GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man who purchased more than 40 guns and then sold some to felons was sentenced to three years in federal prison Monday. The guns sometimes turned up in crimes, including the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old child near Grand Rapids a year ago and a homicide in ...

ROSCOMMON — Nonformal educators at nature centers, zoos, camps and conservation districts teach thousands of Michigan residents about natural resources each year. Faculty members at Michigan colleges and universities also reach thousands of students in biology, zoology and other ...

LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. — During seventh grade at Phoenix Indian School, Pershlie Ami signed up to go on what the school called an “outing” — promoted as opportunities for Native American students to earn spending money off campus. They were opportunities — for cheap labor. Ami said ...

By Journal Staff LANSING — To recognize the braille reading system’s impact on individuals who are blind or visually impaired and to call attention to the invaluable services and resources that enable Michiganders to learn and enhance their reading skills, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ...

FLINT, Mich. — General Motors says it will spend more than $900 million to update four factories, with the bulk going to an engine plant in Flint, Michigan, to build the next-generation V8 for big pickup trucks and SUVs. Factories in Rochester, New York; Defiance, Ohio; and Bay City, ...

By Journal Staff LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new tool, the Michigan Substance Use Vulnerability Index, to help stakeholders target efforts to address substance use issues specifically facing their communities. Previously, overdose ...