Stateside Staff

A conversation on a Michigan summer classic — lightning bugs. Also, the Detroit community gathers for a collard green cookoff. Plus, an ophthalmologist becomes the first Michigander to win an open water swimming challenge.

A father-daughter duo takes flight: Michigander and private pilot Sara Johnson brings father Christopher Johnson to new heights in a two-seat, single-engine Diamond DA20. Also, a look into the restoration of Ypsilanti's Woodlawn cemetery — Washtenaw County's only known black cemetery — which has been in disrepair since 1965.

First, the WNBA's plans to return to Detroit. Also, a Grand Rapids bookstore — stocking exclusively romance and erotic literature — opens its doors. Then, Lucine Jarrah and Emily Feuerherm on the effect of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on Flint communities.

A look into how ICE arrest methods across Michigan have increased immigration-related detainments. Plus, a fun way to show your friends how much you appreciate them. Then, a conversation about a new ballot proposal aimed at getting rid of tipped wages.

A discussion about fatal car accidents – and why these deaths on the road aren't felt equally. Then, a discussion about a Detroit study impacted by federal funding cuts. And, this week’s episode of It’s Just Politics.

The Catholic Archdiocese is restricting traditional Latin Mass in metro Detroit. Also, a biologist makes a discovery on how best to navigate swimmer's itch. Then, how Black mothers in Detroit are being impacted by high rates of eviction.

The Catholic Archdiocese is restricting traditional Latin Mass in metro Detroit. Also, a biologist makes a discovery on how best to navigate swimmer's itch. Then, how Black mothers in Detroit are being impacted by high rates of eviction.

On this Stateside episode, James Jesse Strang — the self-professed Mormon prophet and successor to Joseph Smith who, for a few years in the 1840s and 50s, ruled as the pirate king of a Mormon “utopia” on Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan. Also, a recipe for a scone-based riff on strawberry shortcakes, and a “bitcoin mining farm” in the eastern UP.

Today on Stateside: Bridge Michigan’s Kelly House discusses her series about the whitefish population. Then, a University of Michigan researcher and his friend, a Gila monster named Pebbles. And, a look at Shakespeare in the Arb, the outdoor theater show in Ann Arbor.

It's been 10 years since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. We took a look back at the Michigan case that helped bring the issue to the court. Also, what’s driving teacher shortages in West Michigan. Plus, a ballot initiative looks to a tax on high-income households to increase school funding.