Museum art collection at risk amid Detroit's woes
DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Institute of Arts' collection could be sold to help satisfy creditors if the financially troubled city of Detroit seeks bankruptcy protection, officials said....

Groups disagree over proposed wetland law changes
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- For the second time in recent years, the Michigan Legislature is rewriting environmental law in ways that critics say would accelerate development of sensitive wetlands, although business interests contend the revisions would provide adequate protections while boosting the economy....

Dearborn pays $300K in deal with missionaries
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- A Detroit suburb has paid $300,000 to a group of Christian missionaries arrested in 2010 at an Arab cultural festival....

Report: New state school district overstated power
DETROIT (AP) -- The state district set up to turn around Michigan's lowest-performing schools overstated its authority in a bid to win a $35.4 million federal grant, according to a published report....

Officials: 150 dogs removed from Mich. facilities
LAKE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- More than 150 dogs have been removed from locations owned by a breeding facility in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula, where officials said the animals were living in outdoor enclosures with little protection....