Michigan history

Today on Stateside, Grand Rapids public schools are back in the classroom. The district’s superintendent discusses the return to in-person learning. Also,…

What brightens up bleak winter days on the shores of the Great Lakes? Sea shanties and plenty of them.An unexpected flurry of sailing songs have been…

Today on Stateside, President Joe Biden signed a stack of executive orders on his first day in office, including an end to President Donald Trump’s travel…

It was an election year in a divided America. Tens of thousands of absentee ballots were sent out by the state. Eventually, the Michigan Supreme Court…

The Christmas tree business is booming this year. And while Fraser firs are currently the most popular variety for holiday cheer in the state, some…

Today on Stateside, a conversation with Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) about making mental health accessible and the future of the Senate under…

Today on Stateside, we check in with the director of Michigan’s department of Health and Human Services in light of the new COVID-19 orders going into…

Today on Stateside, Big Ten football returns this weekend. A sports columnist talks us through what collegiate football games will be like in a pandemic…

Today on Stateside, what military leadership makes of Michigan's active militia movement. Also, we look into a hotly-contested race Up North that could…

To make sense of the present, it sometimes helps to look to the past. One moment in history that’s particularly relevant to our current moment is the…