Rural Michigan

An 8-year-old girl and a 27-year-old man are dead after vehicles collided with their horse-drawn buggies. A state-funded effort in southwest Michigan aims to stop the kinds of behaviors that lead to such crashes.

Sault Ste. Marie celebrates the return of ships with a run/walk and Omer holds its annual suckerfish tournament.

The tribes are concerned with an anticipated fast-tracking of the tunnel permit. The Army Corps of Engineers says it will consider comments from tribes as it prepares an environmental impact statement.

Bridge Culture Club resumes April 9 with RS Deeren to discuss his book about working-class characters in rural Michigan.

Escalating trade tensions, federal funding freezes for agricultural grant programs and other uncertainties have Michigan farmers tightening their belts and shoring up for a turbulent year.

Bills would bar residents of ‘countries of concern’ from buying land in much of Michigan. A sponsor says it would safeguard the state from infiltration. Critics say it’s blatant discrimination.

Boyne Mountain thinks snowmaking might keep it open through Memorial Day. Mount Bohemia is betting natural snow will take it into May.

It’s the first day of spring, and we’re already dreaming of summer. Bridge is compiling the must-see places in Michigan. We’ll spend spring making a list and summer exploring. But first, we need your help.

The Republican administration is targeting a little-known agency that funds a loan system that brings books to far-fledged corners of Michigan. The agency is one of the smallest in the federal government.

A nature preserve in Newaygo County joins an old growth network and the Winter Wander is happening in Copper Harbor, two days after the official start of spring.

'We’re not doing drama, sorry,' Michigan US Rep. Jack Bergman said as activists organized a town hall for — and without — him. Some colleagues have held telephone town halls instead.

When PFAS began showing up in Cadillac residents’ well water, industrial polluters were a prime suspect. But state investigators say residents may have unwittingly tainted their own water, through years of flushing common products into household septic systems. It’s a risk facing millions of Michiganders.

The weeks-old cubs were spotted without their mother in Ontonagon County. State officials are celebrating the discovery, while cautioning that they don’t know whether the cubs survived.

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission could vote as soon as next month on the proposed hunting expansion, which comes just a year after commissioners restricted springtime hunting to avoid orphaning newborns that depend upon their parents for survival.

As sap begins to flow, sugarbush workshops abound. Plus, there’s a lunar eclipse on Friday. And an ore dock in Marquette is gonna be lit.

Take a photo journey of Green Book history as Michigan starts an initiative to identify and preserve the state’s historic Black travel sites from the mid-1900s.

The state is searching for remaining sites from the Negro Motorist Green Book to preserve the history of segregation-era travel.

A Biden-era program that pays local farmers to supply food for the needy is one of dozens of programs that Donald Trump has temporarily halted amid efforts to examine government spending.

The protection of our state and national parks, forests, Great Lakes and wildlife refuges is not just an environmental issue — it’s a moral and economic imperative.

Michigan residents can purchase or renew their fishing licenses ahead of the season, which starts April 1. Licenses can be bought online or at authorized locations.