Manitou is one of a handful of traditional sailing ships that offer cruises in Michigan. Bridge Michigan hopped aboard to check off No. 3 on the reader-voted summer bucket list.

In a state with over 400 English language arts curricula used in elementary classrooms, a new investment may cut down on those programs. It just might raise test scores too.

Mark Perry’s federal complaints target scholarships, programs, other opportunities only for women and students of color nationwide. Allies say he’s a civil-rights fighter. Foes say he’s weaponized...

Maple made a big career switch, going from a human remains detection dog to a beekeeper at Michigan State University’s Pollinator Performance Center.

Hi-yuh! If you’ve paid attention to the news, you should karate chop yourself to a perfect score

A Hmong immigrant who came to the US legally as an infant but was convicted on a home invasion charge as a young adult was detained last month. His family fears the worst if he’s deported to a...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is holding a public hearing to discuss a contested permit that regulates manure runoff.

Our work shows screen time and learning need not be in opposition. Generation Alpha responds best to learning experiences that mirror the environments they navigate outside of school.

Amid crackdowns on homeless encampments, Michigan housing and homeless advocates say we’re going about it all wrong. Not all agree.

As the school year nears, some schools face a familiar dread: Tourism has spiked housing prices higher than most teachers can afford. Now, some want to allow districts to use tax dollars to build...

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s decision to run for governor of Michigan as an independent has infuriated his old party. The longtime Democrat says voters of both Republican and Democratic leanings are...

Tuesday's election was 'boring' — a good thing for officials like Livonia City Clerk Lori Miller, who got the chance to test out upgrades.

An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and others planned marches in the 1960s calling for Black voting rights has been reconstructed in its entirety.

Twelve school districts asked voters Tuesday to approve taxes to pay for school projects. In the end, only seven districts got their proposals passed.

Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch were the top two vote-getters in Detroit’s mayoral primary election Tuesday. They will go on to compete in the general election in November.

I don’t know how to say this without sounding braggy: My employer is paying me to spend my summer doing things many people only dream about.  Just before Memorial Day weekend, Bridge Michigan...

New research links screen time to child eyesight problems, adding fuel to a push to encourage more recess — and ban cell phones — in Michigan schools.

Prisoners can’t vote, but Michigan includes them in local population counts when creating new political districts. Critics say that should change.

For the third time this year, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with President Donald Trump at the White House. This time, she said, they talked tariffs and ‘the harm Michigan will face due to’...

Author Leif Enger joins Bridge Culture Club on Aug. 13 for a discussion of his novel about a grieving musician’s sailing quest on Lake Superior.