A Wayne County initiative to increase voter turnout is resulting in more people registering to vote in the November general election.

The state's "Pure Michigan" tourism campaign is launching a $2.6 million fall advertising push and has revamped its website.

Authorities say an 18-year-old has collapsed and died while playing basketball at a fitness club in southeastern Michigan.

Consumers Energy says its 1.8 million electric customers used more energy this summer than at any time in the Michigan utility's 125-year history.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials are hosting a public meeting Wednesday in South Haven to discuss a consulting firm's report on safety at the Palisades nuclear power plant.

Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing have called a news conference Wednesday on the future of Belle Isle park, a tattered green gem that has been subject of a city-state power struggle.

More than 1,000 people have turned out for a vigil for a police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a 911 call about a possible suicide attempt.

A bell that was once a staple at Western Michigan University football games is home again.

A Michigan museum is commemorating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a new permanent World Trade Center exhibit.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants college campuses nationwide to take steps to eliminate tobacco use.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is attempting to block plans for a $245 million American Indian casino in downtown Lansing.

The Michigan Libertarian Party is pledging to appeal a court decision that keeps presidential candidate Gary Johnson off the state ballot.

Authorities say a 63-year-old man has died after the tractor he was using flipped in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula.

A vigil is planned for a police officer who was fatally shot in a Detroit suburb.

Police in suburban Detroit say a man suspected of gunning down an officer who responded to a trouble call has been found dead.

Federal regulators say the Canadian owner of a pipeline that ruptured in 2010 and dumped more than 800,000 gallons of oil into a southwestern Michigan river has paid a $3.7 million fine.

The suburban Detroit police officer who was fatally shot has been identified as Pat O'Rourke.

Authorities say a 12-year veteran police officer was fatally shot in suburban Detroit while rushing to the aid of a man officers thought needed medical attention.

AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have fallen roughly 8 cents during the past week to a statewide average of about $3.97 per gallon.

Police in Midland say authorities have recovered the body of a 75-year-old man from the Tittabawassee River.

Michigan Democrats have selected three women to run for a state Supreme Court that is sharply divided by partisan politics.

The U.S. Coast Guard says a crew from its St. Clair Shores station has rescued nine people from a flooding boat on Lake St. Clair.

Police are investigating a burglary and separate attempted robbery in Detroit that left three suspects wounded and a fourth dead.

The Howard Cooper Import Center in Ann Arbor is being taken over by new owners later this month, but there was something Cooper had to give his 89 employees.

Michigan Republicans have selected Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Colleen O'Brien as their third nominee for a seat on the state Supreme Court.