Michigan Supreme Court sides with state regulators who sought to tamp down on manure pollution from big livestock operations. Farm interests said the rules are too onerous.

Minimum wage workers and tipped employees face an immediate pay boost in February after a court ruling on Wednesday. Businesses say the effects could be dire; unclear is whether the Legislature will step in.

Hillary Scholten is the first Democrat to represent the Grand Rapids region in Congress in four decades. Republicans Michael Markey and Paul Hudson want the seat back but are mired in a bitter fight.

Bankruptcy documents lay out Rite Aid’s shift to Michigan stores in its efforts to downsize.

Michigan clerks have extra time to process absentee ballots this year. Officials hope it will allow them to report results faster on election night.

Michigan has added lesser celandine, which can push out native plants, to its invasive-species watch list, though the plant remains legal to buy and sell.

A Michigan Supreme Court ruling will likely raise the minimum wage to over $12 an hour in February and higher in future years, giving a raise to tens of thousands of workers. Business leaders called it ‘catastrophic.’

The National Weather Service’s National Oceation Atmospheric Administration has watches in effect through Wednesday for geomagnetic storms that could make the northern lights visible in the Midwest.

Koi in private ponds are mesmerizing to watch, but when released into the wild, they compete against native fish for food and damage native plantlife. Glen Lake preservation experts partnered with bowfishers to remove invasive koi and keep the lake’s ecosystem safe.

Social work students who promise to work in child welfare can get $5,000 a semester — up to $20,000 — under a new state program aimed at luring new child welfare workers. Unlike tuition loan forgiveness programs to recruit workers, the student decides how to spend the money.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Michigan’s first human West Nile virus case of 2024. The Livingston County resident contracted the virus last month when they traveled to another state.

Antrim County, epicenter of 2020 election conspiracy theories, is set to elect a new clerk. It’s getting contentious.