State News

A ruling is expected soon on whether Michigan voters will get a chance to consider legalizing marijuana for adults. As Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports, the fate of the proposal rests in the hands of one judge.

There’s new technology for law enforcement in some police agencies in Michigan. The Eaton County Sheriff’s Office is one of five police agencies to get mobile fingerprint scanners. Sheriff Thomas Reich says they’re already proving to be useful. Reich says a person’s fingerprints have to be on file to identify …

Michigan’s Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed an appeal to a federal judge’s ruling that said straight-party voting is unconstitutional because if violates the rights of black voters. In his filing, Schuette says the law imposes a minimal burden on voters and is rational. Clerks throughout Michigan are awaiting a …

Hundreds of Michigan students will be getting personal attention to get ready for school. The Michigan Department of Education has announced 600 families will take part in the home visitation programs through the Great Start office. Students involved live in parts of the Upper Peninsula along with Muskegon, Calhoun, Ottawa, …

GM CEO Mary Barra sees the current strong car sales environment sticking around for a while, even though some analysts are calling for a drop in sales. General Motors is testing self-driving vehicles on the streets of Scottsdale, Arizona. Through its autonomous technology company Cruise Automation, GM says it started …

Can being a volunteer improve your health?  It might depend on your age. Health reporter Dr. Deanna Lites with the results of a new study.

With so many dating shows and dating apps, it looks like everyone wants to be part of a couple. But it turns out single people might have more fulfilling lives. Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has more.

Research finds a type of counseling may help with your job hunt. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves a process of changing our thoughts and behaviors in order to produce better emotions, better outcomes and higher levels of functioning. Psychologist Scott Bea.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s visit Michigan on Thursday, and will be speaking at a Warren company that has expanded its auto supply business into the defense and aerospace industries. The Clinton campaign says she will describe how the jobs plan she first outlined in Raleigh, North Carolina in June …

State Superintendent Brian Whiston has called for legislative action to help improve the funding needs for Michigan schools, based on the findings of a state-funded Education Finance Study. The study shows a disparity in funding between school districts in Michigan, as well as the effects of poverty on a child’s …