Jackie Smith

ANTRIM COUNTY, MI – A 29-year-old Muskegon-area man is accused of misleading an 18-year-old woman he met online about his identity before sexually assaulting her in a secluded area of Northern Michigan this week.

The months-long legal dispute that tied the hands of Michigan education officials over millions in mental health and school safety funds could be at an end.

These are some of MLive’s top headlines you might’ve missed to get you started on Friday, June 19.

YPSILANTI, MI – Applications are open for a new affordable housing development in Ypsilanti, and after just a couple of days, hundreds have already applied for a spot.

The average teachers' salary in Ann Arbor rivals that of other districts across the region, according to state data. But gaps remain for some educators navigating Washtenaw County expenses

Local school boards face a July 1 deadline amid fears state lawmakers will once again miss theirs. Some key phrases may help families follow what's at stake.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office launched probes into districts’ rules allowing transgender students to participate in school sports. It comes months after a slate of other issues were alleged against Michigan districts by the Trump administration.

CASS COUNTY, MI – A Southwest Michigan man is facing three felony charges in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash in Silvercreek Township a month ago.

Groupe Beneteau announced earlier this month that it’d close its Cadillac plant; a state alert about the layoffs through subsidiary Rec Boat Holdings was issued Monday.

The 33-year-old man was airlifted overnight to a hospital after he was hoisted up from a 1,000-foot vessel near Harrisville.