By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.’s electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two years and will lose a similar amount this year as the company invests heavily in the new technology. The figures were released Thursday as Ford ...

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING — The Michigan Republican Party has received backlash from political leaders on both sides of the aisle for posts on social media Wednesday that compared the Holocaust to gun safety measures being considered in the state. The posts, shared ...

DETROIT (AP) — Officials declared a public health emergency at an overcrowded Detroit-area jail for kids, a step that could lead to improved staffing and more services. “The situation has become untenable for nearly 140 youths that are currently residing there. Extraordinary action has ...

By RANDY CROUCH Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate Foundation recently announced the selection of Beverly Matherne as the 2023-24 Upper Peninsula poet laureate. A Louisiana native whohas been a U.P. resident since 1991, Matherne has published several ...

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT — A deal has been reached over control of an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh, lawyers said, weeks after the custody fight created public buzz and much tension near the end of a rare U.S. exhibition in Detroit. Brokerarte Capital Partners LLC, ...

By Journal Staff MACKINAC ISLAND — A $3.06 million award from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Fuel Transformation Program Part 2 will support the first conversion of a Mackinac Island passenger ferry to zero-emissions electric power. Star Line, now known as ...