For more than a year, Ottawa County Health Officer Adeline Hambley and county commissioners — led by Ottawa Impact — have been locked in a legal battle that began with COVID-era mask mandates.

Volunteers from 11 communities cleared over 31,000 pounds of trash from streams and rivers across the state.

As winters shorten, the impact goes beyond skiing and ice fishing. Here are five ways the future will change.

Michigan’s traditional public schools continue to report declining enrollment as parents choose charter and private schools. Public school enrollment fell by 7,400 in fall of 2023 though it rose in the state’s publicly funded charter schools.

Five things to watch in the Michigan presidential primary, including crossover voters, protest votes and turnout projections that could shape the race for Donald Trump, Joe Biden and others.

Michigan has detected a first case of measles this year, as the vaccination rates against the highly infectious, airborne disease drop.

The presidential primary is Tuesday but many have already voted because of laws widening access to the ballot.

On Feb. 28, Bridge reporters and experts will discuss the drug crisis and how Michigan governments are spending the $1.5 billion coming the state’s way.

Lost winters like 2024 may soon be the norm. That threatens so much of what makes Michigan unique, from ice fishing and snowmobiling to cross-country skiing and just traipsing in the snow.

Michiganders head to the polls on Tuesday to vote for a presidential nominee. You can still register to vote for Joe Biden, Donald Trump or other candidates in the Democratic or Republican primaries.