A court hearing Tuesday will determine whether an Upper Peninsula zoo should have to justify the captivity of chimpanzees.
Laura Herberg
Laura Herberg comes to Bridge from Outlier Media, where she worked as a Civic Life Reporter. Her journalism career took off at WDET, where she produced daily talk shows, created audio vignettes for galleries, anchored the news and hosted podcasts. Known for her sound-rich feature stories, Laura has won several awards and was named the Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter for Radio Broadcasting four times. In 2012, she produced a prototype for a Detroit mobile audio tour as part of a SoundCloud fellowship. Laura attended classes at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, has a master’s degree in Urban Planning from Wayne State University and a bachelor's in psychology from Lewis & Clark College. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest and has lived in several places, including West Virginia and Scotland. After moving to Detroit in 2010, Laura chose not to own a car and commuted primarily by bicycle for nearly a decade. These days she embraces the Motor City lifestyle and shares two vehicles with her husband.
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Winter lovers, help us put together Michigan’s coolest bucket list
Bridge wants your suggestions for the Winter Dreaming Michigan Bucket List.
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Swimming drone explores underwater mountain in Lake Superior
The Superior Shoal is a mass of underwater volcanic rock that rises out of the floor of Lake Superior. Researchers and filmmakers think it could be a magnet for life beneath the surface.
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Northern Michigan still feeling effects of ice storm six months later
Funding is limited to help people in northern Michigan with home repairs and tree debris left over from the storm.
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Trade war, drought squeeze Michigan farmers heading to fall harvest
Key agricultural exports from Michigan have dropped steeply as farmers face fallout from federal trade disputes and drought conditions.
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Expand spearfishing in Michigan? Anglers want more varieties, fishing sites
Spearfishers want the Natural Resources Commission to continue allowing them to fish in more areas and to catch more species.
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Five ways to fall for fall in Michigan
From frozen cider slushies to haunted corn mazes, you can do it all this fall in Michigan.
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Nations to compete with fireworks in Traverse City
The International Fireworks Championship is taking place in Traverse City Sept. 5 to 6.
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Listen: We checked cheering all night at Au Sable canoe race off our bucket list
Cheering for the Au Sable River Canoe Marathon is billed as the toughest spectator sport in America. Kane Madsen has participated for the last 25 years. This year, Bridge Michigan followed along as he stayed up all night.
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Michigan ‘committed to’ allowing killing coyotes year-round
The Natural Resource Commission voted Thursday to commit to allowing residents to kill coyotes year-round by 2026.