Sierra Club and Environment Michigan File Notice of Intent To Sue AK Steel

In 2015, AK Steel reached a $1.3 million settlement with the U.S. and the State of Michigan, stemming from dozens of...

DDOT and SMART Resume Bus Fare Collections, But Pandemic Safety Rules Still Apply

The coronavirus pandemic changed many aspects of life, including the way people get around.  Michigan confirmed its first cases of COVID-19...

Michigan To Expand Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccine to All Residents 16 and Older Starting April 5

As federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic ramps up with a mass vaccination site set to open at Ford Field this month, Michigan is expanding...

Online Grocery Store Delivers Michigan-Grown Foods

The need to socially distance has caused many people to begin using online grocery services. In normal times, Michigan-made, locally sourced groceries...

Clark Orwick, Who Performed As Ded Bob at Michigan Renaissance Festival, Has Passed Away

The performer best known as Ded Bob, who performed for decades at the Michigan Renaissance Festival, has passed away. Paul...

Meet Effa Manley, the First and Only Woman Inducted Into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

The existence of the Negro Leagues not only created space for Black players to rise in the game of baseball....

State Sen. Jeremy Moss: Expect Reckoning in Michigan Legislature on LGBTQ Protections This Year

For years, LGBTQ Michiganders have faced discrimination in public life due to the structure of the state’s civil rights law....

One Year Later, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun Reflects on Michigan’s COVID-19 Response

We have come upon the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed coronavirus cases here in Michigan. It’s been a challenging...

“In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience” Unfolds Helen Knott’s Route to Recovery and Healing

Tenille Campbell Within the opening pages of "In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience," Helen Knott, an Indigenous poet and...

Why Highland Park, Once Lined with Elms, Is Cutting Down Trees

A tree stands about 30 feet high on a residential street in Highland Park. Its branches span across the street,...

It’s Been One Year Since Michigan’s First Confirmed COVID Case

One year ago today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called a late-night press conference just hours after Michigan’s presidential primary election. The state...

So You’re Vaccinated. What Can You Actually Do Now?

It's been one year since COVID-19 cases were reported in Michigan, and now more than 2,600,000 doses of the COVID-19...