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Hamtramck Disneyland is a folk art installation that's been around for more than 30 years. Meet some of the artists keeping it going.

April is poetry month! We spoke with Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer and best-selling poet and essayist Ross Gay.

Viral stardom is often a prison — but on the dazzling and frequently hilarious Alligator Bites Never Heal, the "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake" rapper proves those walls can't contain her talent.

Efforts to ban congressional stock trading have stalled for years. But a group of bipartisan lawmakers has a new consensus plan and wants a vote to show lawmakers aren't profiting from their roles.

Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country's longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in December.

An experiment with threadfin butterflyfish finds that these fish may experience pleasure while being cleaned by bluestreak cleaner wrasse — suggesting this capacity goes far back in animal evolution.

Earlier this week, a series of tornadoes whipped through West Michigan, destroying buildings in their path. Images of the aftermath show ruined houses and a caved-in FedEx warehouse facility, where 50 workers were initially trapped due to downed power lines. Descriptions on social media from locals invoked the words “devastating” and “decimated."

Since 2020, Amaarae has made a case for being the most dynamic avant-pop artist the world over. Her new album, BLACK STAR, makes it clear that she is tired of waiting for everyone else to catch up.

The Palisades power plant located in Van Buren township closed down in 2022, but there's a new effort to reopen it.

Wondering what's going on in Michigan this weekend? Or just need help deciding your plans? Here are 24 events happening across the state July 11-13 that we think are worth your time.