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Take an underwater journey as researchers deploy sonar technology to map the lakebed to document organisms that call it home. The goal is to provide data to fishery and hatchery managers and those tracking the spread of invasive species.
After the Trump administration cut 90% of its funding, Michigan Humanities suspends activities, including the ‘Great Michigan Read,’ a student history competition, museum exhibits and a veterans project.
UP lawmakers say the gas plants should be deemed acceptable under Michigan’s clean energy law, saying Yoopers would see energy bills spike if they are shut down prematurely. Environmentalists argue the bills are premature and unnecessary.
A historic ice storm in late March downed millions of trees across Northern Michigan, obliterating untold sums of lumber. Forest owners wonder what to do now.
The historic ice storm that clobbered northern Michigan in late March destroyed at least 150,000 maple trees, meaning a loss of some as much as a third of the state's output of the sweet stuff.
The Michigan and federal tax filing deadline is April 15. As always, individuals can apply for an extension. The state is also offering more time for those affected by the recent ice storms in northern Michigan.
In a discussion with Bridge Michigan readers, author RS Deeren talked about his collection of interconnected short stories centered on life in Michigan's Thumb region.
This year offers hope for Michigan fruit growers, after fluctuating spring temperatures and mild winters last year. Still, overproduction may lower prices and impact profits.
Women seeking abortion services in much of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula will have to drive to Traverse City for in-person care after Planned Parenthood announced it was closing three clinics, including in Petoskey and Marquette.
Under new rules, the natural-gas powered units that reduced our emissions by over 70% will need to be deactivated decades early, but their massive debt will remain.
While the John Ball Zoo gets illuminated with lanterns shaped like plants and animals, Pinconning, East Lansing and Kalamazoo offer opportunities to observe real-life birds and plants.
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.
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.
