LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A new report shows that Michigan’s jobless rate is among the worst in the nation. Michigan’s unemployment rate rose to 5.0 percent in 2024, nearly a full percentage point higher than the nation’s, 4.1 percent. It’s the highest jobless rate the state has seen since Oct. 2021.

If you meet someone who's running for office, writes contributing columnist John Lindstrom, ask one question: Are you a grown up?

The Michigan Republican Party has filed a complaint against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, alleging that her choice of campaign press conference venue violated state

The Holocaust affected the lives of countless Jewish people around the world, with the killing of millions as the Nazis committed mass atrocities during World War II.

The walls of her second-floor office at East Lansing City Hall are lined with reminders of civil rights history: pivotal moments in the fight for equality, marches, sit-ins and quotes from civil rights leader,

Jocelyn Benson announces her run for governor, the state House passes legislation to change the state’s tipped wage and sick time leave laws and state Senate Dems authorize a lawsuit to release bills from last year’s chaotic lame-duck legislative session.

A fondue-based restaurant chain with locations in Grand Rapids and Troy aims to open in the Lansing, Ann Arbor, Canton markets.

An inch or two of fresh snow had fallen in parts of the Lansing area as of Thursday afternoon. Once again, the roads were slick.

LANSING, MI -- Ingham County Animal Control says it recovered 15 dead cats from a home on Denver Avenue Friday. Six other cats were rescued from the home and were sent for medical evaluations where they will receive necessary treatments.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Judd Herzer, mobility director at Michigan State University (MSU) to Michigan’s Council on Future Mobility and Electrification

Michigan turned 188 on Sunday, and it already has matching left and right mittens. Michigan residents will have to make do with five Great Lakes, the birthplace of the Motown, tart cherries, 400-plus breweries,

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