A new documentary chronicles a 38-day, 411-mile swim across the Great Lakes in honor of the 29 men who died on the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Voters handed Democrats the keys to power across the country and expect them to drive in a different direction. Party leaders are now trying to figure out which way to go.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says results for the 2026 ozone season show improved air quality across much of the state.

The state attorney general says she has "grave concerns" the program would violate the Michigan Constitution.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services would oversee the grants that could be funded by $170 million the state is set to get from a settlement with Meta.

An incoming state rep from West Michigan talked to us about his watershed year. Also, a look back at the Windsor AM station that defined the sound of the region. And, a basketball great talked to us about his new book on boxing history.

Ana Aho Rink, a physician assistant who once worked at Planned Parenthood, was elected to represent Michigan's 109th House district, which includes Marquette.

Kyle Whittingham has made his first major move as Michigan’s coach, firing embattled offensive coordinator Jason Beck.

The Trump administration's Department of Energy has issued new emergency orders every 90 days since it initially forced the coal-fired plant to stay open last year.

Affordability concerns were top of mind for voters heading into the midterms, as tariffs and the war in Iran drove up prices, including food costs. Now, Americans are expecting relief from Washington.

Consumers Energy has received a second extension of the deadline for Michigan regulators to issue a final decision on its proposed hydroelectric dam sale to an out-of-state private equity firm.

Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud says the city saw record-breaking midterm voter turnout during the recent midterm elections. He says it was in an effort to elect Abdul El-Sayed as the first Muslim U.S. Senator despite the heavy anti-Arab and anti-Muslim rhetoric surrounding his campaign.

The in-state rivalry between Michigan's two biggest schools started before football was a sport.

Gongwer's Zach Gorchow joins Morning Edition to discuss swing districts, strategy in a lame-duck session, and when an election victory is actually a mandate.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearborn, Mich., about why his city turned out in record numbers to elect Abdul El-Sayed to the U.S. Senate.

Michigan's flu season got an early start this year, and health experts say nearly everyone should get a flu shot as soon as possible so their immune systems have time to gear up for possible exposure.

The midterm election coverage was inundated with talk of not just waves but potential tsunamis, none of which, of course, involved an inundation of water.