1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (532+ words) Last chance: $60,000 away from our goal We're in the final stretch of our year-end campaign. Your contribution today ensures Bridge Michigan can deliver 2026 news coverage that reflects what matters to communities across Michigan. From fact-checking campaign promises to investigating how…...

8+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1556+ words) Last chance: $60,000 away from our goal We're in the final stretch of our year-end campaign. Your contribution today ensures Bridge Michigan can deliver 2026 news coverage that reflects what matters to communities across Michigan. From fact-checking campaign promises to investigating how…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (799+ words) Invest in 2026 coverage Michigan needs Bridge Michigan's year-end campaign is happening now! Next year, candidates will make big promises about fixing what keeps you up at night: housing costs, crumbling roads, health care access, whether families can afford to stay…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (564+ words) LANSING " In a recent study measuring the body size and growth patterns of invasive earthworms in the Huron Mountains, researchers uncovered their role in disrupting forest ecosystems." Contrary to popular belief, the majority of earthworms in North America are invasive…...

4+ week, 46+ min ago  (847+ words) LANSING " The proliferation of vacant lots in Detroit in recent decades has had a beneficial effect on bird diversity, according to a new study by researchers from Michigan State University and Carleton University in Ottawa. But what's good for the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (367+ words) A flash over northern Michigan before sunrise Sunday caught the attention of sky watchers after a network of cameras recorded what appeared to be a meteor breaking apart as it fell toward Earth. Michigan Storm Chasers, an unofficial weather-focused Facebook…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (449+ words) As targeted online misinformation and AI hallucinations corrode society's shared sense of reality, one of Michigan's oldest public institutions is still betting its future on good, old-fashioned human expertise." For 118 years, Michigan State University Extension and its predecessor agencies have…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1643+ words) CADILLAC " Investigators in Michigan and elsewhere find low-level contamination of "forever chemicals" virtually everywhere, but the state says it can't always afford to figure out exactly how the chemicals get into the environment. Take Cadillac, where the Michigan PFAS Action…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (365+ words) Bridge Michigan has spent the past several months chronicling the demise of the lower Great Lakes whitefish, investigating causes, consequences and potential solutions. Now, we're teaming up with Detroit PBS to bring the story to your screens with the latest…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1688+ words) Michigan is diving headlong into the national debate about hyperscale data centers as tech companies race to ink deals for land with ready access to electricity. Developers are publicly pursuing projects in at least 10 Michigan communities " all in the Lower…...