The paper is published by Booth Newspapers, owned by Advance Publications.

The paper is the most widely circulated newspaper in northeastern Michigan.

[4] The paper originally published seven days a week until June 1, 2009, when the Times and its sister papers, The Saginaw News and The Flint Journal, reduced publishing to three times a week (Thursday, Friday and Sunday) while increasing their web presence.

[8][9] Both the News and the Times share the same sports section and staff, Hugh Bernreuter, Cory Butzin, Michael Niziolek and Lee Thompson, and the same features sections and staff.

Both newspapers and the Flint Journal share the same radio and television writer, Sue White.