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A new bill addresses permit requirements that many parents are only now hearing about for the first time.

New Holland’s Pinwheel Kitchen is expanding to Hudsonville following its Grand Haven debut, serving pizza dough pinwheels like the Trendsetter with hot honey and Bacon Dill-icious, plus salads and desserts at Terra Square.

First responders in Lapeer County made a disturbing discovery during a welfare check when they found more than 100 living cats and dozens of dead cats inside a Dryden Township home.

Buc-ee’s may soon be heading to Indiana, and once again Michigan is sitting here wondering the same thing: when are we getting one?

A tragic search on Lake Michigan ended Wednesday after a missing 13-year-old was recovered near the Michigan City lighthouse following days of dangerous water conditions.

Viral French-Asian bakery Tous Le Jours is opening July 3 Grand Rapids, bringing Cloud Cakes, pastries, and specialty drinks to West Michigan.

Cougar sightings are becoming more common across Michigan, with more than a dozen confirmed so far in 2026.

For 28 years, the Detroit Red Wings made Traverse City their training camp home. That longtime tradition is coming to an end, as the team will no longer head to Northern Michigan's "Hockeytown North" for camp.

There's a buzz in the air as Grand Rapids LitFest rolls on, celebrating stories that connect us all. What’s happening this weekend? Let’s find out.

A new report says Michigan has the highest bed bug risk in America, with Warren earning the top city spot.

Michigan confirms the bloody red shrimp has reached Lake Superior, making it the first time the invasive species has been found in all five Great Lakes.

Hunting morels in Michigan is like a treasure hunt. With help from the DNR map, your chances of finding them just got better.

A Michigan couple won $100,000 playing Club Keno thanks to a daily routine at the party store they own, proving consistency pays off.

See all the new releases coming each week of 2026.

From Detroit in 1990 to New York this year, championship celebrations have sometimes spiraled into destructive and even fatal chaos.

What started as a small Walker movie house grew into the Alpine Twin and eventually the Alpine Four before closing in 2002.

The elm zigzag sawfly has been found in Michigan for the first time, bringing a new invasive pest to watch.

Michigan’s trails, yards, parks, and campsites can hide poisonous plants that cause rashes, blisters, and miserable summer memories.