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Michigan Offers $422,816 for Microplastics Water Research

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LANSING, Mich. — Michigan is putting state money toward one of the murkier questions in water science: how much plastic too small to see is ending up in lakes, rivers and drinking water, and what to do about it. The state environment department, known as EGLE, opened a call for pre-proposals Monday for roughly $422,816

Red Wings Beat Panthers 5-3 Behind Mazur’s First NHL Goal

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SUNRISE, Fla. — Two goals 45 seconds apart early in the third period carried the Detroit Red Wings past the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday night, on an evening that also brought Carter Mazur his first NHL goal. Mazur opened the scoring 5:26 into the game, taking a Moritz Seider rim-around and snapping a wrist

Michigan Turns to Rivalry Week

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan is back home this week with the Paul Bunyan Trophy on the line, as the Wolverines host Michigan State on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Michigan Stadium in the first of their two rivalry games this season. Michigan arrives at 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten after a

No. 6 Michigan State Starts Izzo’s 32nd Season

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State opens its men’s basketball season Monday night at the Breslin Center, where the sixth-ranked Spartans host Quinnipiac in the first meeting ever between the programs. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Tom Izzo starts his 32nd season as head coach and has called this roster possibly the deepest he

What Michigan Voters Need to Know Before Polls Open Tuesday

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LANSING, Mich. — With early voting finished, Michigan’s Nov. 3 general election comes down to Tuesday at the polls, where voters will pick a new governor and a U.S. senator and settle two statewide ballot proposals. Polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone already standing in line at 8 p.m. is

Rebuilt Central Michigan Women Open Season

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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Central Michigan women’s basketball tips off its season late Monday morning at McGuirk Arena, hosting Old Dominion at 11 a.m. The education day matinee is part of the opening round of the challenge series between the MAC and the Sun Belt, and it marks the first time the two programs have

Michigan Marketplace Enrollment Opens

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LANSING, Mich. — Michiganders who buy their own health coverage can now shop for 2027 plans, and many will find higher prices. Open enrollment on HealthCare.gov began Sunday, Nov. 1, and runs through Jan. 15. Timing matters. A plan picked by Dec. 15 starts Jan. 1, while anyone who signs up between Dec. 16 and

Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan Meet at Ford Field

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DETROIT, Mich. — The longest-running series in the Mid-American Conference moves indoors this week. Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Ford Field for the 104th time, a midweek game that will be televised nationally. Only one rivalry inside the state has been played more often, Michigan against Michigan State. The

Trump Phones Michigan Republicans

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LANSING, Mich. — President Donald Trump took his final pitch to Michigan voters by telephone over the weekend, telling listeners on a roughly 12-minute tele-rally Saturday that no Michigan election has ever mattered more than this year’s Senate matchup of Republican Mike Rogers against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. The president gave Michigan supporters less than an

Hage’s Five Points Lift No. 1 Michigan Past Ohio State

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michael Hage had a hand in every Michigan goal Sunday night, and the top-ranked Wolverines needed all of them, rallying twice before beating Ohio State 5-4 in overtime at Value City Arena to split the weekend series. Hage finished with a goal and four assists, the third five-point game of his 81-game