It's been a lot of fun discovering the unique summer festivals happening around the state, celebrating everything from baby food to bologna. This weekend, a festival in Muskegon will celebrate a sport that most people don't associate with the Great L...
Michigan will reinstate a requirement that all able-bodied adults without dependents work 20 hours a week to qualify for food assistance. That requirement was lifted in 2002 because of high unemployment. When unemployment dropped, the federal governm...
Attorney General Bill Schuette has chosen former state representative Lisa Posthumus Lyons as his running mate. The announcement was made in Grand Rapids this morning. It was the first of three events for the GOP gubernatorial candidate. Emily Lawler...
Many cultures use storytelling as a way to pass down their history and heritage. Native American cultures are known for their rich oral traditions. So here's one to consider. Have you heard of the term counting coup? Our storyteller Colin Wesaw tells...
On July 1, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department completed its phase-in of a newdrainage rate for residential properties. The department expects to collect $153 million from the rate in 2019, roughly $30 million more than it will collect from wat...
Think for a moment of a teenager's appetite. Immediately, jokes about a bottomless pit come to mind. That appetite has a purpose it's fueled by the burst in growth and development happening to that teen. But what happens when teens don't have access...
Water use in the U.S. has dropped to its lowest level in about 45 years. But the U.S. Geological Survey found 12 states accounted for more than 50% of the total water withdrawals in the U.S. and Michigan ranks 10th on that list. The federal agency co...
The Perseids are coming! North America's favorite meteor shower will be most visible to Michigan stargazers on August 11, 12, and 13. The biggest question is: will the weather be on our side for this celestial show? Stateside spoke with Shannon Schmo...
A couple weeks ago, I reported on the Big Ten Media Days, the annual event when everycoach tells you what a great off-season his team had in the weight room, the classroom, and yes, the community. About the only news that seemed to come out of those...
There's a new $555 million dairy processing plant planned for St. Johns, north of Lansing. The Lansing State Journal reports economic development types were calling it: A huge deal not only for the region but for the state overall, and a new level of...