By Journal Staff LANSING — The Michigan Green Communities Challenge, an annual benchmarking program that helps communities measure their progress toward sustainability, is open through March 31. Local governments participating in the Challenge receive free technical assistance and peer ...

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, —Armed with two handguns and dozens of rounds of ammunition, 43-year-old Anthony McRae open fired on the Michigan State University campus on the night of Feb. 13, killing three students and wounding five more. The mass shooting has ...

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A man who fatally shot three students and wounded five others on the Michigan State University campus left a note describing himself as being “hated,” “a loner” and an “outcast.” Anthony McRae, 43, also wrote “I’m tired of being ...

DEARBORN, Mich. — State regulators want to hear from frustrated Michigan residents who lost electricity during recent storms across the Lower Peninsula. The Michigan Public Service Commission, which sets rates and other policies affecting utilities, said it will hold two town hall-style ...

By SOPHIA BRANDT Special to the Journal LANSING — Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park is looking to the future by adding new signs, kiosks and an updated pavilion to better reflect tribal voices. The Sanilac park is run through a partnership of the Department of Natural Resources ...

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT — General Motors is offering buyouts to most of its U.S. salaried workforce and some global executives in an effort to trim costs as it makes the transition to electric vehicles. The Detroit automaker wouldn’t say how many workers it is targeting, ...