Bison are on the upswing again as ranchers and government officials aim to increase their populations across the United States. And that could have implications for other livestock operations.

Michigan’s second-largest city is beating both state and national averages on office vacancy, leaving business leaders optimistic that Grand Rapids can dodge much of the upheaval from pandemic-related market changes.

Michigan emergency call centers are short staffed, some by up to 30 percent. That forces dispatchers to work punishingly long shifts, day after grueling day. Burnout is high, but the price paid by people needing emergency help can be even higher.

COVID exposed generations-deep health inequities. It also may have mapped out a way to address them.

The Democratic governor had $14 million in the bank as of last week. Her Republican challenger had just over $523,000.

Scores in math and English/Language Arts were mostly down this year compared to before the pandemic on the Michigan standardized test known as M-STEP. The results are likely to heavily impact education spending priorities.

It’s a kerning kerfuffle caused by the word ‘the.’ A debate about whether formatting should derail a constitutional amendment ballot measure is headed to the Michigan Supreme Court.

The equipment in question, a voter assist terminal from Colfax Township in Wexford County, did not contain election data.

There is a steep increase this year in the percentage of third-graders behind in reading skills — a troubling trend that was far worse for students who spent significant time learning remotely when they were in second grade during the pandemic.

In perhaps the most comprehensive portrait of academic loss brought on by COVID, math and reading scores for the nation’s 9-year-olds suffered generational declines between 2020 and 2022. The losses spanned races and income levels, though the lowest-performing students suffered the largest declines.