Southern Michigan crews were working Wednesday to contain and clean up an estimated 877,000 gallons of oil that coated birds and fish as it poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River, one of the state's major waterways.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm expressed growing worry on Wednesday that an oil spill, believed to be among the largest ever in the Midwest, might reach Lake Michigan if efforts to contain the oil were not strengthened.
With less than a week to go until the August primary, the Democratic candidates for governor — state House Speaker Andy Dillon and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero — are working to promote their visions for Michigan.
The company that owns the pipeline that leaked thousands of gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River near here was notified twice this year of potential problems involving old pipe prone to rupturing and an inadequate system for monitoring internal corrosion -- one of a pipeline's biggest threats.
The Democratic campaign for governor has taken a sharp turn, with Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero leaping to an 8-percentage-point lead over state House Speaker Andy Dillon, according to a new Detroit Free Press/WXYZ-Channel 7 poll.
Michigan's diminutive Attorney General Mike Cox likened himself to NBA giant Shaquille O'Neal this morning – fighting off opponents determined to foul – as he launched a week-long tour to close out his campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
All but two of the gubernatorial candidates in Tuesday's primary oppose stem cell research, raising concerns that scientific efforts will be ratcheted back even before they take root in the state.
Mike Cox says Wilson Kay Jr. is a liar. And that might be sufficient if Kay, a five-time felon and motorcycle club member, had chosen any other time to spin his flimsy tale about seeing the attorney general get a lap dance at a long-rumored, never-proven wild party at the Manoogian mansion.
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton questioned a report by a top aide to Gov. Jennifer Granholm that oil in the Kalamazoo River had breached the Morrow Dam in Comstock Township.
As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.
Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.
