State House Votes to Raise Speed Limit to 75 mph on Rural Freeways
The Michigan House voted Wednesday to raise the speed limit to 75 miles per hour on about 600 miles of...
House Minority Leader: Dems Won’t Support Proposed DPS Legislation
Michigan’s House could vote today on a $617 million funding package for Detroit Public Schools that includes $467 million to...
RTA Gives First Look at Master Transit Plan [Video + Map]
Regional Transit Authority Chairman Paul Hillegonds says Southeast Michigan needs a viable mass transit system that connects people to jobs,...
State Lifts Most Lane Restrictions For Weekend Travel
The Michigan Department of Transportation is giving road workers and drivers a break for Memorial Day weekend. The state plans...
Dry Weather Increases Fire Risk Up North
Dry weather has increased the risk of fires in northern Michigan. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning...
Memorial Day Travel Could Be Highest Since ’07
AAA is expecting the busiest Memorial Day weekend in Michigan in nine years. The auto club projects nearly 1.2-million people in...
Catapult Grants Aim to Launch Small Nonprofits
One of the biggest challenges new nonprofits face is finding funding. In 2015, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan started...
Bugs Have Benefits
Bugs fascinate some people and frighten others. Either way, they’re vital to the world around us. That’s the message of...
NASA Verifies New Planets
NASA has classified more than 1,200 celestial objects in our galaxy as planets. The space agency says it’s the largest single...
POW! BAM! “Batman” Stars Headline Comic Con!
It’s been 50 years since the Caped Crusader jumped from comic books to television. “Batman” debuted on ABC in January 1966,...
A New Season for Detroit City FC
While Major League Soccer considers future expansion team in downtown Detroit, the city's semi-professional side begins a new season Wednesday,...
Michigan Traffic Fatalities Up 10 Percent in 2015 [DATA]
Michigan State Police say 963 people were killed in traffic crashes in 2015, ten percent more than the year before. The...