Defending Champion Michigan Opens Boynton Era Monday
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan begins life as the reigning national champion on Monday night, when the No. 16 Wolverines host in-state opponent Oakland at Crisler Center in the 2026-27 opener. Tipoff is 6 p.m. on Big Ten Network. The game is the first in charge for Mike Boynton Jr., who was elevated to head
Michigan Treasury Moves More Taxes Online
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Treasury is folding several more taxes into its online eServices platform on Nov. 12, and taxpayers who handle those accounts face a stretch of closed call centers and offline systems in the days before the switch. Once the expansion is live, individuals and businesses can manage Treasury-administered city
Benson and James Make Closing Pitches in Michigan Gov. Race
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. — Michigan two candidates for governor split up the map on Friday for the final weekend before the Nov. 3 election, each working to turn out supporters in a race that will decide who succeeds Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Democratic nominee Jocelyn Benson rallied in Macomb County with her party candidates for
Michigan Archery Deer Harvest Passes 42,000
LANSING, Mich. — Bowhunters heading into the Halloween weekend have already reported more than 42,000 deer across Michigan, four full weeks into the archery season. Bucks make up roughly two-thirds of the take so far, with 28,094 antlered deer and 14,546 antlerless deer reported. The count jumped by 6,375 since the Oct. 26 update, and
Bill Would Make Michigan Political TV Ads Cite Final Votes
LANSING, Mich. — Political commercials that attack a Michigan lawmaker over a vote would have to point to the actual final vote under a bill introduced in the state House during the last week of the campaign. House Bill 6439, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Reggie Miller of the 31st District, was introduced and read a
Rutgers Ends Michigan State Soccer Unbeaten Home Run
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State men soccer had gone all season without losing at DeMartin Stadium. Rutgers ended that run Friday, beating the No. 8 Spartans 4-1 on the night the program honored its seniors. The Spartans are now 10-3-3, with a 5-2-2 Big Ten mark and a 7-1-3 home record, ending hopes of
Michigan State Men Third, Michigan Fifth
MADISON, Wis. — Michigan State and Michigan both came away from the Big Ten Cross Country Championships on Friday with top-six team finishes and a handful of all-conference runners, two weeks before the NCAA Great Lakes Regional comes to East Lansing. The Spartan men were the best of the in-state teams, scoring 90 points for
Bill to End Lower Peninsula Deer Baiting Ban Stalls
LANSING, Mich. — Hunters hoping to legally put out bait for deer in the Lower Peninsula this fall are out of luck, and a bill that would have ended the ban appears headed nowhere before the legislative session closes at year end. House Bill 4445, sponsored by Republican Rep. Jennifer Wortz of Quincy, would let
Michigan Teachers Go Back to Class for Reading Training
LANSING, Mich. — Thousands of Michigan elementary teachers are back in training this school year, learning research-based methods for teaching children to read as the state tries to reverse a decade of sliding literacy scores. The push now has the force of law. Public Act 26, signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in July, requires educators
Rural Michigan Universities Push for Free Two-Year Tuition
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Four public universities that serve large stretches of rural Michigan are asking state lawmakers to let their two-year students use the free tuition program now reserved for community and tribal colleges. Ferris State, Northern Michigan, Lake Superior State and Michigan Technological are the only schools among Michigan’s 15 public universities that award