Former President Donald Trump is working to help Tudor Dixon avoid a fight at this weekend’s Michigan GOP convention by endorsing her pick for lieutenant governor. Ralph Rebandt says he’s also seeking the nomination.

For the past 10 years or so, entomologists have been looking for a way to control the population of spotted wing drosophila, a fruit fly that feeds on healthy cherries and blueberries. They say they may have found their answer in releasing the samba wasp, which kills fruit flies by laying its eggs inside them.

Gov. Whitmer and fellow incumbents Dana Nessel and Jocelyn Benson have a significant fundraising advantage over their likely Republican opponents this November. They warned delegates not to take the races for granted. There’s “too much at stake,” Whitmer said.

The former lawmaker is a Trump loyalist and diehard conservative who has legislative experience that Tudor Dixon lacks in her bid to unseat Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

'I think it's safe to say no one has more at stake than Michigan,’ Center for Automotive Research’s Bernard Swiecki told Bridge in a conversation about the Michigan industry’s risks and opportunities.

The Nain Rouge brewery recently opened in Midtown with a couple of goals in mind — training students and diversifying the craft industry. The brewery collaborated with EMU and Midtown Detroit Inc. to see the first group of students through to graduation.

Jason Strayhorn, a former Michigan State football standout, said he resigned and relocated because of his children’s out-of-state athletic and academic opportunities.

An Oakland County judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking enforcement of a decades-old abortion ban while legal challenges are pending in Michigan.

Promote the Vote and Reproductive Freedom For All called the challenges ‘frivolous’ and “bogus.’ The bipartisan Board of State Canvassers – and perhaps the courts – will decide if the initiatives make the ballot.

A federal judge ruled the attorney general’s suit seeking a Line 5 pipeline shutdown should be heard in federal court. Nessel wanted the matter kept in state court, where she saw a more secure path to victory.

An Oakland County judge hears testimony over two days. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to bar enforcement of a 1931 ban on abortion. Some prosecutors contend they should have the right since Roe was overturned.

The number of Michigan residents who died crossing the road is higher than ever, even though the number of total pedestrian crashes is dropping. Traffic experts are trying to figure out how to reduce fatalities.