Michiganians would be able to make voluntary donations for Alzheimer's and ALS organizations on their state income tax form, under bills approved by the House.
Members of Michigan's insurance and medical industries as well as some rider groups are calling on lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder to reinstate the state's mandatory motorcycle helmet law.
Students at 700 Michigan schools are among those in about two dozen states trying out new exams tied to the national "common core" standards in math and English language arts.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information in the case of a 23-year-old Eastern Michigan University student whose December death was ruled a homicide.
Authorities in Port Huron are awaiting lab test results to determine what caused the death of a 35-year-old man who collapsed after a mixed martial arts match.