Bacall Companies has acquired the five-story building that replaced the long-running Varsity Shop in downtown Birmingham, adding to a recent string of local purchases. The deal highlights continued downtown redevelopment and infill on small parcels.

MiLEAP named SBAM Foundation to run a new statewide hub providing coaching, financing and licensing help to child care businesses struggling with staff and costs. The effort is backed by federal PDG funding and local research partners.

An AIPAC-backed super PAC has reserved more than $2 million in Michigan TV ads backing Haley Stevens, turning Detroit airwaves into a primary battleground. The buy adds fresh heat to an already close Aug. 4 Democratic contest.

Michigan and the EPA announced a $10M planning partnership to study cleanup of contaminated sediment near Belle Isle, targeting roughly 800,000 cubic yards. The move funds feasibility work and remedial design ahead of possible dredging.

Stellantis has issued a massive recall that covers more than 1 million 2021–2025 Jeep Wranglers and Gladiators over a steering‑pump wiring defect that can cause fires.

Just Play leased a 61,752‑sq‑ft former Art Van at 29905 7 Mile Road in Livonia and plans a large indoor family play center in the Detroit suburbs.

A federal complaint says surveillance video and cellphone data tie a Flint man to an Aug. 30, 2025 fire at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church; he now faces federal arson and civil‑rights counts.

A wrong‑way driver died after an eight‑vehicle crash on Telegraph Road near Five Mile in Redford Township. Police are asking witnesses to come forward.

Two separate overnight shootings left two men dead in Detroit early Sunday; authorities say the incidents were unrelated and remain under investigation.

Whitmer asked the president for a major disaster declaration after April storms and flooding across Michigan. The move would open FEMA programs for households and local governments.

Ann Arbor police recovered a body from a retention pond near South Knightsbridge Circle on Friday; investigators say identity is pending.

Local officials will weigh three agreements that would clear the way for a Meijer Supercenter on a roughly 32‑acre site west of Hastings. The Joint Planning Commission is set to review final site plans on June 17.

Jocelyn Benson declined FOX 2’s debate invite, leaving an empty chair while Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson answered questions on data centers, education and Gretchen Whitmer’s record. The forum ran before a live studio audience and took viewer questions via QR code.