Nearly 790,000 Michigan Voters Have Already Cast Ballots
LANSING, Mich. — With two weeks to go before the Nov. 3 general election, 789,572 Michigan voters had already turned in a ballot as of Tuesday morning, the Secretary of State’s office reported. That count equals 10.7% of the state’s active registered voters. Nearly all of it came through absentee ballots: 789,476 returned by mail,
Michigan Signs 23 BEAD Broadband Grant Agreements
LANSING, Mich. — Two dozen broadband builds funded by the federal BEAD program are now under contract in Michigan, after the state labor and economic opportunity department reported Monday that 23 subgrantees have signed their grant agreements. Together the projects carry a price tag of about $1.447 billion. Federal BEAD dollars cover $916 million, and
Michigan DNR Stocks 7,300 Pheasants as Season Opens
LANSING, Mich. — Bird hunters heading afield in the southern Lower Peninsula this fall will find more ring-necked pheasants than nature alone would supply. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources plans to put close to 7,300 birds onto public hunting ground this fall and winter. Stocking runs in two windows. The first matches the Lower
Spotted Lanternfly Now Confirmed in Eight Michigan Counties
DETROIT, Mich. — The invasive spotted lanternfly has now been confirmed in eight Michigan counties, with Wayne, Oakland and Macomb among them, and Michigan State University Extension used a Monday appearance to update residents on how the pest has spread over the past year. Southeast Michigan is still the core of the problem. Wayne, Oakland,
Michigan State Turns to Unbeaten UCLA After Close Losses
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Two weeks of near misses at Spartan Stadium leave Michigan State facing its toughest assignment yet. Coach Pat Fitzgerald used his Monday news conference to close the book on a 24-21 loss to Northwestern, the program he used to lead, and turn the page to a Saturday trip to No. 9
Michigan State and Michigan Start Season Ranked in Top 25
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Both of Michigan’s Big Ten basketball powers start the 2026-27 season in the national rankings. Michigan State checks in at No. 6 in the preseason men’s Top 25 released Monday, and Michigan, the defending national champion, sits at No. 16. No team in the region is ranked higher than the Spartans.
Michigan School Funding Outpaces Inflation as Scores Slide
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan is putting more money into its public schools than it did before the pandemic, even after inflation, but the results students post on state tests keep heading the other way. Senate Fiscal Agency figures put combined local, state and federal school funding at $21.28 billion for 2025-26, measured in inflation-adjusted dollars,
Michigan Farms Can Get Free PFAS Soil and Water Testing
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan farmers worried about forever chemicals on their land now have a state-funded way to find out. On Monday the state agriculture department, known as MDARD, announced a $3.5 million, five-year agreement with Michigan State University Extension to expand PFAS monitoring on farms statewide. Under the program, Extension staff will screen interested
Michigan Opens $5M in Grants for Nursing Home Residents
LANSING, Mich. — Fines collected from nursing homes that fall short of federal standards are being put back to work for the people who live in them. Michigan’s health department, MDHHS, is now taking proposals for $5 million in grants meant to make daily life and care better for residents. The money comes through the
Whittingham Keeps Michigan Quarterback Pick Quiet
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan has settled on its quarterback for Saturday’s noon game against Indiana, but coach Kyle Whittingham is not telling anyone who it is. At his Monday news conference he said the staff reached its decision late Sunday night after the usual film sessions and has a plan in place, but he