For $100, Michigan drivers could adorn their cars with blue ‘Great Lakes’ or black ‘Great Lake State’ plates under new Senate legislation. Money earned would go to fixing Michigan roads.

The Nishimura comet was the most visible Tuesday, but sky watchers will be able to see it all week long as it approaches the sun this weekend.

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan suggests the state should invest heavily in roads and power lines if it wants to jump-start stagnant population.

Democrats want a nonpartisan board to set maximum prices for some drugs. Foes worry the move could hamper research and do little to lower costs.

A walkout would hit Michigan hard. The state employs nearly 300,000 auto workers at 12 assembly plants, 23 parts plants and 96 suppliers.

A rural Michigan power cooperative has agreed to buy up to two-thirds of the plant’s power for roughly another 28 years. Other hurdles to a restart have yet to be cleared, including an application for a federal loan.

The UAW contracts expire at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, leaving major automakers as potential targets. Here is a primer on the issues surrounding the debate.

Tucker, suspended as MSU football coach Sunday after bombshell allegations from a sexual misconduct prevention advocate, called the charges false and suggested MSU wants him out for ulterior motives.

The newly formulated COVID vaccine is designed to take a swing at more recent variants as the fall respiratory season arrives. Final approval and guidance from the CDC is expected on Tuesday.

In Roscommon County, fewer than 4 in 10 adults are in the workforce. The northern Michigan vacation haven is symptomatic of a statewide worker shortage crisis that has some looking for creative solutions.