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Come for the updates on two serious stories. Stay for the joyful (and mischievous) chat with famed composer Jerry Bilik.

Unit status gives the North Country National Scenic Trail official recognition within the National Park Service, and access to additional resources and funding opportunities.

In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago for 21 hours. Chicago’s mayor presented the prince with a diplomatic gift: 18 bluegill. What happened next would change the underwater world of Japan forever.

The world is such a big place when you’re a child with so many mysteries and threats and dangers. So many misunderstandings.

Wisconsin man Brian Higgins was sentenced to 36 months of probation while Shawn Fix, of Belleville will serve between three and 20 years in prison.

Tribes and organizations in the Great Lakes were awarded more than $11 million as part of a big federal investment in recycling.

Michigan’s attorney general is charging four mid-Michigan residents, including one former employee of the state agency meant to advocate for children, with child abuse.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Tuesday instructing state departments and agencies to accelerate their transition to zero-emission vehicles.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson recently got to sign a voting rights law while Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist were both out of state.

Meeting in Dearborn over the weekend, activists say they’re frustrated with Biden’s support of Israel during its retaliatory airstrikes on Gaza.