Michigan

For nearly 20 years, a group of Ford employees has spent countless off-hours behind the scenes helping bring America’s Thanksgiving Parade to life. This year, with the parade marking its 100th anniversary, the team took on a special assignment: giving Santa’s sleigh a full mechanical makeover. The volunteers,...

Every year, Michigan football is going to have to make a West Coast trip to face a former Pac-12 team now in the Big Ten, and this year, the Wolverines will be heading to Eugene to face Oregon in Week 11. And now we know exactly what the situation for the game will be. Thus far in the past two seasons, Michigan has traveled to Seattle to face Washington and Los Angeles to play against USC. The Wolverines are 0-2 thus far in the cross-country Big Ten trips, but hope to change that against an up-a

Low-income homeowners in five Michigan cities have between Dec. 1 and Dec. 14 to ask for a cut in their 2026 property tax bills. Ann Arbor can reduce a qualifying home’s taxable value by 100 percent, which erases the bill, while Battle Creek, Ferndale and Oak Park each offer a 50 percent reduction. Portage’s application […]

Within ten seconds, a sold-out Crisler Center watched as the Michigan volleyball team took advantage of a free ball. Junior setter Camille Edwards set a shoot to junior outside hitter Ella Demetrician, allowing her to tool the Nebraska blocker. Crisler Center felt a thunderous roar, but it was short-lived. In...

A halal steakhouse in Dearborn, a barbecue fusion restaurant in Hamtramck, and a handful of coffee shops are among the 21 new businesses that came onto the food scene in October 2026. Second locations were also trending this month, with Ann Arbor's Spiedo opening a Detroit restaurant, Old World Pizza in Saginaw coming to Birmingham, and Kickstand Brewery opening in New Hudson. Bev's Bagels of Detroit also opened in Birmingham. Among the major restaurant closings in October were two businesses th

Fire crews from several Oakland County agencies responded to a massive fire a a daycare facility under construction in Auburn Hills over the weekend.

ADRIAN — A Lenawee County court has barred Boss’s Pump & Well Service and owner Chadwick Boss from well drilling and pump installation work in Michigan. According to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, the October 12 judgment also dissolves the business, orders refunds for 10 consumers and imposes a $75,000 civil fine.

Southeast Michigan is starting the week with mostly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Highs today will reach the upper 60s, running about 10 degrees above average for early November. Patchy drizzle can’t be ruled out, but overall conditions should remain mostly dry. Near-Record High Temperatures Tuesday. Even warmer weather...

Trinity Health is eliminating over 500 technology positions as it moves to outsource its IT operations. Meanwhile, a bottled water company is cutting 86 jobs four months after acquiring a Michigan competitor. Below are three Michigan employers that announced plans to lay off 667 employees in October. The list is...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State opened Big Ten play with its biggest win of the young season on Saturday, then came up just short of a sweep on Sunday, as the Buckeyes split their weekend series with No. 1-ranked Michigan at the Schottenstein Center. Ohio State defeated the previously undefeated Wolverines 5-2 on Saturday, according […]