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A new contaminant is threatening Lake Superior. Microplastics — tiny plastic fragments under five millimeters — have been discovered in the western basin…

Today on Stateside, we hear from the president of the State Board of Education following an MSU report’s findings that Michigan leads the country in…

New Year, new data. Climate change continues to affect the mitten state. Here are four places you should keep watching for it.1. The coldest Great Lake is…

It's been a long, tough, cold winter in Michigan. But it's turned out especially tough for residents of Neebish Island in the U.P. The island is entering…

There are many ways to make the most of winter in Michigan, but how about climbing frozen waterfalls? Just ask Angela VanWiemeersch and Sasha DiGiulian…

Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world, is awe-inspiring on many levels. But it’s also challenged. Though it seems pristine, a couple…

A new invasive species has turned up in Lake Superior, the bloody red shrimp. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says researchers found a single specimen…

A campaign to protect a crucial Lake Superior fish spawning area gets underway this week.A public meeting on Buffalo Reef is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday…

Lakes Superior and Erie have too many sea lampreys.The invasive fish latch onto big fish like lake trout and salmon and drink their blood and body fluids.…

The "gales of November" came early to the Upper Peninsula and Lake Superior. To make things extra interesting, snow hit the ground today too, and more is…