Every year, about 16,200 Michiganders die from smoking tobacco. New plans to create a federal policy lowering nicotine levels could help save lives.

A coalition of Democrats, as well as a few Republicans, are lobbying once again to increase the state’s clout in the primaries.

Barbara Listing of Right to Life and Renee Chelian, an abortion-rights advocate, have battled for more than four decades over abortion access. But they agree that a rejection of Roe v. Wade may change Michigan abortion policy in unexpected ways.

At the first public meeting on a proposal to dramatically expand the training facility’s footprint on public land, military officials and state land managers sought to allay the concerns of area residents and outdoors groups.

After most of the flames had died out, Holly residents stood alongside each other, mourning the loss of historic downtown buildings.

City officials said they were putting faith in the word of Kellogg officials that the company would not abandon Battle Creek. But the food company, which is splitting off most of its business to a headquarters in Chicago, has been shrinking its local workforce for years.

Fire deaths are up 17 percent compared to the average across the last five years. Smoke alarms and planned escape routes could help curb this uptick.

Piping plovers are nesting in more places, and in slightly greater numbers.

There’s a ton of information online, and not all can be trusted. Here are tips to help research issues with the election and claims made by candidates.

President Biden calls for federal gas tax suspension. Contrary to critics, new research shows most states’ suspensions are passed on to customers.

For the past 40 years, an Ann Arbor real estate broker gathered thousands of rare books in his Ann Arbor home. Now legally blind, he’s clearing out his shelves and making priceless donations to local libraries.