Chris Kleinjans, a community nutrition instructor, unseated Ottawa County Commissioner Lucy Ebel, a part of the controversial Ottawa Impact alt-conservative coalition, by a 60 to 40 percent margin Tuesday evening, costing Ottawa Impact a functional majority on the board.

A rural Michigan township's use of a drone to check if property owners were following an agreement on the number of junked cars on their property does not violate the Michigan exclusionary rule, which prevents use of evidence collected in violation of a defendant’s constitutional rights.

M-185, the state highway circling the car-less Mackinac Island, will have a speed limit of 15 miles per hour under legislation approved by the Senate on Tuesday. The legislation aims to regulate electric bicycles, with some capable of reaching 40 miles an hour.

A 37-year-old Livonia man is accused of threatening an Oakland County election official.

Petitions for the constitutional amendment to try to do away with property taxes in Michigan have decided they don't need the approval of the Board of Canvassers and started circulating petitions.