EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. MARQUETTE — The group that regulates hunting and fishing in Michigan just made it easier for coyotes in the state to be killed year-round after a multi-year fight over ...

“And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles; they can always fly away from this rain and this cold; you can hear them singing out their telegraph code; all the way down the Telegraph Road,” – Mark Knopfler The wind kicks up snow dust and swirls it around my head as I walk. I ...

Upon taking office in January, President Donald Trump immediately began taking action to expand gas and oil production, driving environmental stories across the nation, and of course, at home here in Michigan. The president’s pursuit of energy dominance – despite the U.S. producing record ...

“As I walk on through troubled times, my spirit gets so downhearted sometimes, so where are the strong and who are the trusted where is the harmony, sweet harmony,” – Nick Lowe Is there an escape, a place to go on this side of death where the real peace of life cannot only be felt, but ...

Nine months after two cougar kittens were documented in the Upper Peninsula, a new trail camera photo indicates the elusive animals are still alive and living with their mother. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources verified the Dec. 6 photo of an adult cougar being followed by two ...

“Holly’s in the window, home is where the wind blows, can’t walk for runnin’ Christmas time’s a-comin’,” – Tex Logan Past the dimmed and cracked corners of the memories in my mind’s eye, I can see those week-before-Christmas days of my very young boyhood. Even in those early ...