Decades ago, Battle Creek and the federal government destroyed a thriving neighborhood by building a concrete channel through downtown. Now, the city wants to put the river back to its natural state.
For decades, newborns whose moms who took illicit or prescribed drugs have been whisked away to hospital nurseries or neonatal intensive care units for clinical care. But ‘rooming in’ together and skin-to-skin contact could be better for Mom, Baby and taxpayers.
Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin says she’s made more than 90 visits to Detroit as she works to woo Black voters in the Democratic primary for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat.
Detroit joins several communities across the state and nationwide that host BeBot, a robot that can pick up plastic and other trash buried a few inches deep in the sand.
As roughly 1.2 million Michigan residents prepare to travel for Memorial Day, they can expect to see slightly higher gas prices — and more people at the airport.
A Bridge Michigan reader asks if U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers still lives in Florida. His campaign says he moved back home to Michigan last year, and he’s now registered to vote here again.
Michigan cities battling homelessness are watching closely as the U.S. Supreme Court considers the legality of ‘public camping’ bans. Businesses are on board. Foes say it’s cruel.
A new electronic beach safety system at Grand Haven State Park automatically calls 911 in an emergency. It’s the latest attempt to prevent Great Lakes drownings that claim dozens of lives each year.
The pesticide DDT nearly wiped out North America’s bald eagles. Communities, scientists and politicians worked hard to bring this symbolic bird back from the brink. Efforts to save the species hold lessons for other environmental challenges.