The State of Michigan now holds $72 million of Tesla stock for state retirement funds. That would be the same State of Michigan that still bans Tesla from selling vehicles using a direct sales model without dealerships.
The long journey to restore safe water to the city of Flint, Michigan has finally begun: The first lead service line was swapped with copper pipe today.
Just as Flint residents began to realize the severity of their water crisis, public health officials became alarmed about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, which ended up killing nine people in the city. Emails just made public show that Michigan leaders were made aware of the connection almost a year ago, but did…
The water contamination scandal in Flint has led to plenty of legal action, but new lawsuit filed today finally has some teeth. A coalition of advocacy groups allege that by switching drinking water sources, Flint officials violated the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, meaning a federal court could order Flint to…
Just when the news about lead poisoning the drinking water of Flint, Michigan, couldn’t get any worse. A report from The Guardian says many US cities are systemically and purposely downplaying the amounts of lead and copper in municipal water systems.
While digging in his field on Monday, Michigan farmer James Bristle found what he thought was ordinary debris in his field. After digging further, he discovered that what he had found wasn’t a fence post, but bones from a Woolly Mammoth.
Welcome back to the Connected States, the project that involves me living in a van for a year, driving around and telling stories. After going live last week I was absolutely overwhelmed by the positive response. I received so many tips, well-wishes, and offers of help that I haven’t been able to respond to them all…
It’s been a tough road for driverless cars: We recently learned, for example, that all of the crashes involving Google’s test-phase autonomous vehicles have been caused by humans. Which is one of the reasons experts have just opened up a testing center in Michigan that’s trying to recreate the chaos of the human-built…
From our smug (though extremely temporary) perch atop history, we can safely say that we know exactly where the U.S. city of Toledo is: It’s in Ohio, of course. But in the 1800s, the answer wasn’t so easy — and the resulting battle was incredibly bitter.
Most contemporary horror films underestimate the audience's intelligence, with jump scares and obvious "twists." But It Follows refuses to dumb anything down. Its story about a girl who becomes infected with a mysterious, relentless curse is smart and original — not to mention scary as hell.
Our pals in the Satanic Temple are at it again. You'll recall the group's legal battle for equal representation among the holiday displays at Florida's state capitol; this week, it'll be unveiling the below display (the bow is a nice touch) at the Michigan state capitol.
The center of U.S. car innovation may have shifted toward California lately (*ahem* Google, Tesla), but Michigan carmakers aren't giving up. The University of Michigan is building a test city and highway just for automated cars—a 30-acre facility complete with traffic lights, construction zones, and a "mechanical…
Flint, Michigan was once home to GM, serving as a vital hub in the American automotive industry. But in the 1990s, it emerged as a bellwether for Rust Belt cities, plagued by financial mismanagement and an outsized foreclosure rate. This spring, the city launched a competition that asked architects to reimagine one of…
An online uproar and a 10,000-signature petition forced Michigan wildlife authorities to let a family keep their beloved Lilly the Deer, who sleeps on a futon and wears party hats. Lilly was born moments after her mother was struck dead on a road, and the family raised her as a pet.
Huge balls of ice have been found along the shores of Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes. They were then photographed and posted to Facebook by Leda Olmsted, who happened upon the unearthly scene while on a walk with her two dogs.
Yesterday's awful Michigan shooting spree left seven people dead. Robert Poore wasn't one of them—despite being shot directly in the face. Why? The bullet hit his artificial nose and bounced off.
If you picked up your very own secluded island wilderness, you might be tempted to use it for something zany, like an evil lair or a nude drinking reserve. But two Kickstarter chaps want something more noble: an artist's hideaway.
You're approached by a man with a knife. He demands money. Do you: A) Consent, safely handing over your wallet. B) Make a run for it. C) Beat the guy with a can of beer you're holding?
Remember Evan Emory? The 21-year-old from Muskegon, Michigan was facing 20 years in prison for manufacturing child porn for a YouTube comedy video. He got 60 days in jail for the prank.
Grand Rapids resident Richard Leon Barton Jr. was married last July. Which is wonderful! Except that he was already married to a woman back in Rhode Island, and had been since 2004. He would've gotten away for it, too, if it weren't for that meddling Facebook.
