1stHeadlinesBreaking News Headlines

Michigan

Text size100%

The US Senate’s 11 Democratic freshmen arrive at the Capitol

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Monday welcomed 11 newly elected Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol, following midterm elections in which his party flipped both chambers in Congress. “Last week the American people put Donald Trump and the GOP on blast,” Schumer, a New York Democrat, said on the…

Feds award $10B to states in second year of rural health grants

Federal officials on Monday announced $10 billion in awards across all 50 states in the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Fund, grants created by Congress to bolster rural health in response to concerns about Medicaid cuts. Texas received the largest grant for the 2027 fiscal year — almost $282 million —…

Stateside: Monday, Nov. 9, 2026

An incoming state rep from West Michigan talked to us about his watershed year. Also, a look back at the Windsor AM station that defined the sound of the region. And, a basketball great talked to us about his new book on boxing history.

Carbon monoxide leak kills 2 in Hillsdale County home

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office confirmed two people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning on Nov. 6. The sheriff's office told 6 News a 78-year-old grandfather and his 23-year-old grandson died in their home near Petterson Road in Hillsdale County. Deputies say they found the pair…

The masculinity midterms

This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. In April, Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas resigned after being accused of having improper relationships with staff, including a former staffer who died by suicide. The…

Low-level arrests are rising despite national crime declines

Arrests for low-level offenses, including vagrancy and drug possession, increased nationwide in 2025, even as violent crime continued to decline, according to a new analysis of federal data. The analysis, which was released in late October by the criminal justice advocacy organization FWD.us, found that arrests for…