Ancient Michigan Petroglyph Site Irrevocably Damaged

Vandals have defaced one of Michigan’s oldest historic parks. Officials say someone using a sharp tool, created new carvings in...

Ontario Announces Plans for Legal Pot Purchases

The Government of Ontario is announcing its framework for legalization of marijuana. That includes 150 stand-alone retail stores and on-line...

Detroit Bridge Company Awarded Permit to Build Second Bridge

Construction of a new bridge next to the existing Ambassador Bridge took a giant step forward Wednesday. The federal government of...

Changes Could Be Coming to the Way Michigan Recycles

Shelby Jouppi Gov. Rick Snyder plans to roll out a recycling initiative later this fall. And legislation aimed at changing...

The High Cost of Bringing Farm Workers Into U.S.

A program to help U-S farmers find summer workers appears to be working but Michigan farmers say the “H2A Program”...

What’s Stopping Michigan from Shutting Down Enbridge’s Line 5?

Jake Neher/WDET The growing concern over an aging oil and gas pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac has reached a...

Michigan Bat Organization Takes Control of Huge Cave

An unused mine in southern Illinois is now in the hands of the Pontiac-based Organization for Bat Conservation. The “Magazine...

Pelicans Establishing Habitat in Lake Erie

Pelicans are not a species that bird enthusiasts in Southeast Michigan and Ontario typically look for. But, the bird observatory...

Detroit News’ Kaitlyn Buss: ‘Future of Republican Party Is a Crap Shoot’

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Disaster and destruction dominated the national news this week in the wake of Harvey in the Gulf...

Seeing Fewer Monarch Butterflies in Michigan? Here’s How You Can Attract Them [GARDENING TIPS]

Are you seeing fewer monarch butterflies in your yard and around southeast Michigan during the summer months? The short answer:...

How Prepared Is Metro Detroit For a Major Weather Disaster?

Michigan State Police Emergency Management Division Hurricane Harvey’s devastation this week reminds us of a few things. That Mother Nature relents...

Fourth Grade Teacher in Houston Describes Flooding [PHOTOS]

Courtesy of Jennifer Eubanks We’ve been watching from afar over the past few days as Harvey, a hurricane-turned-tropical-storm, has hovered...