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Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker made the announcement Thursday morning. "I did the best I could," he said, noting how it's split the community. "I don't see us being able to reach a verdict."
From fishing and heavy industry to recreational waterfronts and data centers, a dizzying array of interest groups are using – and sometimes abusing – our biggest economic asset. What lessons can we learn from the past to ensure a thriving blue economy in the future?
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Back in January of this year, Jocelyn Benson, the current Secretary of State in Michigan, held a press conference inside a state-owned building to launch her 2026 campaign for governor. This week, the state attorney general determined that this was in violation of the state's campaign finance law.
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Grilling usually involves burning fossil fuel. But some manufacturers are offering electric grills and citing climate change and convenience as reasons to switch.
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Detroit's annual Movement Music Festival will kick off this weekend at Hart Plaza. Over two decades ago, techno legend and DJ Carl Craig launched the festival.
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Bills that passed in the Michigan House Thursday would ban transgender athletes from girls’ school sports. Opponents say that further harms already-marginalized students.
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Six people, including music talent agent Dave Shapiro, were on board a private jet that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood on Thursday.
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Hours after the U.S. House passed a GOP-backed spending plan that would slash funding for programs like Medicaid and food assistance, Michiganders were on the streets.
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The Republican-led state House adopted a resolution to hold Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in contempt for failing to comply with a legislative subpoena.
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Michigan Public has been recognized with two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in the Large Market Radio category. The station won in the News Documentary and Podcast categories. The Edward R. Murrow Awards are presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) to honor outstanding achievements in electronic journalism.
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A report says the state will not meet its initial target of reducing phosphorus flowing into Lake Erie by 40% this year. The main culprit: farm fertilizer runoff.
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First, Congress' vote to put more hurdles around Medicaid. Plus, a West Michigan TikTok chef on her viral recipes. And Detroit techno legend Carl Craig on this weekend's Movement festival.
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The Republican-led Michigan House voted Wednesday to ask the Democratic-led state Senate to take back the budget proposal that it passed last week.
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Michigan bills to further prevent the use of ticket-buying bots received a House committee hearing Wednesday.
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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Michigan Public's Kate Wells discusses her recent reporting on the financial pressures faced by some Planned Parenthood clinics.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she wants to use state incentives to lure a giant semiconductor manufacturing facility that would employ thousands of people.
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Representative John James, a Republican who's running for governor, questioned why he would take “political advice” from current governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat.
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The dismissals for those charged in relation to a “Festifall” protest mean that all 11 of the pro-Palestinian protesters charged by the state attorney general have now been cleared.
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