sent to the governor to sign. -
Michigan is one of more than 20 states with conversion therapy bans similar to the Colorado law that was struck down Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Michigan’s National Park, Isle Royale, is set to reopen April 16, 2026 after being closed in November for the winter season. It's a small island in the northwest part of Lake Superior. -
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A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for NPR and PBS. -
The war with Iran has driven up gas prices at a time when affordability is high on people's minds. -
The FBI said it believes this month’s attack on a metro-Detroit synagogue was a terrorist attack inspired by the Lebanese political party and militant group Hezbollah. -
After 20 years in prison, Detroit artist wins $20K to imagine life beyond policing and incarcerationAfter spending about 20 years in prison, Detroit artist Cozine Welch has been awarded a $20,000 residency from the Detroit Justice Center to create a musical play imagining a world without policing and incarceration.
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