This year offers hope for Michigan fruit growers, after fluctuating spring temperatures and mild winters last year. Still, overproduction may lower prices and impact profits.

Climate change is making it easier for Great Lakes waterbirds to get sick, according to a recent study.

At the University of Michigan, research is underway that asks if ‘superagers’ have special brains that keep them active and sharp well into their senior years. Or does a superager’s insistence on staying active protect their brain?

People have been clear. They want good roads. They have long called for elected officials to come up with plans that accomplish this, and the money is there to do it.

Michigan House Republicans, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan want to put a portion of sales tax collections into a new Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund.

Days into sweeping tariffs, Michigan companies and 401k holders have already lost billions in value, prompting tough choices. But some warn against ‘fear mongering.’

When a schoolyard bully demands your lunch money, if you give it to him, he will probably ask again tomorrow.

Nearly 300,000 Michiganders don’t have a state senator. And four months into the vacancy, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has given no indication when she plans to call a special election that could weaken Democrats in Lansing.

Several Michigan state parks, facilities and state-managed trails remain closed after damage from an ice storm.

CMU officials discovered the visa terminations while doing routine checks of a federal database, and still have received no explanation from immigration officials. The University of Michigan later said four of its students were affected.

Michigan has some of the longest power outages in the US, but state officials and utility leaders say recent rate hikes will lead to investments that should help.

Rice’s departure comes at a crucial time for Michigan education, where some state education chiefs are embracing President Trump’s education agenda and others like Rice are fighting it.

In the last few years, there’s been payment pauses, promises of forgiveness and lots of court challenges in the student loan landscape. What does it all mean?

Experts say a well-designed detention screening helps divert nonviolent youths away from prison. But advocates for changes in the juvenile justice system say the current assessment queries may increase the likelihood of detention for youths of color.

Visualize world peace, then answer these 10 questions about the week that was in Michigan and beyond.

Seasonal allergies, particularly hay fever, are worsening due to longer pollen seasons. Early medication and immunotherapy can help manage symptoms and make allergy season more bearable.

The Secretary of State’s review found scattered cases with no signs of a larger conspiracy. Republicans say it’s time to require proof of citizenship to vote.

Desperately needed housing for those recovering from drug addiction is on hold in a fight over ‘green’ federal grants.

Women seeking abortion services in much of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula will have to drive to Traverse City for in-person care after Planned Parenthood announced it was closing three clinics, including in Petoskey and Marquette.