Hannah Mose

Students, staff, and community members were calling for Mott Community College Chairman Andy Everman to resign after a hot mic comment, but after a Feb. 2 meeting, board members voted to keep him as chairman.

A new poll indicates many Michigan nurses would be more likely to stay at their patients’ bedside if there was a law limiting the number of hospital patients each nurse could be assigned, according to the Michigan Nurses Association.

As state lawmakers discuss repealing the “Read by Grade Three” law, a former teacher spoke about why this might be beneficial to students.

There was another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, Feb. 1, but a mortgage expert said it was expected and called it a positive sign.

Mid-Michigan organizations are working to resolve the issue of veteran homelessness.

Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson announced the arrest of a former police officer on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

The Flint Township Police Department hosted a free A.L.I.C.E. training session for residents in light of the multiple mass shootings across the nation at the start of 2023.

Community members came together for a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, Jan. 31 to honor victims and survivors of human trafficking.

Now that the cold weather is making this a true Michigan winter, some say they’ve never seen their heating bills so high.

A mother is feeling hopeless after her son and two others disappeared more than a week ago.

The Carrollton Township Board of Trustees held their first meeting following the death of Police Chief Craig Oatten, who also served as the township director.

A local NAACP leader responded to the body cam video from the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols that Memphis police released on Friday night.

Political pundits say the “right-to-work” law has a possibility of being repealed now that Democrats are in control of all three branches of state government.

On the third day of Zehnder’s Snowfest, snow carvers and ice carvers have been making their mark.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for free pre-kindergarten across the state in her State of the State Address on Wednesday night.

GM announced that it would be investing $20.5 million in a total of three facilities across the country.

After a long hiatus, the CMU Toilet Paper Toss tradition that started 40 years ago is back.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced state support for two business expansion projects expected to create a total of 155 new jobs in the cities of Detroit and Fenton.

Dow said it will be cutting costs to save $1 billion in 2023.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State Address was met with criticism by members of the Republican party.

Local businesses are looking forward to the rush that Zehnder’s Snowfest will hopefully bring.

Despite the snow expected on Wednesday, this winter has been unusually warm and dry, which is bad news for businesses that depend on cold weather.

Final preparations are underway for the start of Zehnder’s Snowfest on Wednesday, Jan. 25.

Nurses at two mid-Michigan hospitals could go on strike if they are unable to negotiate a new contract.

Pinconning School District parents are not happy with how the district handled the gun incident at the middle school nearly two weeks ago.

Michigan State Police have issued an endangered missing advisory for an 18-month-old from Flint.

Bay City Public Schools has partnered with a local university to offer a scholarship program to help address the teacher shortage.

A 38-year-old Burton man is in critical condition after a barn exploded.

The Burton Police Department is investigating a deadly crash.

General Motors has made a major investment in mid-Michigan, with $579 million headed to the Flint Engine Operations plant and $216 million to the Bay City GPS plant.

The business and property of St. Laurent Brothers in downtown Bay City are up for sale.

The city of Flint is urging people to drink filtered tap water until the replacement of all residential lead service lines is complete.

The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a settlement agreement that grants a $155 million rate increase for electric customers of Consumers Energy.

Two local mid-Michigan businesses will be closing at the end of January.

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is launching a $238 million grant program to provide high-speed internet to unserved locations throughout the state.

The allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds was approved by the Saginaw City Council on Jan. 13

HealthSource in Saginaw announced that it will be closing one of its offices due to financial challenges.

The House of Esther, an organization dedicated to educating pregnant teens and young women while providing a roof over their heads, is in danger of eviction.

The city of Flint is recommending Flint residents continue to use faucet filters that are certified to remove lead until the lead service line replacement is completed citywide.

The world-class snow carving competition at Zehnder’s Snowfest in Frankenmuth has been canceled, according to a festival spokesperson.

Michigan State Police are investigating after a missing 63-year-old Tawas Township man was found dead.

A former foster care employee from Midland pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct with a client.

Keits Greenhouse and Floral Center in Bay City is planning to close its doors for good on Feb. 1.

The two suspects involved in the deadly shooting at a Mt. Morris apartment complex on Jan. 11 have been arraigned.

The Saginaw Police Department has some job openings and is looking for applicants.

Michigan’s largest recreational marijuana license holder, SKYMINT, announced it is holding a sweepstakes for a chance to win free weed for a year from any of its 24 locations across the state.

The St. Louis Police Department said it is investigating verbal threats made against St. Louis High School following a wrestling match.

School districts across the state will receive funding to hire school resource officers to help keep students safe.

Child vaccination rates dipped into dangerous territory during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic when schools were closed and most doctors were only seeing emergency patients, but those numbers have dipped again.

The University of Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh is staying with the Wolverines.