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The tiny district has hired an island resident — who’s also a custodian and real estate agent — as its long-term substitute teacher. The district plans to use a ‘grow your own’ program to help her earn teaching credentials.
Michigan Supreme Court sides with state regulators who sought to tamp down on manure pollution from big livestock operations. Farm interests said the rules are too onerous.
While still inadequate in many communities, addiction services are on the rise, thanks in part to an influx of millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds.
After a years-long restoration effort, the historic inn perched in the sand of Sleeping Bear Dunes begins welcoming guests again this weekend, transporting them back in time.
Michigan’s book wars escalate after a library wouldn’t move a handful of books to the adult section. The move leaves officials in ‘shock’ and comes before a tax vote to keep library doors open.
Fish are important to the culture and heritage of Michigan’s Native Americans. One tribe is investing to restore species that have declined in recent decades.
Farmworkers are on the frontlines of the bird flu outbreak. Protecting them isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s a smart strategy to prevent another pandemic.
As populations change, areas like Grand Traverse County are becoming more competitive. And the region could once again prove key in determining who controls the Michigan Legislature.
The nation’s first public EV charging network for off-road vehicles is now open in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, amid a push to electrify recreational vehicles and watercraft.
Dental therapy is a proven, evidence-based strategy for building a more representative dental workforce, but currently there are no educational pathways in Michigan. This situation needs urgent attention.
Developers are trying to lease large tracts of land for utility-scale solar projects, but their plans are pitting neighbor against neighbor in Livingston County, even prompting allegations of 'disinformation' campaigns.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has detected a population of spotted lanternflies in Monroe County. The invasive insects excrete a sticky liquid that can grow a ‘sooty mold’ deadly to plants.
Black flies are tiny insects that are commonly found in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula near bodies of water. While male black flies don’t bite, the females do, which can cause a painful, itchy rash.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture is offering financial assistance to dairy farms that have been impacted by the recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
