There are several new laws and amendments that will take effect in Michigan in 2025.

For many, the legislative term in Lansing is coming to a disappointing end. It has been marred by a boycott of sessions and in-fighting.

The Michigan Senate wrapped up a 29-hour bill-passing spree Friday afternoon.

House Speaker Joe Tate issued a call to the House Thursday afternoon to get missing members to show up on the calendar for the final day of the session.

With growing distrust in government, two bills could increase transparency in Lansing.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a report on allegations of sexual abuse and other sexual misconduct in the Diocese of Lansing.

An appeal was filed in the dismissal of a Michigan State Police trooper and two Saginaw police officers accused of punching a man unconscious while he was handcuffed in 2022.

There were tense moments in Lansing after House Representatives walked out without voting.

New laws will allow cameras to be added to school buses and construction zones to help reduce crashes and track traffic violators.

Michigan Democrats are scrambling in Lansing to move on priorities as the window on their trifecta closes, while Republicans are looking ahead to January when they take over the House.

General Motors has reached an agreement to sell its stake in a nearly completed electric vehicle battery plant in Lansing, Michigan.

A 43-year-old man from Detroit has been sentenced to almost 10 years in prison for his role in a drug ring.

The state library is seeking old yearbooks from across Michigan to add it its collection.

Michigan Board of State Canvassers certified the 2024 General Election results in the state on Friday.

Whitmer pardoned a turkey named "Aidan Cluckinson" ahead of Thanksgiving this year.

Property title theft is a big problem everywhere in the country, including Michigan, but new bills aimed to stop scammers from filing fake deeds with the county were signed into law.

An effort to install speed cameras in construction zones along Michigan highways is one step closer to becoming law.

You can help Gov. Gretchen Whitmer name the turkey she will pardon before Thanksgiving this year. Name suggestions can be submitted through Nov. 12.

A Michigan Department of Corrections inmate has been arraigned in connection to sending Gov. Whitmer a threatening letter in which he said he would bomb her home once released from prison.

Republicans reclaimed control of the Michigan House of Representatives with a 58 to 52 majority.

What’s next for the state of Michigan after Republicans ended the Democratic trifecta in Lansing?

Four people were killed and 17 were seriously injured in a massive pileup on I-96 in Ingham County on Saturday night.

The official 2024 state Christmas tree will soon be on display at the Michigan Capitol for the holiday season.

A Macomb County woman who always thought she’d win big won a $1.72 million prize from the Michigan Lottery.

A Saginaw County man became $500,000 richer after making a stop for coffee on his trip to work.

A White Lake man looked over his winning ticket about 100 times after winning the $25,000 a year for life prize in Michigan Lottery’s Lucky For Life.

In the political ad, it’s somewhat easy to overlook the blunder of printing the wrong date for Election Day in the Michigan Bulletin. It reads, “On Nov. 6, vote for Tom Barrett.”

A Freeze Warning extends from Lansing to Grand Rapids but does not include the Metro Detroit area.

According to the FBI, Michiganders lost $80 million in cryptocurrency scams last year.

According to the FBI, Michiganders lost $80 million in cryptocurrency scams last year.

Michigan’s current minimum wage will rise 20% by the end of February thanks to a recent state Supreme Court decision.

The Michigan State defensive back has a lot on his plate, more than most college students and certainly more than most student-athletes.

A Oakland County man is $100,000 richer after unknowingly entering $300,000,000 Extraordinaire tickets for a second chance.

A Michigan woman screamed in excitement when she learned she was $1 million richer.

A 26-year-old woman from Lansing will spend five years behind bars after her 2-year-old son was fatally shot in October.

Authorities said they used their positions to exploit nonprofits, advocacy groups and others to enrich themselves.

A Michigan lawmaker is making moves to ban landfills in the state from accepting out-of-state radioactive waste.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the closure, citing withheld documents that delayed the investigation and ultimately provided no new insights.

Larry Nassar, a former MSU employee and USA Gymnastics team doctor, was sentenced in 2018 to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment.

Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz is scheduled to visit Michigan this week following the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

The winners were announced on Wednesday

If convicted, he faces possible life in prison.

A judge has ruled that independent presidential candidate Cornel West must appear on the Michigan ballot.

Have you heard about that time when hundreds of critters broke out of their boxes and took over a Michigan airport?

Rashad Maleek Trice was previously sentenced to life without parole in a Michigan court before he was sentenced on Friday to life imprisonment on federal charges.

What’s the weirdest thing that delayed you or put you behind on something?

Michigan lottery player wins jackpot on Lotto 47.

The man who killed 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith and assaulted her mother in 2023 was sentenced to life behind bars on Friday.

He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and first-degree criminal sexual conduct on July 1, 2024, almost exactly a year after the crimes were committed.

Rashad Maleek Trice is expected to be sentenced Friday morning after pleading guilty to killing 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith and assaulting her mother in 2023.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a statement after Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race.

