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The Organization of Exonerees launch a mobile app to provide a digital roadmap for the wrongfully convicted.
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Cradle Kalamazoo launched in 2014 with the goal of closing the gap between the number of Black and white babies who die in the first year of life. Since then, the county has both cut that gap and reduced overall infant mortality. -
Michigan's public service commissioners — responsible for setting utility rates and ensuring reliable service — would be elected instead of appointed, under legislation proposed by state lawmakers. -
The police and fire departments in Michigan's third-largest city are launching a program where drones act as first responders, reporting information to officers on the ground. -
Terri DeBoer has been on West Michigan televisions for more than three decades. Now she says she's running as a Republican to represent Grand Rapids in Congress. -
Michigan Medicine — the University of Michigan's health care system — has told Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan that it will stop accepting its non-U of M affiliated insured customers, if a new five-year contract isn't in place by June 30. -
Bucking a decades-long trend, Michigan's population is finally growing — even if the increases are small. Also, we talked about the struggle of older Detroiters to keep up with the cost of house repairs. -
Islandview residents watch white newcomers flip $300K homes as they struggle with leaking roofs. -
As a growing crop of young candidates challenge longtime Democratic incumbents, some are not just breaking through in the money race, but outraising their opponents altogether. -
A group of political, faith, and community leaders gathered in Detroit on Wednesday, calling on Congress to use its powers to stop what they called an “illegitimate” act of war. -
Campaign to amend MI Constitution, require citizenship proof to register to vote, submits signaturesSignatures are in to propose a Michigan constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. Voter fraud is a felony, and extremely rare in the current system. -
Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says the discharge of plastics into the river violates the state's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is campaigning to continue the state’s program to provide free school meals for all Michigan K-12 students.On Wednesday, the Democratic governor spooned out fruit, beans and vegetables and delivered a few fist bumps to hungry students at Baker Middle School in Troy.
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 immigrants detained in a Michigan facility are seeking release through habeus corpus lawsuits. Plus, some Isle Royale history to mark 95 years since the island became a national park.
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A new Michigan poll reveals where voters stand on data centers, the 2026 governor’s race, and how the state compares nationally on key economic measures. -
The Michigan House approved a more than $152 million spending bill Monday to work on runways at Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard” base.The base is expecting federally-funded construction to support a new fighter mission that President Donald Trump announced last year.Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp) said he fears that mission won’t actually happen if the work isn’t done before Trump leaves office. -
U.S. Senator Gary Peters weighs in on the American war with Iran. Then, a Grand Rapids resident founded a group to support families affected by immigrant detention.
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