Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of Michigan’s rich history predates statehood.

The suits claim a Kent County Sheriff's deputy and Michigan State Police detective sgt. were 'grossly negligent' in the deaths of Samuel Sterling and Riley Doggett.

Many school districts have closed Thursday, Jan. 23, as snowfall continues - particularly along the lakeshore - in a weeklong winter storm.

The National Weather Service issues a variety of weather warnings and advisories. Here's what they mean in Michigan.

While driving through Grand Rapids hasn’t been easy the last few days, crews expect things to be a lot better by Thursday morning.

Snow will continue into the overnight hours before winds bring in more lake-effect snow Thursday morning on a northwesterly wind.

After every public school district in West Michigan cancelled school on Tuesday due to extreme cold and hazardous road conditions, over 50 school districts will remain closed on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

The status of federal grant awards for EV charging and other environmental initiatives that were announced before Trump's Monday inauguration remain in question, said Charles Griffith, director of the climate and energy program for the Ecology Center, an environmental group headquartered in Ann Arbor.

The CVS Pharmacy at the corner of Fuller Avenue and Leonard Street is closing in March, a representative said.

Travelers flying to and from Grand Rapids don’t have to go far now to sample the flavors of Bell’s Brewery. Representatives from Gerald R. Ford International Airport and Bell’s Brewery on Friday, Jan.

NMU vs. MTU hockey, home-and-home series: tonight at Houghton, 7:07 p.m.; Saturday at Marquette, 6:07 p.m.; TV: Fox-U.P. ———————– MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University vs. Michigan Tech hockey — a rivalry so nice they played it twice

Lawsuits have been filed on behalf of the families of two Grand Rapids-area residents who died after being hit by police cruisers in separate incidents last year.  Attorneys for the families of 17-year-old Riley Doggett and 25-year-old Samuel Sterling said both were unarmed at the time of their deaths,