The Michigan Department of Attorney General concluded its investigation in the review of the shooting death of Stephen Luis Romero, 33, of Lansing, without issuing charges against the officers involved who acted in self-defense.

A missing 15-year-old girl from Detroit was found safe.

A missing 14-year-old girl from Detroit was found safe.

The plea comes almost exactly a year after the toddler was kidnapped and killed.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is insisting that President Joe Biden can still win her state, a key battleground in the 2024 election, even as many national Democrats question whether Biden should move forward after his shaky debate performance.

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After over-correcting, the trailer fishtailed and hit a truck containing two road workers.

Michigan lawmaker Neil Friske issued a statement regarding the police investigation of his arrest for alleged assault and weapons crimes.

State Representative Neil Friske R-Charlevoix was released from the Lansing police lockup Friday morning.

The State Board of Education voted 7-1 to call upon the Michigan Legislature to require and fund a comprehensive independent review of the 2021 Oxford High School shooting in response to requests from parents of the four students who were killed.

This year, the event is focusing on the need for organ, eye and issue donation education, especially for teenagers getting their first driver’s license.

A 17-year-old boy was killed in the shooting, a 16-year-old and a 20-year-old were critically injured and four other victims are expected to survive.

Cassandra Alvera Gilleylen, also known as Cassandra Alvera Bowens, 52, of Flint, is facing a serious legal battle.

Michigan representatives discussed a proposed bill in Lansing that would make filing dirty deeds a serious crime.

He will be required to attend Alcoholics Anonymous and refrain from repeated, unwanted contact with any individual, business or government agency.

The outbreak impacted more than 750 people nationwide and claimed a total of 64 lives.

An Ingham County man returned home from his grocery shopping trip a millionaire after winning $2 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s Diamonds & Gold instant game.

The former Michigan House of Representatives leader, Lee Chatfield, and his wife were arraigned on embezzlement charges Thursday, May 2.

Two others are charged with tampering with evidence after the vehicle the child was shot in was found burned and abandoned.

A proposed Michigan law would increase penalties for using a vehicle intentionally modified to be excessively noisy.

All high school coaches in Michigan are now required to have a valid certification for CPR and the use of automated external defibrillators (AED).

The bills would ensure that every school is equipped with AEDs and that coaches are trained in their use.

A 31-year-old man accused of shooting at police has been arrested in Jackson after a manhunt across Mid-Michigan.

The charges include conducting a criminal enterprise, embezzlement from a nonprofit, conspiracy to commit embezzlement from a nonprofit and more.

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Michigan Democrats are back in full legislative control thanks to victories in two state House elections.

The suspect has been identified as Marcus Gamba Oglesby, a 31-year-old man from Jackson.

Lansing's police chief says two officers and a suspect have sustained non-life-threatening injuries during an exchange of gunfire.

The warning comes after a man reportedly entered the Michigan State Police Lansing Post with a grenade he wanted to dispose of.

A three-judge federal appeals court panel approved redrawn state House districts in the Detroit area that will be implemented for the November election.

Another Michigan Lottery player is waking up to a lifetime of cash after winning $25,000 a year for life playing Lucky For Life.

The man accused of kidnapping and killing a 2-year-old girl from Lansing is admitting to the federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death, according to a new plea agreement.

Michigan's population growth is among the worst in the nation, and it has experts sounding the alarm for some action in Lansing.

The man accused of kidnapping and killing a 2-year-old girl from Lansing is admitting to the federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death, according to a plea agreement filed Thursday.

Population decline is not a new problem for Michigan, but the numbers keep getting worse, especially for Metro Detroit.

The new policy allows MSP to pursue a vehicle only if there is probable cause of a life-threatening or violent felony.

FEMA is looking to hire Michigan residents in Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Detroit to help with recovery from severe storms in August.

According to the list, 94.4% of apartments in the Tree Town and Lansing metro areas are occupied.

Contaminated medications resulted in the deaths of 64 people nationwide.

The ousted leader of the Michigan Republican Party has lost a key court ruling in her effort to regain the top post.

People living in Gibraltar are still dealing with the mess left behind by a string of violent storms last August.

The campaign successfully ended Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers during the COVID pandemic.

Get to know the new Michigan laws and amendments that were passed in 2023 and took effect earlier this week.

The National Republican Committee says it would recognize former Congressman Pete Hoekstra as the chair of the Michigan Republican Party.

The Michigan House of Representatives approved a resolution Wednesday denouncing racist and xenophobic language by house members.

Michigan State University held a remembrance gathering on the anniversary of the Feb. 13, 2023, mass shooting that left three students dead and five critically injured.

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New gun laws take effect Tuesday in Michigan on the one-year anniversary of a shooting at Michigan State University that claimed the lives of three students and left five in critical condition.

Michigan lawmakers passed several new laws and amendments in 2023 that will take effect in 2024 -- here's a look.