Court records show former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore remained jailed less than 24 hours after he was fired for what the university said was an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.

The final regular season week of college football has set the stage for conference championships.

Here are five takeaways from Michigan State’s 23-6 season-opener victory against Western Michigan.

The Michigan Wolverines football program is gearing up for fall camp, and things are heating up.

Michigan football is working to move the site of the 2026 opener against Western Michigan to Germany, and also play it one week earlier.

The Michigan Wolverines have landed 2026 three-star linebacker Markel Dabney.

Owen Michaels scored two third-period goals to seal Western Michigan’s first Frozen Four championship in a 6-2 victory over Boston University on Saturday night.

Owen Michaels scored his second goal 26 seconds into the second overtime and Western Michigan beat defending champion Denver 3-2 on Thursday night to advance to its first Frozen Four title game.

Michigan State & Western Michigan will compete

Police said the teen driver ignored a stop sign and kept driving after the road ended in a T-intersection.

Authorities believe the death could have been heat-related as the temperature reached the mid-80s that day.

Michigan State has been sued over the Adolf Hitler question that appeared on Spartan Stadium screens before a game last season, with the quiz’s creator saying the university didn’t have permission to use its product that “was not created for a mass-market use at an American college football game.”.

Western Michigan Broncos edge rusher Marshawn Kneeland was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday.

A search warrant was approved so deputies could see what other animals were potentially on the property.

Michigan and Michigan State both got off to solid starts during the first weekend of college football, and so did many former players who transferred from those programs this offseason.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a Western Michigan freshman back in 2013.

Three companies and 11 people have been charged with violating the Clean Air Act in Western Michigan after emission control systems were disabled in semi-trucks.

A Red Flag Warning is in effect on Wednesday for a large portion of Lower Michigan.

Police say a third death in Western Michigan in the early moments of the new year may have been caused by celebratory gunfire.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene

University of Michigan running backs coach Mike Hart was taken off the field during Saturday’s game on a stretcher.

The Broncos kept the game close against a ranked opponent until the final minutes of the contest, but redshirt junior quarterback Jack Salopek struggled in his third career start, throwing three costly interceptions while finishing 6 of 18 passing for 99 yards.

No. 11 Michigan State travels to Seattle on Saturday for a matchup against Washington with both teams seeking validation for their 2-0 starts.

Here is the weather forecast for Metro Detroit.

Chris Webber, Shane Battier and Chauncey Billups have been inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday night.

Michigan State linebacker Darius Snow is out for the season and safety Xavier Henderson will be sidelined indefinitely after both were injured when the 15th-ranked Spartans beat Western Michigan in their season opener.

Payton Thorne played well in spurts, allowing No. 15 Michigan State to earn a lopsided win over Western Michigan despite struggling for long stretches of the opener on both sides of the ball.

Payton Thorne capped three straight drives with touchdown passes in the first half and threw for a fourth score in the final quarter to help No. 15 Michigan State pull away and beat Western Michigan 35-13.

Get ready to make some noise! College football is back. Here are a few things to know before you hit the tailgate lots.

A petition has been started in an effort to make roadways near Western Michigan University’s campus safer after two students were struck by vehicles and killed on separate occasions.

An out-of-state student at Western Michigan University was reportedly killed after being struck by a vehicle on Saturday near campus.

A former Western Michigan University hockey team captain has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in a rape case.

A worker died in an accident Thursday at a Gerber Products Co. plant in Western Michigan, parent company Nestle said.

History is repeating itself in Lake Michigan: The alewife fish is washing up on the shores in a widespread “die-off” event that used to happen frequently in the past.

Police say one person has been shot and one person is in custody following a shooting at a McDonald’s in Kalamazoo.

Here is the weather forecast for Metro Detroit.

Authorities say two men died after a trench collapsed in western Michigan.

A western Michigan fisherman who went missing in 2000 has been identified through DNA testing on a jaw bone that washed up on a beach 14 years later.

Hundreds of people joined a protest march during which family members of a man fatally shot by a western Michigan police officer called for public release of video from the confrontation.

Western Michigan has hired longtime Michigan State assistant Dwayne Stephens to lead its basketball program.

A commercial tree-trimmer died Tuesday when he fell between 60 feet to 70 feet feet from a tree, Michigan State Police said.

A murder cold case out of Southwestern Michigan had gone unsolved for 35 years -- that is, until a group of Western Michigan University students got involved.

A Clarkston native and captain of the Western Michigan University hockey team is facing a sexual assault charge after an incident at a party, officials said.

In this segment of our History 4 All special, we’re visiting Idlewild on Michigan’s west side: A former summer vacation hotspot for Black Americans before the Civil Rights Movement.

A bar in Western Michigan has decided to remove Russian vodka from its shelves in a stance against the nation’s invasion of bordering neighbor Ukraine.

