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Just 25% of Michigan students meet ‘college ready’ SAT benchmark
The percentage of Michigan students ready for college continues to decline, with just a quarter meeting a key SAT benchmark last year.
“It’s true that SAT scores are only one predictor of college readiness,” Charlotte Pierce, senior policy analyst at EdTrust-Midwest, told Bridge Michigan. “However, these results align with other concerning opportunity gaps we see across Michigan schools, particularly those serving students with the greatest needs.”
The College Board, the nonprofit that develops and administers the SAT, considers students college ready when they score at least 530 on the math portion and 480 on the reading and writing portion.
In the 2025-26 school year, only 25.3% of Michigan students who took the SAT met that threshold, down from 26.6% the year prior, and 35% a decade ago. Click here to read more.
Ann Arbor nurse charged with helping detained illegal alien escape hospital
A nurse who was working at an Ann Arbor hospital now faces a federal misdemeanor charge for allegedly helping an illegal alien escape from federal custody months ago.
The case against 29-year-old Chloe Freeman, of Whitmore Lake, Michigan, stems from an incident May 28,2026, at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital.
Freeman is accused of helping the illegal immigrant from Mexico exit the hospital, after was injured while trying to evade arrest. He remains at large and has not yet been located by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Trinity Health Michigan confirmed to CBS News Detroit that Freeman no longer works at the hospital. Click here to read more.
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Firefighters Union Removes El-Sayed From Endorsement List, Cites ‘Clerical Error’
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union (MPFFU) is not endorsing Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed after its president said a clerical error placed his name on an initial list of endorsed candidates.
The union later removed El-Sayed’s name from the list.
Michigan News Source reached out to MPFFU President Matt Sahr for comment about the nature of the clerical error, but he did not respond by press time.
As reported by The Midwesterner, Sahr said the union’s initial endorsement list was sent to members on Sept. 11 or 12. El-Sayed’s name appeared at the top alongside Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson. The slate also included endorsements for the Michigan Supreme Court and dozens of local races. Click here to read more.
Serial killer in Lansing?
Police in Lansing are investigating a series of five deaths in the past year along the same river trail, and say they’re looking into the possibility they’re all connected.
Additionally, the deaths reportedly all happened within a one-mile stretch of the Lansing River Trail.
The victims ranged in age from 22-70 years old. The victims were reportedly Gino Chouinard, 54; Denis Dunnebacke, 70; Robert Smith, 57; Daniel Lusk, 22; and Louis Woodruff, 57.
The newspaper reports the earlier incident, involving Chouinard, happened on Oct. 14, 2025, with the most recent case, involving Woodruff, happening on Aug. 30, 2026. Click here to read more.
Supreme Court term brings cases on climate claims, gun rights, religious liberty and more
A new Supreme Court term began Monday with major cases that could reshape climate liability, gun rights, religious liberty, voting rules, immigration policy and more.
Zachary Shemtob, who has practiced law and now serves as the executive editor of SCOTUSblog, said this Supreme Court term isn’t shaping up to be as consequential as recent ones, including the just-completed “executive power term.”
But he and Michele Bratcher Goodwin, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown Law, both said there are still plenty of impactful cases on the docket.
And Shemtob said more key cases could be coming down the pike if justices agree to hear percolating disputes over tariffs, birthright citizenship or other Trump administration actions as part of their emergency docket throughout the term. Click here to read more.