Michigan Democrats want to make more polluters pay for cleanup --- Legislative Democrats rolled out bills Monday to toughen Michigan’s pollution cleanup standards and force businesses that caused contamination to foot the bill even if it happened decades ago. A key element [...]

Best Michigan private golf courses ranked: Alister MacKenzie gem still No. 1 --- Michigan has dozens of excellent private golf courses and country clubs. Some are among the best in the United States and the world. Golfweek, part of the USA TODAY Network [...]

Michigan education continues to struggle as Kids Count Data book is released --- LANSING, Mich. — The latest Kids Count Data Book reveals troubling trends for Michigan's education system, with the state ranking 44th in education and 33rd in overall child [...]

Michigan ranks 33rd in the nation according to newly-released Kids Count data --- LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The 2025 Kids Count study from the Annie E. Casey Foundation has officially been released. According to the new data book, Michigan ranks 33rd in [...]

Tiki Bar Tours: See Detroit while floating from a new angle this summer --- Several years ago, Detroit Rolling Pub owners Nick and Jody Blaszczyk decided to create a new type of tour in Detroit - one on the water. “There was [...]

Denny Hamlin plays the villain in Michigan after FireKeepers Casino 400 win --- BROOKLYN, MI – When asked if he had disdain for Michigan, Denny Hamlin said no. You would not know that from his post race gestures, though. “My friend Travis … [...]

Tickets for North Pole Express train trip in Michigan go on sale soon. What to know --- Tickets for North Pole Express train trip in Michigan go on sale soon. What to knowPere Marquette 1225 pulls the North Pole Express traveling [...]

Michigan vs. NCAA: Wolverines’ sign-stealing showdown set for Indy --- Michigan is back in Indianapolis this weekend, but it’s not playing for a Big Ten championship. The Wolverines’ sign-stealing saga that engulfed the college football world in 2023 is set to play [...]

A surprise find in Michigan shows the extent of ancient Native American agriculture --- Jonathan Alperstein, one of the researchers, excavates a portion of land on an ancient agricultural site in Michigan. Jesse Casana hide caption toggle caption Jesse Casana Archeologists studying a forested area in [...]

Hazy skies: is West Michigan setting up for another smokey summer? --- GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Smoke from wildfires in Canada has led to significant air quality concerns in West Michigan, with residents advised to take precautions, depending on the severity. In [...]