It took years of resident complaints and millions in federal money but the lead water lines have finally been replaced. But now there's a growing challenge in this cash-strapped city: ever-increasing water bills.

U-M grad student instructors and staff assistants would win significant pay raises under the tentative deal following a bitter strike. Leaders hope to finalize the deal by Friday before the fall semester begins.

Up to 10,000 older Americans die per year from the RSV virus, which made the approval of the first vaccine a breakthrough. But a new U-M survey shows many either don’t know or don’t care about the vaccine.

Some Ann Arbor Public Schools board members say it is time for a change in leadership, as teachers’ groups defend Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift. Both sides accuse the other of lacking transparency.

Slow growth prompts lawmakers and activists to create another way for Michiganders to become donors. Michigan is now the first state to ask residents to join the registry on tax forms.

Woodruff is the fourth president since Lou Anna K. Simon left in 2018 amid the scandal over the university’s handling of serial sexual abuser Dr. Larry Nassar.

Michigan’s record education budget includes $150 million set aside for tutoring to help students recover from pandemic learning loss. But the state’s strict approval process means a wait until possibly March for the money.

The mental health of the teenager who killed four classmates could determine whether he spends his life in prison without a chance for parole.

A Washtenaw County resident is the first in Michigan with a confirmed case of BA.2.86, a variant that worries doctors because of mutations that possibly could make it resistant to existing vaccines.

A critical shortage of Michigan workers is forcing health care employers to rethink recruitment and retention, moving beyond paychecks to consider the benefits different workers value most.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s plan for widespread loan forgiveness in June. But there are other ways to get federal student loans forgiven. Plus, Michigan has a new program to help teachers pay back their loans.

The number of children attending school in buildings with vaccination rates less than 90 percent has doubled since 2015. Check out the rate of elementary schools statewide.