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Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan USA, winner of the 2024 Miss USA Pagent Contest is seen onstage during the 73rd annual Miss USA Pageant at Peacock Theater on August 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Sipa via AP Images)

Miss Michigan Alma Cooper crowned Miss USA 2024

Student walking down an aisle of bookshelves.

Michigan school safety program reports record number of tips

DeAnn Roesner

Michigan retiree says the new medication price cap would have preserved her savings

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, May 4, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

‘True Gretch’: Takeaways from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s new book

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen tours the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center before speaking about the Biden Administration's economic agenda in Dearborn, Mich., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Michigan among 10 biggest beneficiaries of clean energy jobs boom

Voters cast their ballots at Coit Arts Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nov. 8, 2022.

Young Michiganders led the nation in voter turnout in 2022, but barriers remain in 2024

Michigan Capitol dome in Autumn with a tree with red leaves in the foreground..

From education to infrastructure: What Michiganders can expect from $82.5B state budget

The Michigan "I Voted" sticker competition finalists.

Michiganders can now vote on a new ‘I Voted’ sticker design for November election

Tulips bloom at Nelis' Dutch Village in Holland, Michigan.

6 free or low-cost fun places to take your family this summer in Michigan

A supporter holds her breath as preliminary results for Michigan Proposal 3 are announced at a watch party in Detroit, Mich., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Judge blocks Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period before an abortion

SAINT AR-15 rifles made by the Springfield Armory on display during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Dallas.

Michigan House Republicans introduce bill to designate AR-15 the official state rifle

Panoramic photo of the restored Michigan Central Station.

Detroit’s formerly dilapidated Michigan Central Station restored