In a dramatic expansion, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health adds eight Ascension hospital properties to its network to become a $12 billion health-care giant in an increasingly consolidated landscape. The venture includes all of Ascension's southeast Michigan and Genesys health-care facilities.
A new program has success targeting twin crises: The worker shortage and opioid crisis, challenging old notions about the reliability of in-recovery workers. The state is paying attention.
Police responded to a false threat at Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Elissa Slotkin’s home Thursday evening, and again Friday at a home of family members of Republican nominee Mike Rogers. It's called ‘swatting,’ a criminal prank aimed at getting police dispatched to the private homes of politicians and other high-profile figures.
In 2008, Michigan created a law to keep electronic waste out of landfills by requiring manufacturers to ‘take back’ consumers’ old electronics. But the law never set binding goals to keep manufacturers accountable, so more than a decade later, Michigan’s e-waste problem hasn’t improved.
A Macomb County clerk facing charges, self-proclaimed ‘constitutional sheriff’ and northern Michigan wife of a conspiracy theorist all cruised to victory in Republican primaries.
The new DNR policy expands e-bike access to a host of trails across the state. Officials touted the move as a way to make outdoor recreation more accessible for people with mobility issues.
Various species of trout and salmon are among the 9.1 million fish the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has stocked from seven fish hatcheries across the state.
The tiny district has hired an island resident — who’s also a custodian and real estate agent — as its long-term substitute teacher. The district plans to use a ‘grow your own’ program to help her earn teaching credentials.
Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin both rolled to victory in U.S. Senate primaries, carrying all 83 counties apiece. But an analysis of results shows some pressure points.