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Plastic bags are all around us. They’re a persistent litter problem on land and along the Great Lakes. Some cities have tried to ban bags or charge a fee…

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will not seek re-election.Bing made that announcement after months of indecision. He frustrated reporters weeks ago when he pulled…

State officials in Ohio want to list parts of the Lake Erie shoreline and drinking water intakes in the lake as impaired. They want to do this because of…

The Next Idea Well, it’s been three years since we started The Next Idea. The aim of the project was to showcase the wide array of amazing people and…

On its first album in six years, Now, Now perfectly captures pop music's ability to transmute desire and despair into easily hummable enlightenment.

The National Weather Service called the rain and flooding "unprecedented," and warned it could top 50 inches in some parts of the region.

As temperatures rise, lawmakers in Lansing want to make sure people aren’t leaving their animals in their cars.Legislation passed a state Senate committee…

Congress has made $349 billion available in loans to small businesses, much of which may be forgivable. Here's what to know about how this might work for your small business.

When you think about water pollution, you might think about massive sewer overflows, factory pollution or agricultural runoff. But there’s another source…

A snowy winter mixed with a few recent warmer days could make for a particularly nasty pothole season in Michigan.A Michigan Department of Transportation…