The graduated licensing process in Michigan is the first step toward getting a license to drive independently for Michigan teens and their families. This is aimed at allowing new drivers to develop ...

Smoke rising from Canadian wildfires has left a visible trail — literally — across Michigan, triggering public health alerts and bringing growing concern over outdoor burning practices. While many ...

Michigan snowmobile season is open and it’s coming off a hot streak. Michigan’s snowmobile permit sales through September were up 83.3% year-over-year from 2024 to 2025. At 139,394 trail permits sold, ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Organizers of the annual Entheofest psychedelic plant and shroom festival in Ann Arbor are considering their options after they say the University of Michigan denied their request for ...

LANSING, MICH. -- With prime trail season about to unfold, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding people that now is a good time to purchase a new ORV license and trail permit.

High or very high fire risks are in effect for northern and western Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula, as of May 7, 2025. The majority of the Lower Peninsula is under a low or medium fire risk.

Michigan's environmental agency said Friday it has approved construction of an underground tunnel to house a replacement for a controversial oil pipeline in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes.

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – Michigan's newest state park is moving closer to becoming a reality in Flint. It has been confirmed that permits have been secured to improve the Flint River. DNR chief Ron Olson ...

Gun laws were supposed to get simpler after the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision, which told states to stop treating... The ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Homebuilding permits in Michigan were up in the first two ...

The Free Press is making air permit data available for the first time to improve access and to help build on our work examining air pollution in communities with long-standing racial and socioeconomic ...

A proposed mine along the Menominee River in Michigan is facing another roadblock after a judge asked that a decision to approve a necessary permit be revisited. A Michigan Circuit Court judge last ...