Michigan history

Mark Harvey of the Michigan History Center shares a glimpse into past with letters from the 1830s, 1860s, and 1940s.

Congressional negotiations continue over the Build Back Better plan. We checked in with U.S. Senator Gary Peters about what's in it for Michigan. Also, the history of the first Native American woman to serve as a state representative. And, a look at the strain a fourth wave of COVID is putting on West Michigan hospitals.

Bruce Lynn of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society talks their three recent discoveries of ships from the 19th century.

Today on Stateside, a look at the University of Michigan’s new Title IX misconduct policies and at Gov. Whitmer’s calls for an auto insurance fund to pay drivers back. Then, a discussion about the effort to update 1,700 historical markers across the state to tell a fuller story. And, local election drama in a southern Michigan township, where a clerk who refused to turn over election equipment for a routine software check lost her oversight of this week’s vote.

There are museums, books, and even songs about shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, but there are also more than 100 airplanes that sank to the bottom of Lake…

Last month the U.S. Department of Interior announced an investigation into the hundreds of now-closed residential boarding schools across the United…

Today, on Stateside, we discuss changes to medical care under Michigan’s reworked no-fault auto insurance law, and what it means for those in a…

Today, on Stateside, changes to Michigan’s election laws move through the legislature. Plus, one Detroit chef talks about seizing the moment to expand her…

As the 19th century began, two Shawnee brothers rose to prominence in the Great Lakes region. The younger sibling, Tenskwatawa, was a spiritual leader…

Today on Stateside, Danny Fenster, a journalist from Michigan, has been detained by authorities in Myanmar. His brother discussed the ongoing efforts to…