Absentee voting has become more popular since the COVID-19 pandemic, but anyone who’s registered to vote in Michigan can request a ballot by mail. Here’s a guide to absentee voting in Michigan.

The Menominee Tribe considers the lands, which span Michigan and Wisconsin across the Menominee River, culturally and historically significant. But a Michigan board's decision to approve historic designation for the site angers some Upper Peninsula lawmakers, who say it will interfere with the proposed Back Forty mining project.

The joint Capital Outlay Appropriations Subcommittee Wednesday approved Senate Bill 78, which would allocate money for projects ranging from new high-tech learning centers to renovations of existing buildings. The bill passed with bipartisan support.

Some right wing activists are challenging thousands of ballots from August's primary election—and seem likely to do the same come the November midterm. Election officials say they are worried it could slow down the ballot counting process and undermine faith in the system.

Wineries are preparing for a busy harvest after a kind summer growing season.

Today on Stateside, an investigative reporter spoke about election-related tensions this year, and we heard more about a new art exhibition that is featured across Michigan. Plus, the head winemaker at Black Star Farms dished on the fall harvest.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon says she’d ban teachers in Michigan from exposing students in grades K-through-3 to curricula dealing with sex education, sexual orientation or gender identity. Dixon did not offer any examples of curricula that do so in Michigan.

A survey of car crash survivors finds many have lost care and had other adverse consequences from the passage of the 2019 auto no-fault law.

Councilmembers voted 6-3 to renew the $1.5 million contract in neighborhoods where ShotSpotter is already in place. They chose to delay the vote on the $7 million expansion contract for the second week in a row.

You can be part of the audience when Stateside goes on the road for a live show from downtown Lansing. Join April Baer for some pre-Halloween fun with Lansing's local purveyors of scary stories , spooky fashion and more. That’s Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m. in the Gannon Building at Lansing Community College. The event is free, but space is limited so register today.

Gotion Inc, a subsidiary of a Chinese EV battery manufacturer, says it will invest $2.4 billion in the factory, and create more than 2,000 jobs.

Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh is bringing multiple art installations to the University of Michigan throughout this fall, including a gallery exhibition, and a series of murals that will be on display across campus.