The couple behind this Turkish restaurant in Kalamazoo talk about the weight of representing a cultural cuisine to a city that's still learning it, one gobit doner at a time.

What we know about the new Ford Fathom - the automaker’s long anticipated electric truck project. Then, a visit from the band The Rusty Snails in our Studio East; and the latest episode of The Dish takes us to a Turkish eatery in Kalamazoo.

“Athletics brings more than games,” said University Chancellor Laurance Alexander at Friday's announcement, “it brings pride, connection."

Need something to do this weekend? Looking for new things to explore? Michigan Public is here to help! Check out some of these fun, interesting, and timely events across Michigan from August 21-23.

Michigan Public commentator John U. Bacon discusses the Lions' preseason, Michigan's new president, Michigan State's new AD, and the Tigers' playoffs chances.

Honestly, I don't think I'll ever understand how some people who purport to be Christian so thoroughly miss the actual teachings of Jesus Christ.

In dozens of states around the country, people are vandalizing, blocking and taking down Flock cameras. A surge in such activity underscores the growing resistance to this police surveillance technology.

The city of Detroit and Wayne County are renewing a program that helps Detroit homeowners pay delinquent property taxes and avoid foreclosure.

A college student is suing Genesee County after, he says, the county unlawfully refused to provide him with public records about its use of Flock Cameras.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers is working to siphon support from disaffected Democrats after Abdul El-Sayed won that party's primary race by a slim margin.

How the all-male, Christian religious order called The Servants of the Word has come under scrutiny after sex abuse accusations and convictions among its members. Also, a group of Pontiac residents banded together to help immigrants in their community as ICE presence persists. Plus, how Mid-Michigan authors are writing about their own region from the ground up, creating a regional guide inspired by the Federal Writers’ Project.

Invasive carp were detected in the Illinois River only 80 miles from Lake Michigan. The US Army Corp of Engineers ordered a stop-work order on a project to help stop the spread.

A Roscommon County resident has tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis. It’s the first human case of the mosquito-borne illness in Michigan since 2021.

Nine scholars recently attended a seminar at the University of Michigan to learn about conserving papyrus manuscripts. The 10-day gathering focused on best practices for treating, storing and documenting the ancient texts.

Critics say it is the reason why more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations, in the form of widespread hunger strikes.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel plans to file a sixth request for rehearing with the United State’s Department of Energy over Consumers Energy’s J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant.

Applications for Michigan's Great Start Readiness Program — which offers free preschool for eligible 4-year-olds — have reached a record high.