A TSA employee at Detroit Metro Airport donated a kidney, saving her cousin's life and participating in a paired organ swap.

Kalamazoo officials caution against increased car-deer crashes in the fall due to mating season and harvest time, highlighting speed as a major factor in such incidents.

An Oakland County judge was removed from her docket after recordings of her making racist and homophobic remarks surfaced, leading to widespread calls for her resignation.

Northville Public Schools in Metro Detroit banned cellphones and smartwatches for K-8 students to reduce distractions, with some parent concerns over emergency communication.

Michigan residents expressed concerns at a town hall about radioactive waste from a Manhattan Project site being sent to a local landfill. Despite assurances of low radiation levels, skepticism and calls for regulatory change persist.

A tentative agreement was reached between Oakland University and its faculty union, OU-AAUP, just before classes started, which includes salary increases and a historic compensation package.

Michigan names winners of the "I Voted" sticker contest, with nine designs chosen for use in the 2024 Presidential Election, celebrating civic engagement.

Union workers at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery initiated a strike over pay and "union security," with 273 members of Teamsters Local 283 participating as negotiations stalled.

Detroit's ID Card program resumes, offering essential identification to all residents, including undocumented immigrants, following a security concern.

Approximately 30,000 people took part in the Mackinac Bridge Walk on Labor Day, slightly lower than the previous year's count, walking across the five-mile bridge joining St. Ignace and Mackinaw City.

Oakland University professors authorize a potential strike over compensation disputes, with unresolved salary issues central to the standoff as classes approach.

The Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear appeals on COVID-19-related financial lawsuits, maintaining lower court rulings against businesses and students seeking damages for shutdowns and online class shifts.

Detroit showcases the inaugural home in its Private Sewer Repair Program, funded by HUD to aid recovery from 2021 flooding, helping residents fortify against severe weather.