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Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson stopped in mid-Michigan Wednesday evening to lend his support in a competitive congressional race. Colin Jackson has more.

Thursday marked the first day of absentee voting in Michigan. And, as Colin Jackson reports, democracy groups are reassuring voters they can trust the election’s results.

An Ingham County judge put on hold the corruption trial of a former Michigan House Speaker Monday. Colin Jackson has more.

It’s now easier for jail inmates in Michigan’s largest county to get IDs upon release. Colin Jackson has more.

Saturday is the 11-year wedding anniversary for more than 300 gay and lesbian couples who were married in Michigan following a landmark court decision. The evening before, a federal judge in Detroit ruled Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban violated the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause. The decision sent hundreds of couples dashing to clergy and courthouses to get married while they could. We have more from Rick Pluta.

An Ingham County judge is expected to decide soon whether the state can order Enbridge to shut down a portion of an energy pipeline on a sensitive part of the Great Lakes. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A national group aimed at fighting voter misinformation has a new poll out from Michigan voters. Colin Jackson reports that group is trying to use that data to increase confidence in the election process.

Two former top state House Republican staffers will face trial on allegations they embezzled from political funds for their personal use. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Democratic Party is facing a lawsuit over the results of its University of Michigan Board of Regents nominating contest. Colin Jackson has more.

A Republican state lawmaker remains in jail following his arrest early Thursday for “a felony-level offense.” We have more from Rick Pluta.