Bridge Michigan answers reader questions about 2024 elections. This week: Top races, scratching a Senate debate, researching donors and more.

Health officials said eight Michigan beaches are safe for swimming again after water samples showed decreased E. coli levels. One beach reopened briefly then closed again and five others joined the closure list Friday.

‘Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central,’ celebrating Detroit train station reopening, is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday night.

If they haven’t already, Michiganders, especially those near lakeside communities, may soon see swarms of mayflies, aka fish flies. While annoying, they’re harmless. The same can’t be said for another summer pest: mosquitoes.

Michigan officials charged multiple allies of former President Donald Trump with crimes following the 2020 election. Four years later, none of the cases have made it to trial yet. Here’s where they stand.

Fired Detroit riverfront CFO William Smith changed with wire and bank fraud in a federal criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday.

The governor is seeking a special status for the beloved Upper Peninsula area that is rich in history. The designation could free federal money to the area.

Organizers failed to collect enough signatures for a ballot initiative that would have shortened the prison sentences for some Michigan inmates.

Michigan lawmakers look to increase penalties for drivers who injure more 'vulnerable road users' like bikers and runners. Not everyone is on board with what that punishment should entail.

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has improved conditions in polluted lakes and rivers, but sometimes failed to deliver on environmental justice goals.

A new Michigan plan would redirect some business incentive funding to pay for transit projects. Supporters imagine autonomous vehicles delivering workers, bus rapid transit in Detroit and better air travel to northern Michigan.

Over 31,000 Atlantic salmon were killed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources staff after being infected with bacterial kidney disease, or BKD.