Shortly after declaring a state of emergency for three southwest Michigan counties, Governor Gretchen Whitmer took to the air to survey the damage left behind by a series of deadly tornadoes. Gov.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her final State of the State address, outlining priorities for her last 10 months.

Whitmer, who reached her two-term limit, touched on various topics, including the economy, education and the roads.

Gov. Whitmer's statement thanked law enforcement for their "swift action" and said "antisemitism and violence have no place in Michigan."

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed the new state budget into effect without any vetoes. The $81 billion budget was passed by the Michigan Legislature early Friday morning after months of negotiations and a narrowly-avoided ...

Additional federal funding will be available to assist Northern Lower Michigan with recovery after the disruptive 2025 ice storm.

Lawmakers early on Oct. 1 passed a nearly $1.6 billion continuation budget to fund state government until Oct. 8. Lawmakers return to the Capitol Oct. 1 to try to finalize the 2026 state budget, with many details still not made public. LANSING — Michigan ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Tuesday that she is mourning the death of her father Richard Whitmer, a behind-the-scenes power player in state government and health care who, she says, set her on a path to the ...

A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into a major synagogue in a Detroit suburb and was fatally shot by security