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Some of the chains will close a handful of locations while others are ceasing operations entirely.

Sparty trails only Auburn's Aubie in USA Today's mascot ranking. Here is the case for why he could be number one.

Recently, Michiganders took to the internet to share where they stash their returnable bottles and cans. Some of the spots people mentioned, and what they do with their returnables, might surprise you.

After a January kitchen fire forced a nine-month closure, First Wok on 28th Street in Cascade has officially reopened. The Grand Rapids restaurant is kicking off a soft launch ahead of its October 7 grand reopening.

K-Pocha is coming full circle! The popular Asian street food restaurant with locations in Grand Rapids, Holland, and Traverse City is returning to its roots and opening a new location on Byron Center Avenue in Wyoming.

A distant hurricane hundreds of miles away is still pushing moisture toward Michigan this week, meaning wet weather ahead.

Greta Van Fleet is finally coming home to Michigan in 2027! They’ll hit the stage at Acrisure Amphitheater in Grand Rapids, and we’ve got your chance to win tickets to the show. Here’s how to enter.

Racers will once again chase a wheel of cheese down Marquette Mountain at this year's famously dangerous Cheese Wheel Roll.

Someone shared the image on Facebook, and I had to check Google Maps for myself. It appears to show a tattoo session outside a Flint home.

Larry Nassar's name has been removed from Michigan's Sex Offender Registry, but the legal decision does not affect his lengthy prison sentences.

See all the new releases coming each week of 2026.

A woman says her boyfriend tortured her, held her against her will, and threatened to kill her. She escaped while they were at Woodland Mall, and he has since been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged crimes.

A loaded gun ended up in a Canton daycare when a toddler pulled it from their backpack. Staff acted fast.

Kent District Library knows the sound you miss, and the Stampworthy challenge is bringing it back for adults.

Not every Michigan nickname is flattering, but they all say something about the towns that earned them.

Tasting Table named Redcoat Tavern’s Brasserie Burger Michigan's best. Located in Royal Oak and West Bloomfield, it features tender Piedmontese beef, bacon, onions, and Swiss.

Some of the most beloved albums from Slayer, Deftones and Green Day were all released in October. Here is a look at the best from each day.

There’s one place in Michigan where pasties are taken very seriously: the Upper Peninsula. Yoopers recently shared their favorite spots to grab a pasty throughout the U.P.