The Lansing-based fighter has carved an unpredictable path through some of MMA’s biggest stages, from the LFA to the Contender Series, The Ultimate Fighter and the PFL, revealing a journey defined by resilience.

Two members of Deep Green called in from their homes in the United Kingdom to speak directly to Lansing residents about the downtown data center proposal.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer criticized tariffs and encouraged cooperation with trade partners during a Detroit Auto Show speech Thursday.

A Lansing city councilmember proposed using a portion of potential data center revenue to fund housing services. The city could learn from one Virginia county where that’s already a reality.

Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) spoke on the Senate floor on Thursday about the Flint community’s struggles in the wake of the Flint water crisis. Slotkin said the community’s still in pain, and in the process of seeking accountability and justice for a water crisis they didn’t cause.

The crowds at MSU football games can leave when the temps get too cold or the score too lopsided. But the band can’t, staying until the bitter end, and keeping their professionalism high.

"Uprising of the Sun" by Julie Mehretu, an artist with roots in East Lansing, is a huge glass installation at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, opening in June.

The school smartphone ban on the way to the state Senate would create exemptions for medical issues, lessons that involve devices, and for basic phones that can't download apps or use internet browsers.

Bypassing the Court of Claims would have sped up the Michigan cannabis industry's lawsuit over the state's new wholesale tax on marijuana, but the state appeals court says it's not persuaded that the case needs immediate review.