MSU fired its head football coach two and half weeks after a national report outlined allegations in an ongoing school investigation about Tucker’s behavior.

Michigan’s wild places — and the fish and wildlife that call them home — are under threat as warmer temperatures cause species to migrate northward and rivers to overheat. Advocates called for more resources to protect Michigan’s fish and game from those changes.

Michigan officials approved a $65 million incentive Tuesday to develop land next to a planned Ford facility. The vote came one day after the automaker announced plans to pause construction on the EV battery plant.

President Biden walks the picket line with striking autoworkers and backs a 40 percent pay hike proposal as Michigan approves additional incentives for Marshall megasite despite Ford’s announcement to “pause” work on a planned EV battery factory.

The Rev. Larry Simmons wondered why children were roaming the streets of his neighborhood during school hours.

The automaker says it has not made a final decision to build the factory, despite $2.2 billion in state subsidies. Ford won’t say if UAW negotiations are a factor.

Days after Detroit Rep. Karen Whitsett cast a surprising ‘no’ vote against a package of abortion bills important to Democrats, abortion rights activists applied more public pressure in a bid to change her stand.

From 2019 to 2022, median household income in Michigan rose $7,400 — but high inflation turned that gain into an $1,800 drop in buying power and lowered the state’s median household income to 37th in the nation.

The latest Lunch Break event will feature the Bridge team discussing the findings of the industrial legacy reporting project. Join us at noon Thursday, Sept. 28.

The auto industry is getting billions to build battery plants on rural land, while taxpayers pay for contaminated plants left behind. Will history repeat itself? Or will Michigan forge a new path?

Michigan went from strict cleanup laws to among the most lenient. Three decades and 26,000 contaminated sites later, will the state reverse course? Democrats, GOP and business leaders see areas to agree on.

Milan, Romeo and Wyoming are Michigan towns with something in common: All are sitting on shuttered auto plants where legacy pollution may complicate their path to recovery.