MI Curious

At Stateside, we love talking about Michigan history. We've looked at the invention of snowboarding (first known as snurfing); why a small town held a…

How do you know if nursing homes and assisted living communities are treating you or your loved ones properly, and what do you do if they’re not?Alison…

This week, Governor Snyder is expected to sign a bill sending an extra $175 million in one-time funds to our state and local roads. That money supplements…

As part of Michigan Radio’s ongoing MI Curious project, Kirk Steudle, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, has been answering your…

Kirk Steudle, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation recently joined Stateside to answer your questions about our roads.It turns out, you…

As Michiganders drove to work or school today, many were dodging potholes or rumbling along on cracking or crumbling pavement.It’s the time of year when…

Two Japanese figure skaters who train in Metro Detroit have had their Olympic moment.Japan's Miu Suzaki and Ryuichi Kihara finished 21st in the pair…

Gov. Rick Snyder was in Dundee today talking about expanding recycling, which got us thinking: do you know what you can and can’t recycle in Michigan?We…

I briefly lived above a liquor store when I was an undergrad, and on my 21st birthday, it was my first stop.Being newly-21, I was instantly overwhelmed by…

Something Michiganders talk about all the time? Roads. But do you know who’s in charge of our roads, or who owns them? Listener Phil Arbour was thinking…