A 57-year-old man has been charged with homicide after a 72-year-old woman was found dead Friday inside of a home in Benzie County.

Many people working the Winter Games are achieving life-long goals, including a hockey official from Rockford, Michigan, who will be calling the Women’s Hockey Games.

A hospital in western Michigan is using a heated tent as extra emergency space due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

It’s going to be an ugly, cold and blustery day in most of Michigan on Wednesday into Thursday morning.

Kaleb Eleby threw two touchdowns and ran for another and Western Michigan recorded its second bowl victory in program history, rolling past Nevada 52-24 in the Quick Lane Bowl.

A teenager who told investigators that he mistook his brother for a deer has been charged with a gun crime.

A year ago today in December 2020, a huge logistics operation began to ship millions of vaccines to hospitals across the country, and it all centered here in Michigan.

Michigan universities will have the opportunity to showcase their talents nationally as five colleges have qualified bowl games.

Here is the weather forecast for Metro Detroit.

No charges will be filed against an 82-year-old driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in western Michigan.

The victims of a deadly plane crash on Michigan’s Beaver Island include a real estate agent and a couple who were planning to open a winery and vineyard there.

Who should be ranked higher: Michigan or Michigan State? It’s a topic worth debating after the College Football Playoff committee put the Wolverines ahead of the Spartans despite a head-to-head loss.

The Western Michigan Broncos are hosting the Akron Zips on Tuesday night in Kalamazoo.

The Western Michigan Broncos will hit the road to battle the Toledo Rockets on Saturday afternoon.

Michigan football enjoyed a stress-free bye this weekend, but hopefully the players and coaches were paying attention to what happened around the Big Ten.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Nebraska coach Scott Frost will walk tall into their Big Ten Conference matchup Saturday.

The Blackhawks didn't exist at the time, they didn't know, OK?

The Western Michigan Broncos are hosting the San Jose State Spartans on Saturday afternoon in Kalamazoo.

Michigan football steamrolled through its non-conference schedule, but now it’s time for Big Ten East games. This year, there are no pushovers in the division.

Michigan football ripped off its third straight dominant victory Saturday against Northern Illinois, and some rest-of-season projections are starting to run completely off the rails.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

Following a road win over an SEC opponent, the questions will be predictable for Pittsburgh headed into a home contest against Western Michigan on Saturday.

If it’s good enough for George Patton, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is here for it.

Blake Corum sprinted for a 67-yard touchdown to give Michigan a double-digit lead in the second quarter, one play after Jim Harbaugh called for a fake punt and the Wolverines pulled away to beat Washington 31-10.

Even as it prepared for its season opener, Washington had an eye on its Week 2 matchup at Michigan.

The Western Michigan Broncos will battle Illinois State on Saturday at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo.

Seven years into the Jim Harbaugh era, it’s pretty easy to see what the narrative will be whether Michigan football wins or loses the Washington game on Saturday night.

Washington has a lot to prove, coming off a loss to Montana.

A total of 18 players made their Michigan football debut last weekend against Western Michigan. How many of those newcomers will continue to contribute for the rest of the season?

The marquee non-conference game on Michigan football’s schedule has a very different feel this week after No. 20 Washington lost to Montana, an FCS team.

Michigan football did exactly what it needed to do over the weekend: dominate Western Michigan and start the 2021 season off on a positive note.

Wolverine fans were rewarded with a big win Saturday afternoon at Michigan Stadium.

The University of Michigan opens its football season against a program with zero success against the Wolverines.

“I’m just excited for the energy of the place, to say the least,” Gaffney said. “I’ll wear a mask as long as I can get into the Big House.”

Michigan football is about to kick off the most important chapter of the Jim Harbaugh era, hosting Western Michigan on Saturday at the Big House.

Michigan will soon get a chance to accomplish something it failed to do last season.

There was a slight sense of normalcy in Ann Arbor on the campus of the University of Michigan Monday.

This has been the weirdest build up to a Michigan football season I can ever remember.

Jim Harbaugh is thrilled and perhaps relieved to still be coaching at Michigan for a seventh season, a year after winning two games.

The Detroit Red Wings have signed Luke Witkowski to a two-year contract.

The Detroit Red Wings have signed center Pius Suter to a two-year contract.

The Detroit Red Wings have signed defenseman Jordan Oesterle to a two-year contract.

The University of Michigan's athletic department has begun selling ticket packs, and will offer recent graduates special pricing for this season.

On Thursday, May 27, First Lady Jill Biden will visit Grand Rapids, Michigan and Kansas City, Missouri.

The nonprofit said all of the children will be tested for coronavirus twice -- once before traveling to Michigan and again upon arriving at Starr Commonwealth’s campus.

