A new Amtrak "Northern Wind" route from Chicago to Marquette is proposed, aiming to connect Michigan's Upper Peninsula to the nation's passenger rail system for the first time.
Yuki, the snow leopard at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, gave birth to a healthy cub on July 28. Mom and cub are bonding off-exhibit as zoo plans public updates soon.
A tiny invasive bug, the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), is rapidly killing off Michigan's hemlock trees, threatening ecosystems and cold-water fisheries within 5-7 years if unchecked.