4 hrs ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Michigan's unemployment office offers extended hours this weekend
Staff from Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency will be on hand to answer questions in person, over the phone or online from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
8 hrs ago | EDGE
Former SLDN Staffer to Challenge Mich. Congressman
"It's time for us to return to the values of Jerry Ford, who put politics aside to do what was best for our country," said Thomas, referring to the former president who once represented Grand Rapids and surrounding areas that encompass the state's 3rd Congressional District.
10 hrs ago | Click Orlando
Poll: Santorum edges out Romney in Mich.
It's the state where Mitt Romney grew up and where his father served as governor in the 1960's, but a new poll in Michigan indicates that Rick Santorum is on top in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
12 hrs ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to talk budget in address to Detroit Economic Club
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to discuss details of his latest budget proposal today during an address to the Detroit Economic Club.
16 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press
Federal student aid: More Michigan students apply, bring more home
It's a damned if you do or don't situation, but we'd really prefer President Barack Obama did not... Sarah Robine, 18, of South Lyon works on her FAFSA form at College Goal Sunday at Eastern Michigan University with family: Joshua Strzalka, 5; Jim Strzalka, 54, and Sarah's mom, Dawn Strzalka, 47.
You Haven't Lived Here Until . . . You go to Michigan's most romantic places
I found Cupid sitting in a cubicle. He was working on a computer. He wore a coat over his wings.
Livonia police search for missing Michigan man
Livonia police are looking for a missing man who is mentally ill. 36-year-old Cory Maxwell went missing Saturday afternoon from the Berkley court assisted living facility on 7 mile in Livonia.
Michigan congressman raises concerns about defense spending
The budget President Obama delivers to Congress this week will spend about 8 billion dollars less onA theA Defense Department.A That'sA going to directly affect two Michigan Air National Guard Bases.
Thousands of mittens donated in Wis. and Mich.
Tourism officials in Wisconsin and Michigan parlayed their dust-up over mittens into the collection of at least 3,100 pairs of mittens and other winter items.
Will Muskegon Community College, Baker College follow Michigan State in requiring health insurance?
Michigan State University required students to submit proof they have health insurance.
Carol Cain: Michigan primary is a crucial test for Mitt Romney
It's possible given the high-stakes nature of the GOP presidential primary in his old state on Feb.
"Rare Earth Metals" Available To Purchase In Michigan
They have exotic names like Scandium and Promethium, and one bar can cost up to 15 times that of a bar of silver.
Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival organizer is thinking sellout
Hundreds of people packed the American 1 Events Center at the Jackson County Fairgrounds for the first Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival in February 2011.
Has Michigan's faltering economy undermined the state's academic achievement?
The same week Education Trust - Midwest released a report that suggests Michigan is falling behind in academic achievement compared to other states, the New York Times is reporting on a new study out of Stanford suggests that, more than ever, achievement is linked to family income .
Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance
Desperate West Michigan employers now training candidates at experimental job fair
The Ready Now program which wrapped up Friday brought together 100 job applicants and 10 employers for hours rather than minutes at a church in Holland.
Anti-abortion proposals await votes in Michigan
Rallied by the approval last fall of a state law banning so-called "partial birth" abortion, Michigan abortion opponents are pushing for more in 2012 - from a "Choose Life" fundraising license plate to a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Republican contenders hash out Super Tuesday strategy
A fight is brewing in the U.S. South between Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, and Mitt Romney's priority right now is winning Arizona and Michigan while keeping an eye on Ohio.
Jeffrey Zaslow, West Bloomfield best-selling author, killed in northern Michigan crash
Hand weeding is one of the most demanding chores in gardening, but it doesn't have to be that way.
U. Mich.: Child porn case spurs outside review
University of Michigan officials said Friday they have ordered an outside review of campus security in the wake of a botched response to child pornography found on a medical resident's computer flash drive.
U-M leader: 'Serious failure' in child porn case
The president of the University of Michigan says a six-month delay in reporting to police that child porn was allegedly found on a computer flash drive in a locked hospital lounge shows a "serious failure" at the school and "poor judgment" by several employees.
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