Man dies after hitting semi-truck, thrown from car
A 48-year-old man from Owosso is dead after hitting a semi-truck and being thrown from his car in Leroy Township around 6 a.m. Thursday morning.
New state law exempts Michigan income tax on tips, overtime, Social Security income
TRENTON, Mich.- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and a bipartisan group of lawmakers crowded into a Downriver diner Wednesday morning to celebrate a new law that next year will exempt tips, certain overtime pay and Social Security income from the state's 4.25% income tax. The elimination of state income taxes on tips...
COURT DOCS: Kzoo Co. man claims to be shooting witness, arrested for homicide
Kalamazoo area man Jayvon Bulock claimed in court documents to be witness of a deadly shooting on October 4. Now, he's charged with open murder in connection to the death of his girlfriend.
Kalamazoo’s Big Banana Car Creator Faces A Wild Rumor
Picture this: a quirky car, a national spotlight, and a wild rumor about a $2 million offer. Kalamazoo's own Steve Braithwaite opens up about it.
A Michigan Town Hopes to Stop a Data Center With a 2026 Ballot Initiative
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. This is the second of three articles about Michigan communities organizing to stop the construction of energy-intensive computing...
Michigan DNR Issues Warning to Deer Hunters
Deer in several Michigan counties have tested positive for a deadly viral disease.
Hot ‘n Now Fans Rejoice—A New Michigan Spot Opens Soon
Michigan’s favorite retro burger joint, Hot 'n Now, is back with a brand-new Wayland location. Find out when it opens.
Deputies: 2 men arrested for stabbing and truck theft
Deputies arrested two men in connection with a stabbing and truck theft in Newberg Township near Marcellus Wednesday, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.
Appeals court says police don’t owe homeowners for botched raids
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that found South Bend police can’t be held liable for damages they caused to a home they wrongly raided. The three-judge appeals panel for the U.S. 7th Circuit pointed to a ruling in a similar Wisconsin case in denying South Bend homeowner Amy Hadley’s complaint.
‘I’m really scared’: Michigan collecting on COVID-era unemployment overpayments
LANSING, Mich. — More than five years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, Michigan says it overpaid on unemployment benefits and is now demanding that money back. The Unemployment Insurance Agency, or UIA, says about 350,000 workers are required to return what they thought was free assistance. A judge ruled...

















