How U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling affects Michigan   A panel of U.S. District Court judges found Michigan's political maps were among the most biased in the nation, skewed to have advantaged Republicans for nearly a decade. They ruled the maps be fixed by 2020. However, Michigan will be stuck with those maps until at least 2022 after Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The highest court in the land ruled it is not the job of federal courts to rule on partisan gerrymandering. The ruling effectively "killed" the lower courts' decision. MORE ►Michigan's redistricting commission plan still a go ►Supreme Court rules federal judges have no role in partisan gerrymandering cases

State files lawsuit in move to shut down Line 5   And so it begins. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Thursday filed court papers in an effort to shut down the controversial Line 5 oil and gas pipeline running along the floor of the Straits of Mackinac. The move comes less than a month since Enbridge Energy and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer failed to reach an agreement to decommission the pipeline. MORE ►Video shows 'shocking' aftermath of Line 5 anchor strike

5 things for MSU fans to watch at the Moneyball Pro-Am hat  There's nothing like some friendly summer basketball to get everyone pumped for the real thing come fall. The annual Moneyball Pro-Am tipped off yesterday at Aim High Sports near Lansing. The league features 12 Michigan State players, playing games Tuesday and Thursday through Aug. 1. (Four Wolverines also are participating.) We've got the lowdown of what to expect. MORE ►Deyonta Davis still trying to find himself in NBA ►Izzo calls Beilein a 'great guy' and remembers recruiting Howard

  

Mackinac Island innkeepers loving their new adventure   Ever dream of leaving the dull drudgery of your workaday life of daily commutes and ineffectual bosses behind? It is perfectly normal to dream this dream. And, get this, it doesn't have to be a dream. In fact, we found someone who is living her personal version of this dream. She ditched her 9-to-5 gig and now is doing what she loves. MORE ►15 new things to check out this year on Mackinac Island  ►See what Mackinac Island looked like 100 years ago