Groups fight to keep 16,000 acres of national forest in Michigan road-free

Groups fight to keep 16,000 acres of national forest in Michigan road-free

Groups fight to keep 16,000 acres of national forest in Michigan road-free by Laura Herberg, Bridge Michigan September 11, 2026 This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here The US Forest Service […]

Push is on to boost career tech in Michigan schools. Not all agree that’s best

Push is on to boost career tech in Michigan schools. Not all agree that’s best

Push is on to boost career tech in Michigan schools. Not all agree that’s best by Isabel Lohman, Bridge Michigan September 11, 2026 This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here Nearly […]

Trump says ‘very negative forces’ raising exaggerated concerns over AI

Trump says ‘very negative forces’ raising exaggerated concerns over AI

By Bo Erickson and Padraic Halpin DOONBEG, Ireland, Sept 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday likened critics of artificial intelligence to “very negative forces” bringing up scenarios that will not happen, and said he wanted to make sure that the U.S. remains the industry leader. “We’re leading China in AI. We’re the […]

Fact check: Can Mike Rogers ‘put a shop class in every high school’?

Fact check: Can Mike Rogers ‘put a shop class in every high school’?

  By Matt Mencarini, Bridge Michigan This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here US Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he’ll put shop classes in every high school Rogers’ campaign has not explained […]

MSU trustee hires own security after threats against board members

MSU trustee hires own security after threats against board members

USA TODAY NETWORK EAST LANSING – Michigan State University Trustee Rema Vassar told the State Journal she brought four people with her to the Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 11 for personal security because of concerns for her safety following a controversial vote earlier this year. After refusing to sign a new, controversial code […]

Michigan football upsets Oklahoma in huge bounce-back from everyone

Michigan football upsets Oklahoma in huge bounce-back from everyone

USA TODAY NETWORK Michigan football bounced-back in a big way with a 17-10 upset Saturday against Oklahoma at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Bryce Underwood raced down the left sideline for a 38-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and Jyaire Hill’s interception deep in Oklahoma territory set up the tiebreaking 1-yard touchdown from Jordan […]

Rare Detroit rock items up for bidding from collection of Mary Cobra

Rare Detroit rock items up for bidding from collection of Mary Cobra

A long-admired Detroit music figure is offering dozens of items for sale from her personal collection of rock memorabilia. In an auction that runs through Wednesday, Sept. 16, guitarist Mary Cobra is parting with a diverse array of rock art, rare record pressings and other mementoes reflecting decades’ worth of music in Detroit and beyond. […]

$13B Stellantis expansion plan includes new jobs for Michigan

$13B Stellantis expansion plan includes new jobs for Michigan

Stellantis says it will invest $13 billion over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the United States, a move that the automaker says will increase its domestic vehicle production by 50% and add more than 5,000 jobs. The world’s fourth-largest carmaker said Tuesday the investment will support the introduction of five new vehicles, […]

Michigan megasite plan sparks $40M school uproar after Sandisk exit

Michigan megasite plan sparks $40M school uproar after Sandisk exit

  SWARTZ CREEK — Michigan’s deal to lure a semiconductor plant may be dead, but the fight to assemble 1,300 acres to lure a big-ticket business here lives on — and it’s dividing a community. One month after Sandisk pulled out of a deal to build a $63 billion plant, an economic development group working with Michigan is still buying […]