Pontiac city officials and community leaders came together Friday to bring holiday cheer to a 9-year-old girl who lost her mother and two younger brothers in a tragic crash earlier this year.

A Michigan lawmaker is continuing to push for students to learn to read and write cursive in schools.

A Michigan man has been charged under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns after his 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver the day after the law took effect.

New gun laws take effect Tuesday in Michigan on the one-year anniversary of a shooting at Michigan State University that claimed the lives of three students and left five in critical condition.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is poised to sign red flag legislation into law on Monday, adding it to other gun safety measures recently enacted in the wake of the Michigan State University shootings.

Only 21 states require cursive to be taught in school. Michigan isn’t one of them.

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Michigan Democrats are poised to bring an 11-bill package to the Legislature that would implement safe storage laws, universal background checks and extreme risk protection orders, also known as red flag laws.

Michigan State University students and faculty have returned to the East Lansing campus, one week after a gunman killed three students and injured five others.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Around the country, people are paying tribute to the late Martin Luther King Jr. Yvette Ware-Devaull helped organize the event. “I want people to think about peace,” Yvette Ware-Devaull said. If you ask anyone at Southfield’s Justice Now, the Martin Luther King Jr. car parade had to happen. The parade went through neighborhoods and parked at City Hall where King’s message and legacy was celebrated.

Gretchen Whitmer has made appointments to the Black Leadership Advisory Council. Pastor Atterberry is appointed to represent Black leadership in the faith-based community for a term commencing November 12, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2022. Dr. Bell is appointed to represent Black leadership in technology for a term commencing November 12, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2022. Ms. Ellsworth Etchison is appointed to represent Black leadership in economics for a term commencing November 12, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2023. Mr. Rutherford is appointed to represent Black leadership in government for a term commencing November 12, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2022.