The Detroit Free Press (DFP) and Lansing State Journal (LSJ) both published year-end recaps of the year's top news stories. The only story to appear on both lists was Donald Trump's narrow electoral victory in Michigan by 11,000 votes (and the recount requested by Green Party candidate Jill Stein). Other top stories included:
Criminal charges against four city officials in the Flint water crisis (DFP);
In the 2010 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 9,883,640 persons, ranking as the eighth most populous state in the country. By 2017, the state's population was estimated at 9,962,311, and the state had become the 10th most populous state.
The state's largest cities, having populations of at least 75,000 based on 2016 estimates, were as follows:
2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team - Under head coach P. J. Fleck, the Broncos compiled a 13–0 record in the regular season before losing to Wisconsin in the Cotton Bowl Classic. The Broncos were ranked No. 15 in the final AP Poll.
2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team - Under head coach Tom Izzo, the Spartans compiled a 29–6 record and won the Big Ten championship. The team's statistical leaders included Denzel Valentine with 595 points and 241 assists and Matt Costello with 288 rebounds.[8]