Four sheriff’s officers and a nurse have been charged in the death of a jail inmate in western Michigan who had a series of seizures.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Spectrum Health launched an investigation into photos posted on Instagram from inside an operating room. It appears the photos were posted by a group of residents training at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids. Spectrum Health released the following statement to WOODTV:The privacy of patients and the confidentiality of their medical information is a priority at Spectrum Health. We were disappointed to learn that surgical images were posted on an Instagram account used by a group of residents and are taking steps to resolve this issue. The Instagram account has been closed and a full investigation is underway.

NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich. – A father has been charged in western Michigan after his 16-year-old son allegedly set off explosives Monday at Newaygo High School. According to WOODTV, Saylor was charged Tuesday in a White Cloud courtroom. His 16-year-old son brought explosive materials to school, which detonated. Michigan State Police troopers found explosive materials inside Saylor’s home and that his son told investigators that he had made explosives with his father and detonated them several times. More: Western Michigan News

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. – A large barn fire killed multiple animals Thursday morning in Berrien County. According to authorities, the Chikaming Township Fire Department were called to the fire at about 5:30 a.m.Fire crews were able to save two horses, two goats and some of the chickens, but some chickens, a peacock and four llamas -- including three babies -- were killed by the fire. “By the time we were able to do anything, it was so totally involved there was absolutely no way that anybody could go inside to try to get the other animals out,” said fire chief Mike Davidson. “It had too much of a head start on us.”The cause of the fire is under investigation, but authorities believe no foul play is involved.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Michigan football revealed the full revised version of its 2021 schedule, including four date changes in the Big Ten portion. LATEST: Michigan football winning another offseason title, but will that finally translate to the field? The trip to East Lansing will now come on Oct. 30, when Michigan was supposed to play at Nebraska. Even though the Ohio State game in Columbus was canceled last season, the 2021 meeting will still take place in Ann Arbor. The Big Ten’s rule against non-conference games last season resulted in the cancellation.

PORTAGE, Mich. – The eyes of the nation are on Portage, a city on Michigan’s west side in Kalamazoo County, just west of Battle Creek. The monumental effort to create a COVID-19 vaccine came together Sunday as the first batches were shipped nationwide. It is the biggest vaccination effort in American history. From Portage, the doses of the vaccine will be kept in temperature safe packages and transported with GPS trackers and U.S. RELATED: What it takes to safely transport Pfizer’s COVID vaccine to hospitalsThe vaccine will be shipped to those on the front lines of the health care industry and nursing home patients.

RELATED: FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID vaccine; Michigan will distribute in 4 phasesOnce those shipments are packed and ready to leave Pfizer, it’s a painstaking process to make sure they arrive safely to hospitals. Boxes are loaded with the vaccine, dry ice and GPS trackers because time and temperature are critical. The Pfizer vaccine needs to be stored at 100 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. To maintain a sustainable temperature during transport, crews are using tons of dry ice -- carbon dioxide that has been cooled to at least 110 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, becoming solid. When dry ice melts, it emits carbon dioxide, so the FAA is requiring crews to wear carbon dioxide detectors inside the pressurized and sealed airplanes transporting the virus.

PORTAGE, Mich. – It’s a huge logistics operation to ship millions of vaccines to hospitals across the country -- and it’s all centered here in Michigan. The eyes of the nation are on Portage, a city on Michigan’s west side in Kalamazoo County, just west of Battle Creek. Workers at the Pfizer plant in Portage worked hard to prepare to ship the vaccines Sunday morning. RELATED: FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID vaccine; Michigan will distribute in 4 phases“I have 100% confidence that we will get the vaccine to the American people,” said Gen. Gustave Perna. Read: Michigan officials: COVID vaccine to be distributed in 4 phases, prioritize frontline workers“We want to make sure the vaccine arrives safely and that it can be safely administered when arrival occurs.

CHICAGO – A Michigan woman has been charged with murder in the deaths of her newborn twin sons more than 17 years ago, police said Saturday. Antoinette Briley, 41, of Holland, Michigan, was charged Friday with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of her sons. Cook County detectives eventually identified Briley as the victims’ potential birth mother. Detectives traveled to Holland, Michigan, and obtained a discarded cigarette containing Briley’s DNA, which was matched to the DNA from the victims. Police learned Briley was in Cook County and took her into custody after a traffic stop in suburban Oak Lawn.

😷 List of COVID-19 outbreaks at Michigan schools expands; college campuses still major issueThe list of Michigan schools linked to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks continues to expand, with college campuses still posing a major issue. The top three universities in terms of COVID-19 outbreaks are Michigan State, with 1,295 cases, Grand Valley State, with 811 cases, and Western Michigan, with 452 cases. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 122,735 as of Monday, including 6,731 deaths, state officials report. New COVID-19 cases and deaths remain flat in Michigan. The state reported its highest one-day testing total with more than 41,000 diagnostic tests on Aug. 21.