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FILE PHOTO: Justin Hicks/IPB News“The potential’s there for six to 12 inches, and where this band anchors and kind of remains stationary, there’s a potential for amounts over a foot,” National Weather Service Northern Indiana Office Lead Meteorologist Nathan Marsili said in a YouTube update Saturday afternoon. -
Dustin Dwyer/Michigan PublicA state judicial task force is calling for a local court funding overhaul so local judges will have fewer incentives to squeeze defendants for revenue. That is part of a plan to bring courts into a compliance with an 11-year-old Michigan Supreme Court decision that money from fines and fees can’t be used to pay courts’ day-to-day operating costs.
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As the annual appropriation for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program remains stalled due to the government shutdown, Michigan's emergency relief fund is dwindling rapidly, threatening the well-being of countless vulnerable residents who rely on it to cover essential expenses. -
The legislation would make it a felony to lie about a sample donor’s identity or educational and family medical background. It's the third time similar bills have come up in the Legislature. -
At a meeting of the Michigan State Capitol Commission Monday, executive director Robert Blackshaw discussed a three-stage plan for handling drones flying in the area. -
A first-of-its-kind case testing the power of the state’s judicial branch to instruct the Legislature how to conduct business appears to be heading to the Michigan Supreme Court. -
Michigan’s legal marijuana industry association is asking a judge to put the brakes on implementing a new excise tax on marijuana while a legal challenge is underway. -
Michigan state and local officials are pleading with policymakers to find a way to fund food assistance in the wake of the federal government shutdown. -
The Michigan Republican Party held its first debate of the 2026 race for governor Wednesday night near Grand Rapids. -
A bill introduced Wednesday in the Michigan Legislature would enable local governments to levy a tax to help them manage the costs of short-term rentals. -
The Trump administration has been targeting small boats it claims are moving illegal drugs from South America to the United States. The administration claims the strikes have killed dozens of people. -
Planned bills in the Michigan House could allow food assistance payments to continue in the state despite the federal government shutdown.
