State News

Authorities say they plan to charge 12-year-old Jamarion Lawhorn as an adult in the stabbing death of a 9-year-old boy on a West Michigan playground.

Gas prices ticked up for the first time five weeks according to AAA Michigan. The current statewide average is slightly over $3.51 per gallon, which is two cents more than last week and 17 cents lower than last year at this time. As of Sunday, gas prices in the Flint area are slightly higher than the statewide average with prices hovering around $3...

Gas prices dropped for the fourth week in a row according to AAA Michigan. The current statewide average is $3.49 per gallon, down 14 cents from last week. Gas prices in and around the Flint area are slightly less than the statewide average with prices right around $3...

The Michigan State Police are joining forces with five other state law enforcement agencies as part of a six-state trooper project focused on distracted driving. MSP Director Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue said “in addition to focusing on distracted driving behaviors, troopers will also be on the lookout for seat belt use, speeding, aggressive and impaired driving.” Ohi...

Gas prices dropped for the third week in a row according to AAA Michigan. The current statewide average is just over $3.63 per gallon, which is about three cents less than last week. As of Sunday, gas prices in and around the Flint area were right around the statewide average at $3...

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder spoke with WFNT 1470 AM today. Snyder discussed the possibility of undocumented children coming across the U.S. - Mexico border being temporarily housed here. He also talked about Flint still being under control of an emergency manager, public safety, the roads, medical marijuana expansion and his campaign for re-election...

Gas prices have dropped for the second week in a row AAA Michigan reports. The current statewide average is just under $3.67 per gallon, down almost 11 cents from last week and about 15 cents lower than last year at this time. As of Sunday, gas prices in and around Flint were even lower than the statewide average with prices hovering around $3...

Congressman Kildee spoke with me about the possibility that a small number of the unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who are flooding across the U.S. border could be housed temporarily at Wolverine Human Services in Vassar, in Michigan’s 5th District. K...

According to Governor Rick Snyder's office, more than 323,000 have enrolled for Michigan's expanded Medicaid program since it first launched earlier this year. The Healthy Michigan Plan extends health care benefits to a half-million low-income residents...

The Michigan Department of Transportation is reminding motorists to be on the lookout this weekend as the year's second Adopt- A-Highway pickup begins this weekend. Thousands of volunteers will pick up litter along state roadways beginning Saturday and running through Sunday, July 20th...