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We explore details of the historic exchange that allowed the U.S. to welcome home Michigander Paul Whelan from a Russian prison.

The EPA moves a step closer to cleaning up a toxic plume spreading underneath Ann Arbor, Detroit Youth Poetry Convention taking place this weekend, and bring traditional Sudanese drink Hilo Mur to Michigan

A look at how primary voting is going across the state. Then, an organization cultivating student voices through creative writing. And, more developments in the state's ongoing court battle over abortion.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Alex McKnight mystery series, and author Steve Hamilton is still turning out new books.His most recent, the…

The Write Michigan short story contest is the only fiction contest exclusive to Michigan writers.It's a joint effort of the Kent District Library and…

The Next Idea I grew up in a suburb of Detroit and went to school where most of the kids looked like me. During the Jewish holidays, teachers didn't…

CREEM Magazine began in 1969, sold from the trunk of Barry Kramer’s car. Kramer was the creator and publisher of the magazine, and from that small…

Michigan last had a poet laureate in 1959, but a bipartisan bill introduced in the state House of Representatives is looking to change that.The bill's…

The smell of freshly baked bread can trigger memories of home, especially around the holiday season.Peggy Wolff is the author of Fried Walleye and Cherry…

No matter the season, if you live in Michigan, water isn't far away.The Great Lakes. One of Michigan's 11,000 inland lakes. A river, like the Manistee or…