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News Articles: Michigan

National Guard members provide security ahead of July 4th festivities on July 03, 2026, in Washington, DC.

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  • Politics

Minnesota is pulling troops early from D.C., as pressure grows on Michigan

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pulling his National Guard early from Washington, D.C. as the chorus against Democratic governors sending troops to the city amid President Trump's ongoing deployment grows louder.

July 11, 2026
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
Members of the National Guard stand in front of a large image of U.S. President Donald Trump that hangs from the the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building on May 18, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task force

Michigan Gov. Whitmer is one of four Democrats who sent their states' National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations in recent weeks, amid President Trump's ongoing — and controversial — deployment in the city.

June 29, 2026
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
During a measles outbreak this spring in Washtenaw County in Michigan, local health officials worked to contain cases by ramping up contact tracing and testing efforts. People could take a measles test outside the Washtenaw County Health Department offices in Ypsilanti.

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  • Health

Michigan found a way to reduce school vaccine waivers. Until it backfired

A decade ago, Michigan had high rates of parents not vaccinating their children, so it required them to attend an in-person education class to get an exemption. It worked — until things got ugly.

June 02, 2026
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By:
  • Kate Wells

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  • Arts & Life

75 years later, Thanksgiving staple Jiffy corn muffin mix still costs less than $1

Jiffy corn muffins are an iconic, low-cost pantry staple introduced during the Depression. Thanksgiving is peak season for the company, which has been run by the same family for five generations.

November 25, 2025
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
A menacing clown lurks in a Tommy's Express car wash. For Halloween, the company runs 126 haunted car washes in 32 states.

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  • Arts & Life

The devil's in the detailing at haunted Halloween car washes

Haunted car washes have become a national phenomenon, with hundreds of Halloween-themed locations around the country.

October 27, 2025
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
A family reunites at the Trillium Theater located across the street from the site of an attack at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sunday.

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  • National

Police say 'everyone has been accounted for' in Michigan church attack that killed 4

The suspect, Thomas Jacob Sanford, served in the Marines from 2004 to 2008, military officials confirmed to NPR. He was killed in a shootout with police.

September 29, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez

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  • Author Interviews

New teen thriller 'Sisters in the Wind' finds drama in hidden identities

Angeline Boulley, author of the hit Firekeeper's Daughter, writes thrillers set in Native American communities in northern Michigan, like the ones where her family has lived for generations.

September 08, 2025
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Police walk by an idle vehicle near CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Mich., Sunday, June 23, 2025.

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  • National

Police say a man opened fire outside a Michigan church before staff fatally shot him

Police described the suspect as a 31-year-old white male with no known connection to the church. His motive remains unclear.

June 23, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum, the same place that hosted last summer's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Friday.

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  • Politics

Harris and Trump enter the home stretch with rallies in 2 key Midwest swing states

The campaigns crisscrossed Michigan and Wisconsin. Trump tried to woo Arab Americans and zeroed in on Friday's jobs data as Harris criticized the GOP nominee for violent comments about Liz Cheney.

November 01, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo,
  • Stephen Fowler,
  • and 2 more
Pro-Palestinian supporters hold a candlelight vigil in Dearborn, Mich., on the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks in Israel and the ongoing war in Gaza.

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  • Elections

First Gaza, now Lebanon: How support for Israel’s war is influencing Michigan voting

Many Muslim and Arab American voters are leaning toward third-party candidates or not voting, feeling neither main candidate values their families' lives. Others are choosing between Harris and Trump.

November 01, 2024
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By:
  • Leila Fadel,
  • Ziad Buchh,
  • and 1 more
Vice President tours the Hemlock Semiconductor Next-Generation Finishing facility in Hemlock, Mich., on  Oct. 28, 2024.

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  • Politics

Trump panned the CHIPS Act. Harris is in Michigan promoting it

In the waning days of the 2024 presidential election, even the bipartisan bill that's pouring $54 billion into the semiconductor manufacturing industry has become a political issue.

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, campaigns in Waterford, Mich., on Friday. Harris made numerous stops in the state as former President Donald Trump held a rally in Detroit. Early voting begins on Saturday in Michigan.

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  • Politics

Harris and Trump hold competing rallies in Michigan

While the two candidates have been crisscrossing the swing states for weeks, this is the first time they are literally crossing paths, with each of them holding events in the suburbs north of Detroit.

October 19, 2024
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By:
  • Don Gonyea,
  • Asma Khalid,
  • and 1 more
Vice President Harris speaks during a rally on Oct. 4 in Flint, Mich.

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  • Politics

In Michigan, Harris hits back against Trump over his electric car attack lines

The Trump campaign is telling Michigan that Vice President Harris would ban gas-powered cars. At a rally in Flint, she pushed back – and said Trump would be bad for the state’s best-known industry.

October 05, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Vice President Harris waves after landing in Flint, Mich., on Oct. 4.

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  • Politics

On the trail in Michigan, Harris hears concerns about Gaza and Lebanon

Arab Americans and Muslims have been frustrated with the Biden administration’s response to the ongoing war in Gaza and the expanding conflict into Lebanon.

October 04, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
GPB  NPR

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  • Elections

These states will decide the election. We went to all of them to talk to voters

Your guide to the six swing states that will decide this year’s presidential election: Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania.

September 17, 2024
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  • NPR Staff
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