Amid fears of dam collapses, roads wash away, tornadoes touch down and emergency crews try to protect life and property throughout Michigan.
Upper Peninsula
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
More storms expected in Michigan after multiple tornadoes
Officials are predicting more extreme weather in Michigan this week after floods and confirmed tornadoes.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Michigan considers ‘1 buck rule’ to balance herd, better control population
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission is considering a ‘one buck’ policy that would mean no hunter in the state could kill more than one antlered deer.
Posted inQuality of Life
Beyond books: Michigan libraries reinventing role as reading wanes
Libraries across Michigan are lending tools and cookware, hosting clothing swaps, repair cafés and indoor farmers markets. ‘We’re so much more than (a place) for checking out books,’ one official said.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Trump administration plans closure of 4 Michigan forestry research centers
The closures are part of a broader consolidation and reorganization that will move the US Forest Service headquarters from the nation’s capital to Salt Lake City.
Posted inOutdoors Life
More people fishing in Michigan as state considers license fee hikes
Today marks the first day of the 2026 fishing season, which means anglers need a new license and need to pay attention to some notable regulation changes.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
EMS providers battle money, staffing woes in rural Michigan’s ambulance ‘deserts’
Rural emergency medical services in Michigan are burdened by the high cost of keeping crews ready and insurance payouts that fail to cover calls. Hospital closures and mergers and a lack of local dollars aren’t helping matters, leaving local residents in a bind to keep services afloat.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan pits small, big schools for funding. It’s an unfair fight, leaders say
Michigan increasingly requires schools to apply for grants to fund special programs like career tech. That may disadvantage small schools, where superintendents complete applications between plowing school and substitute teaching.
Posted inTalent & Education
Up North Michigan, schools struggle between pull of home and promise of college
Students’ stark choice in northern Michigan: Go to college and never come back — or stay with smaller paychecks. That’s put school districts in a conundrum about how best to educate them.
Posted inOutdoors Life
UP residents bet on start to spring, when a structure falls through ice
The tradition is part of a fundraiser run by the Negaunee Lions Club. Roughly half of the pot goes to the person with the closest guess.