A Downriver Democrat’s complaint asks election officials to force a transgender primary opponent to list a former name on ballot paperwork, prompting backlash and legal questions.

Gabe Alvarez was dismissed as the Toledo Mud Hens manager after an HR probe into harassment claims; the Tigers named Mike Hessman interim.

Livonia is weighing a $25–30 million plan at Millennium Park that would move fueling islands, add a Meijer gas station and reconfigure parking to ease backups on Middlebelt.

A Roseville homeowner says a contractor returned and scattered bagged leaves after a payment dispute; she paid to clear the yard and filed a police report.

A suspect wanted in the March fatal hit‑and‑run in Kalamazoo was caught in Brownsville, Tenn., after falling through a ceiling while hiding in an attic. Authorities say he’s being held pending extradition to Michigan.

A 74-year-old Eaton Rapids man died after his motorcycle collided with a pickup that pulled into his path at South Clinton Trail and East Bellevue Highway. State police say the crash is under investigation.

Retired Sen. Debbie Stabenow endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens on Wednesday, giving the front‑runner a major establishment boost in Michigan’s crowded Democratic Senate primary.

A 51-year-old man has been charged after antisemitic graffiti was found at Oak Park’s Congregation Beth Shalom; a judge ordered a psychiatric competency evaluation.

Jackson County voters are deciding school bonds and public‑safety millages today. Polls are open 7 a.m.–8 p.m.; sample ballots and precinct locations are posted online.

An 85-year-old man allegedly shot his daughter and wife in Lake City on Sunday before killing himself. State police say the investigation is ongoing.

A Dearborn Heights pharmacy technician pleaded guilty in a scheme prosecutors say billed Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for more than $5.6M and illegally supplied oxycodone.

Oakland County voters will decide multiple school funding measures Tuesday, from Avondale's levy renewals to a Grand Blanc zero‑increase bond that funds arts and classrooms.

A special election in Michigan’s 35th District on Tuesday could flip the state Senate. Early ballots and county reporting will decide whether Democrats keep their narrow majority.