The state treasurer on Wednesday announced $2.5 million in grants for Michigan cities, villages or townships with severe economic problems.

Those municipalities are defined as ones that are experiencing one or more conditions that qualify as “probable economic distress."

The funds will be split among 13 cities across the state to support projects, services or strategies aimed at improving their financial stability.

Other headlines for Wednesday, April 30, 2025: 

• A project to end extreme poverty is coming to Detroit this summer.  The organizers of “Global Citizen NOW” announced Wednesday that their international summit will be held in the Hudson's Detroit building downtown, July 8-11.
• The trial of a Grand Rapids police officer in connection with the death of a Black motorists continues.
• The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II — known as the "Six Triple Eight," was honored on Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal. 
• The Detroit Pistons are looking forward to Game 6 of their first-round NBA playoff series against the New York Knicks after the team's 106-103 win in Game 5 Tuesday night.