State News

Michigan’s most recent high school graduation and dropout rates didn’t change much from the year before. The four-year graduation rate was 79.65 percent in the 2015-16 school year, down slightly from the school year before. The dropout rate was 8.91 percent, down from 9.12 percent. The data was released by …

Popular Science, a science and technology publication, says Michigan will be the most desired state in the country to live in by 2100. The magazine used a process of elimination citing rising sea levels, hurricanes, tornadoes, drought, and rising temperatures. Those factors eliminated every other state in the country from …

Wells Fargo says its customers will soon be able to use their cell phones instead of a bank card to get their cash from ATMs. Business editor Murray Feldman says you’ll get an eight-digit code on a smartphone app. You’ll use that plus your PIN to access your money. It …

Eliminating daylight savings in Michigan was on the table in Lansing today as lawmakers met to discuss a bill to end changing the clocks twice a year. One of the biggest industries in the state was there to oppose the bill. Jada Paisley with the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding Michigan residents to leave the wildlife in the wild. An animal you might think has been abandoned by its mother, has just been hidden. Hannah Schauer wildlife communications coordinator with the department, says most animal babies picked up by people do not …

Ever spend an afternoon reading a novel or binge watching a TV show and then feel guilty about it? The phrase–“guilty pleasure” gets a lot of play, but maybe it’s time to take the guilt out. That’s therapist Lori Edleson who says part of our guilt comes from our culture …

Public school advocates are suing to block the state of Michigan from helping private schools–claiming it’d be the first step toward school vouchers. The update from Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick.

This afternoon members of the Congressional Black Caucus will meet with President Donald Trump about issues facing the African-American community. Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, who represents Detroit and several other surrounding communities, says there is one issue at the top of her list. Lawrence also says she also wants the repeal …

We’ve been hearing more and more about fake news for the past several months–something that you find on the internet. But President Donald Trump has frequently called the news “fake news.” That’s John Lindstrom, the publisher of Gongwer News, news about the Michigan Legislature. He’ll be part of a panel …

It’s a report card from the state’s Department of Natural Resources on the health of Michigan forests. Jim Matthews takes a look.