We will not head to the polls to choose our next President for another 15 months. Yet, candidate announcements have been raining down on us since March 23, when Ted Cruz became the first major candidate to jump into the race. With 17 Republicans show...
That writing major you took in college could become the lifeline that helps you cope with loss and pain years later. That's what Gabriella Burman of Huntington Woods is finding. She turned the pain and anguish over the death of her young daughter int...
State officials say Michigan's unemployment computer system is saving money, streamlining the unemployment process, and rooting out unemployment fraud. It's called the Michigan Integrated Data Automated System, or MiDAS, and it's been handling unempl...
He's not only a singer and songwriter, he's a producer, designs his own costumes, and choreographs his own shows (accompanied by backup dancers). By day, Olaniran is an outreach manager for Planned Parenthood. This past year, he's spent his free time...
This Week in Michigan Politics, Michigan Radio's senior news analyst Jack Lessenberry and Morning Edition host Christina Shockley discuss the first female mayor of Grand Rapids, this week's elections, accusations of racism against Gov. Snyder and Det...
You could say, it's like something out of Little Shop of Horrors: a nasty, giant plant that could lead to blistering, scars, even permanent blindness. It's called the giant hogweed, and they've found one near Battle Creek. Gretchen Voyle is with the...
Fear, reality and Jade Helm 15 The U.S. military has been very active in Michigan and around the country this summer. The Pentagon insists it's just routine training. But others see something more sinister at work. The ground shook as Apache helicopt...
There's a bloom of cyanobacteria in Lake Erie right now. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are predicting it could become the second worst on record. The bacteria produce a toxin called microcystin. A year ago, that...
One evening, while my husband and I were talking with a young couple who manage a Community Supported Agriculture business, we wandered onto the topic of summer interns. Because of the couple's urban location, their CSA drew workers from the local co...
Northern Michigan's tourism industry is huge. Likely this summer alone you or someone you know has headed up that way at least once. At first blush, that sounds as though all that tourism is nothing but great for the economy. It creates a lot of jobs...