New study examines how law enforcement agencies, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people and calculate how long ago someone died.
Posted inQuality of Life
How Mackinac Island became a tourism hot spot: New book explores its rise
Mackinac Island wasn’t always the tourism destination it is today. A new book explores how it became a hub for travelers from across the country.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan 911 centers turn to overtime, temp workers amid staffing crunch
Michigan 911 centers are facing persistent staffing shortages, leading to long shifts and backup help from temporary workers and sometimes, police officers.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Bridge Michigan News Quiz: Nov. 28, 2025: Trivia leftovers
The news doesn’t stop on a holiday week. Neither does the News Quiz.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan farm values growing faster than nation amid data center boom
Michigan led the US in farmland price increases last year, rising 7.8% compared to 4.3% nationally. Demand is rising along with development.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan’s border with Indiana is fuzzy: It ‘isn’t a problem until it is’
Efforts to officially define Michigan’s long-neglected border with Indiana has stalled once more amid difficulties with finding a surveyor to do the job. A state senator representing the region is hoping to settle the issue once and for all.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Invasive earthworms altering soil in UP forests, research shows
Scientists studying the body size and growth patterns of non-native earthworms in the UP’s Huron Mountains say they are disrupting forest ecosystems.
Posted inMichigan Government
Republicans push to bar foreign donors to Michigan ballot committees
Legislation in the Michigan House would ban foreign sources of dark money in state ballot drives — but wouldn’t give state authorities a way to check the law is being followed.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Michigan’s wild turkey capital lacks just one thing: turkeys.
Fairview, a small community in the northeast Lower Peninsula, had more turkeys than anywhere else in Michigan when it became the state’s wild turkey capital in 1987. That’s not the case any longer, but the area still holds the title.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Beloved Detroit sweet potato bakery perseveres after death of patriarch
This holiday, one family member is noticeably absent from the hustle and bustle of the daily operations, the cofounder known as ‘Mr. Sweet Potato Sensations.’