Finlandia University’s last graduating class walked across a stage and accepted their degrees Sunday. Founded in 1896, Finlandia is among scores of colleges that have closed or merged amid declining enrollment as fewer families consider college worth the cost.

The state needs to up its economic development game to compete among states that are growing, Business Leaders for Michigan says. Doing so will require setting a long-term education and business development plan.

The report found current security levels at the school are appropriate and surpass those at most schools. But it also recommended some additional steps, including more consistent questions about access to weapons for students undergoing threat assessments.

Guarantees of free COVID tests end with the last day of the national public health emergency, and there will be less data to pore through. But other impacts from a deadly pandemic will remain.

Lawmakers revive years-long debate over who has authority over siting new sand and gravel mines: municipalities or the state?

Democrats say change would benefit working-class candidates. Republicans question ‘carve out’ for politicians.

Mapping currents allows scientists to understand the path pollution takes and maximize the efficiency of boats and vessels.

Child care providers who attended Monday’s rally in Detroit say they don’t receive enough funding to pay their staff and themselves adequate salaries.

Nante Niemi of Wisconsin, missing since Saturday, was found on Monday hiding near a log two miles from his family’s campsite, Michigan State Police reported. He appeared to be in good health and was reunited with family.

Two reports in the past week show that, even with increased spending, Michigan’s roads and bridges leave much to be desired.

Great Lakes whitefish are in decline, in part because dams block their passage to rivers where they once spawned. Tribal scientists are looking to save a fish of economic and cultural importance.

The latest reliable news about the Feb. 13 shooting that killed three students and injured five others before the suspected gunman killed himself.