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With concerns over imported food, many Michiganders want to buy directly from local farmers and ranchers. Here are Michigan producers where you can get fresh food straight from the source.

Taste of Chicago restaurant is now open on Eastern Ave in Grand Rapids, brought to you by Chef Steve Bunch with Italian beef, Chicago dogs, Polish sausage, rib tips, and pizza puffs.

The wolves of Isle Royale have figured out that campsites mean one thing: a free buffet. Due to increased wolf activity, four campgrounds are closed for the rest of the season.

The Kent County Sheriff's Office seized 372g of suspected fentanyl/heroin, 71g of cocaine, 27g of meth, $19K cash, and 5 guns after raiding two Muskegon homes. Three men face heavy felony charges in the major drug bust.

Grand Rapids is saying goodbye to Lime and hello to Veo starting this September, and the change brings a lot more than just new bikes.

Michigan law says no to batteries, paint cans, and fuel in the garbage. Here's where they actually belong.

Over 25 bands, six stages, and a hurling demonstration on the lakeshore. The Michigan Irish Festival brings a lot to Muskegon this September.

With four months left, there's still a lot of big rock and metal albums left to come out this year!

PEDALS for ALS returns to Townsend Park in Cannonsburg on Sunday, September 13th. Every dollar raised stays right here in West Michigan to help local families facing ALS with medical equipment, respite care, and home modifications.

If you're not visiting these National Parks in the fall, you're really missing out.

Farmer Jack stores once dominated metro Detroit, with more than 100 locations. Today, the former grocery giant is gone, sparking online conversations about its rise and fall.

AC Grand Rapids, the MLS NEXT Pro soccer team, will call Amway Stadium home, with its inaugural game slated for 2027.

Bored with basic ice cream? MOO-ville Creamery in Nashville just dropped pickle ice cream and sweet corn scoops for adventurous West Michigan foodies.

If you've ever been stuck behind the bus on your commute, this is one is for you.

Headlining the Traverse City Food & Wine Festival, celebrity chef and host of Bizarre Foods Andrew Zimmern gave big shout-outs to local restaurants Bubbie's Bagels and Umbo.

Ex-Metallica tech Aidan Mullen shares his harrowing experience being rescued from the same 1986 bus crash that claimed the life of Cliff Burton.

Barn stars dot Michigan's landscape, but most folks don't know the stories these metal symbols have been telling for generations.

See all the new releases coming each week of 2026.