The 15 Michigan counties with the highest suicide rates from 2005 through 2020 were all rural. Experts point to isolation, job loss and lack of mental health care as key contributors to rural despair.

Efforts to regulate what can be taught in the classroom discredit young people’s ability to understand nuanced arguments.

A performance issue closes plant 11 days early, but energy regulators say they still hope to find a buyer. Nuclear is a key part of helping Michigan become carbon neutral.

Up North is bracing for big crowds and travel, as vacationers weigh personal risk and the third pandemic summer is set to start.

A decade ago, two enemies put down their guns in a Michigan city halfway between Chicago and Detroit. They are still risking their lives, helping others disarm, and hoping for more support.

Ideas abound for changing Michigan election laws ahead of the 2022 cycle. But so far, vast ideological differences have stood in the way of getting bipartisan changes passed.

Journalists from Michigan State and the University of Michigan will join the Bridge staff.