Summer heat in spring disrupts school days in Detroit, Grand Rapids
Summer-like heat has caused the closing of public schools Thursday and Friday in Michigan's second-largest city and shorter class days in Detroit.
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Summer-like heat has caused the closing of public schools Thursday and Friday in Michigan's second-largest city and shorter class days in Detroit.
Silver Springs Elementary in Northville is making a global impact for excellence in education, becoming one of 14 schools in the world to receive the Legacy honor.
Scientists and students placed tracking bands on four boisterous peregrine falcon chicks who live on top of Michigan State University's football stadium.
Michigan lawmakers are considering a change to the requirements for substitute teachers in order to address the shortage of substitutes.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation repealing a system that gave A-through-F grades to public schools each year.
Students and staff at Pierce Elementary had a lesson in perseverance Monday by recognizing cancer survivors in the community, including a fellow fourth-grader.
Students who graduate from Battle Creek public schools will receive scholarships to attend a Michigan college or a historically Black college or university.
A group of families has won a key court victory in an effort to pin some responsibility on a Michigan school district for a shooting that left four students dead in 2021.
A second Michigan school district is banning backpacks, this time because an elementary school student was found with a loaded gun.
Students and parents in Dearborn Heights protested Tuesday, demanding to know why a beloved principal is currently suspended.
After more than a century, a university in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has celebrated its last group of graduates.
Education has drastically changed over the years, from math to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to rising tuition costs and fewer students attending colleges and universities.
Parents are readying for an opportunity to voice curriculum concerns in the Troy Public Schools board meeting on Tuesday.
Of all the school libraries in the country, Birmingham Public Schools can call one of their own libraries the best in the United States.
The event mirrors when an athlete signs a letter of intent to play on a sports team. Only at OCC, high school seniors sign a letter of intent to study skilled trades or technical careers.
The winner is recognized nationwide with a trip to Washington D.C., a $10,000 cash prize from the National Science Foundation and will join other award-winning STEM teachers.
Michigan State forward Malik Hall has announced on social media he's returning for a fifth season.
A judge has declined to stop a strike by more than 2,000 graduate students who teach at the University of Michigan, just eight days before the term ends.
The proposed rule sends a political counterpunch toward a wave of Republican-led states that have sought to ban trans athletes from competing in school sports that align with their gender identities.
Michigan's first and only HBCU is making strides to bring more opportunities for design students, and they're starting with their own campus.
The group, orchestrated by The Collab foundation, meets once a week at Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (JRLA) in Detroit.
Students across the district dedicate part of their day to spreading kindness, wellness and peer support.
According to the Department of Justice, MEA and MESSA either knew or should've known they were ineligible to apply for PPP.
The courses began in 2020 due to a demand of people, including those who are middle school age and in their 30s, not confident with their "adulting" skills.
A Fordson High School alum with a congenital disorder is in need of a wheelchair-accessible van in order to go to college.
A Wayne County woman accused of embezzling more than $2 million from her employer, General RV in Wixom, has pleaded guilty.
An effort to invoke a classroom cellphone ban in Michigan K-12 public schools has cleared the House and will now go to the Senate.
A Michigan man will serve 18 months in federal prison over a disturbance that erupted on a Detroit-bound SkyWest flight in July.
According to the indictment, players on 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams fixed or attempted to fix 29 games.
Kent Syverud has been chosen as the next president of the University of Michigan.
If you normally use street parking for your vehicle, you may be asked or instructed to move it on Thursday.
A Michigan man will serve 18 months in federal prison over a disturbance that erupted on a Detroit-bound SkyWest flight in July.
A Wayne County woman accused of embezzling more than $2 million from her employer, General RV in Wixom, has pleaded guilty.
A United Auto Workers union member says he is worried about his job after he was suspended by Ford for his interaction with President Trump on Tuesday.
Kent Syverud has been chosen as the next president of the University of Michigan.
A United Auto Workers union member says he is worried about his job after he was suspended by Ford for his interaction with President Trump on Tuesday.
Curious what's on display by the big three automakers? This year's setup is top-notch.
Thousands of people are excited to come down to see all of the cars at the Detroit Auto Show. Many of those vehicles have taken a long and historic route to get here.
Ford Motor Company announced a new multi-year partnership with Carhartt that will launch a Super Duty special edition truck and a community initiative to attract more skilled tradespeople.
A United Auto Workers union member who was involved in a heated exchange with President Trump on Tuesday in Michigan has been suspended by Ford, a UAW representative confirmed to CBS News Detroit.
In a video provided to TMZ on Tuesday, Timothy Busfield said the allegations "are all lies."
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
According to the indictment, players on 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams fixed or attempted to fix 29 games.
Whole milk is heading back to school lunch cafeterias.
Illnesses linked to the New York-based Live it Up Super Greens brand powder were reported in 21 states from Aug. 22 to Dec. 30, 2025.
A United Auto Workers union member says he is worried about his job after he was suspended by Ford for his interaction with President Trump on Tuesday.
A Verizon spokesperson told CBS News that an outage that customers reported beginning around noon Eastern Time had been resolved.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday a three-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
Michigan health officials say only 23% of Michigan residents have received this year's influenza vaccine.
The CDC took six previously routine vaccinations off its recommendation list, but Michigan health officials suggest parents consider those immunizations anyway.
Eligible Detroit families will receive $1,500 during pregnancy, along with $500 per month for six months, for a total of $4,500 through Rx Kids.
FDA-approved semaglutide drug is the first GLP-1 pill for weight loss available in the U.S., according to drugmaker Novo Nordisk.
According to the indictment, players on 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams fixed or attempted to fix 29 games.
Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots for his first shutout of the season, and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0 on Tuesday night.
The Detroit Red Wings retired Sergei Fedorov's No. 91 jersey, honoring the Russian great more than a decade after he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Andrew Copp scored at 3:27 of overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.
Lions' Kelvin Sheppard is expected to interview for the Dolphins head coaching job after serving one season as defensive coordinator, a source told CBS News Detroit.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
With one in eight adults at risk for kidney disease, Dr. Silas Norman, a University of Michigan doctor specializing in kidney health, and Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of Detroit Regional Chamber, appear on Michigan Matters.
The state of Michigan can do better when it comes to raising the bar on K-12 public education.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot a man Wednesday night in north Minneapolis after allegedly being attacked by men with shovels during an arrest operation, three U.S. officials told CBS News.
4-6" of snow fell across the area last night creating dangerous driving conditions this morning. Temps in the teens with a wind chill factor in the negative makes roads icy and hazardous. Bundle up as temps remain cold through the day. Some clearing possible later today but more snow joins us Friday and through the weekend.
A second shooting in Minneapolis involving an ICE agent has set off fresh clashes between protesters and federal officials in that city. CBS News has this report.
Commutes were slow on Thursday morning, with traffic speeds that included 25 mph on the Lodge Freeway. CBS News Detroit provides this view and a traffic report about 6:30 a.m.
Roads were icy and snow-covered on Thursday morning, with hundreds of school closings reported. Sports and other headlines are in our roundup.