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Hillary Scholten

Dem trying to unseat Michigan's Amash raised $100K in 1 week

A Democrat running to replace Michigan Rep. Justin Amash said Tuesday she raised $100,000 in the first week since announcing ...

Michigan governor OKs highway honor for Aretha Franklin

Michigan's governor has signed legislation honoring the late Queen of Soul with a highway designation. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ...

Snyder withdraws from Harvard fellowship amid Flint backlash

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder withdrew from a senior research fellowship at Harvard University on Wednesday, amid ...

Correction: Snyder-Harvard story

In a story June 30 about former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder being named a Harvard fellow, The Associated Press erroneously ...

Michigan AG sues to shut down oil pipeline in Great Lakes

Michigan's attorney general sued Thursday to shut down twin 66-year-old oil pipelines in the Great Lakes, saying they pose ...

Larry Nassar

Michigan State OKs independent probe of handling of Nassar

Michigan State University on Friday authorized what officials said would be an independent investigation into the handling ...

Prosecutors drop Flint water charges, promise fresh probe

Prosecutors dropped all criminal charges Thursday against eight people in the Flint water crisis and pledged to start from ...

Ex-Michigan State dean guilty of neglect in handling Nassar

A former dean who had oversight of now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar at Michigan State University was found guilty ...

Jury deliberates in trial of imprisoned sports doctor's boss

A former dean who had oversight of now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar at Michigan State University did nothing to ...

Dana Nessel

As bishops gather, prosecutors step up scrutiny of church

Hundreds of boxes. Millions of records. From Michigan to New Mexico this month, attorneys general are sifting through files ...

Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan House OKs bill to cut high auto insurance premiums

Michigan's Legislature on Friday began passing a bill that would cut the country's highest auto insurance premiums by letting ...

5 former Michigan Catholic priests charged with sex crimes

Michigan prosecutors announced Friday that five former Catholic priests are facing sexual abuse charges as part of the state ...

Michigan's Amash, GOP Trump critic, faces primary challenge

Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, the first Republican in Congress to accuse President Donald Trump of impeachable conduct, is ...

Ex-Michigan trooper gets prison for teen's Taser crash death

A former Michigan state trooper was sentenced to at least five years in prison Monday for causing the death of a Detroit teen ...

Michigan on verge of showdown over high car insurance rates

The state with the highest car insurance premiums in the country is on the verge of a political showdown over long-running ...

Judges: Michigan must redraw congressional, legislative maps

Michigan must redraw dozens of congressional and legislative districts for the 2020 election because Republicans configured ...

Former Michigan trooper convicted in teen's Taser death

A former Michigan state trooper was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in his second trial in the death of a ...

Prosecutor: 'No common sense' in Michigan cop's use of Taser

A prosecutor urged jurors on Tuesday to convict a former Michigan State Police trooper of second-degree murder in the death ...

Michigan governor halts Great Lakes pipeline tunnel project

A law that Michigan's Republican-led Legislature hurriedly passed during a lame-duck session in December authorizing ...

Trump's return to west Michigan comes amid Democratic gains

The 50 or so party faithful gathered at a western Michigan GOP headquarters prayed for President Donald Trump's re-election ...