The Michigan Court of Appeals has rejected Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun's appeal of an order to tear out toll booths and a duty-free store installed on the U.S. side of the span to Canada.

A House subcommittee has proposed closing the Michigan State Police post in Detroit.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm's proposal to cut prison spending by releasing thousands of inmates early for good behavior isn't gaining traction in the Michigan Legislature.

The National Science Foundation is giving $2.65 million to Michigan State University for a program that brings science graduate students into contact with K-12 students and teachers.

Authorities say police fatally shot a Grosse Ile woman after she pointed a shotgun at officers on the island suburb of Detroit.

U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow say Michigan's public schools are eligible for $425.3 million in building loans under a federal stimulus program.

Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has asked a local rental property owner, who owes more than $90,000 in back taxes, to step down as treasurer of his gubernatorial campaign committee.

An analysis by The Associated Press finds that the government has received more than 100 complaints from drivers who say their recalled Toyotas are still accelerating on their own even after receiving the automaker's fix.

An urban planner who has worked in cities including Washington and Newark, N.J., has been hired to help in a long-term effort to downsize Detroit.

Michigan's top 15 agricultural commodities in cash receipts in 2008, the most recent year available: