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The first debate between Michigan's U.S. Senate candidates, Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, is tonight in Grand Rapids. As Russ McNamara reports, trade with Canada will likely be a key point.

The rising cost of goods and groceries is due in part to the high cost of diesel fuel. As Russ McNamara reports, the Trump Administration’s trade war with Canada isn’t helping.

The two U.S. senate candidates from Michigan offer vastly different ideas for health care. As Russ McNamara reports, lowering costs for consumers is the goal for both.

It might take more time before Michigan’s governor chooses whether to opt into a federal education tax program. Colin Jackson has more.

Local Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, alongside Democratic New York Congressmen Tim Kennedy and Joe Morelle, introduced a bill that could prevent the renaming of any of the Great Lakes. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The mid-July Canadian wildfires released intensive amounts of smoke, resulting in days of hazardous air quality in Washtenaw County and all across Southeast Michigan. Studies have shown that climate change remains a major factor in these extreme conditions. Dr. Stuart Batterman, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health Sciences and Global Public Health at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health, joined Rebekah Warren to discuss these studies in detail and what future precautions should be taken.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the bills Tuesday that make up the new state budget. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Air quality across Southeast Michigan has deteriorated significantly due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires. An air quality alert remains in effect for all of Michigan through Friday, July 17th. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she expects the Gordie Howe International Bridge will open soon. That’s after the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority announced today's ribbon-cutting won’t take place while unspecified issues between the U.S. and Canada are resolved. Rick Pluta reports.

Reactions to President Donald Trump’s threats to delay the opening of the new border crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, are starting to fall along party lines. As Sarah Cwiek and Colin Jackson state in this joint report, the White House says Trump wants to renegotiate the bridge agreement.