Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with this Muskegon Heights skate spot at 1775 Evanston Ave. on Monday, Jan. 20. The event is open to all, starting at $8 admission, but babies and toddlers up to 32 inches tall can enter and watch for free.

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day just around the corner, residents throughout mid-Michigan are preparing to celebrate and honor the civil rights leader’s legacy on Monday, Jan. 20.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday, Jan. 20. Groups and organizations are commemorating the civil rights leader with events and activities.

This year's MLK Day also falls on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump, marking only the second time in 28 years that these federal observances align. The last time the two dates overlapped was during President Bill Clinton's second inauguration in January 1997, which also included both inauguration events and MLK Day commemorations.

As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday, and you can watch it live from home.

Federal and state offices, banks, as well as postal and trash services will be closed or suspended Monday. Here’s what else you should know.

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

Michigan! It’s a busy day with the inauguration, extreme cold and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. If you’re up prepping for the week ahead, check out these five stories.

At the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis one September day, tourists pause solemnly before a group of life-size statues, some crafted in Tennessee National Guard uniforms,

The June 1963 march in Detroit was, at the time, the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history, with 125,000 marching down Woodward Avenue.

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day cleared Congress, and President Ronald Reagan signed it.