On President Biden’s order, another unidentified flying object over Lake Huron was shot down on Sunday, making it the fourth one this month. The object was flying at an altitude that could potentially cause a threat to commercial airlines.

The rate of opioid overdose deaths doubled among Black residents over a recent five-year period. Suicide rates jumped 88 percent. Advocates say isolation, treatment disparities and the ubiquity of fentanyl in street drugs are behind the increases.

The Michigan Senate is expected to take up tax relief on Tuesday. The party that normally favors low taxes is opposed to Gov. Whitmer’s $180 rebate checks. It’s complicated.

In what one donor calls ‘doubling down on dumb,’ two failed state candidates known for conspiracy theories — Kristina Karamo and Mathew DePerno — are front-runners to lead the Michigan GOP.

Ford Motor Co. fleshed out details on Monday of a battery plant it will build with a Chinese partner on farmland near Marshall. The plant, to employ 2,500, is scheduled to open in 2026.

The multi-billion-dollar project with Chinese battery giant CATL is touted to produce 2,500 jobs and add to Michigan’s growing share of EV-related development. Virginia had previously rejected the project because of its ties to China.

A report shows drivers of electric vehicles have more difficulty finding a charging station, even as demand increases. Fast charging stations are highly concentrated in urban areas across lower Michigan and not rural areas.

Overall, enrollment fell by less than 1 percent, and data suggests students who left for private schools during COVID aren’t coming back.

Faced with steep competition and price drops of 75 percent, the state’s 600-plus recreational cannabis dispensaries and suppliers are seeking a sales edge beyond ubiquitous billboards. But who imagined early bird specials?

Mental health problems, especially suicides, are significantly higher among blue-collar workers compared with other occupations, according to the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.

State cable subscriptions fell a record 9 percent, as Michigan mirrors a national trend.

Michigan State University senior Miranda Dunlap wrote a column this week in the student paper about her own painful experience reporting sexual assault to the school. In a Q and A, she tells Bridge how the school can improve the process.