Despite being, well, a lake, Lake Michigan is large enough that it can produce waves. And over the Fourth of July weekend, those waves were so big – estimated around seven feet, by the National ...

Bipartisan legislation designed to help keep shipping lanes open in the winter and ultimately strengthen the midwestern ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reopened all state parks, campgrounds and boating access sites affected by the spring ice storm, but 60% of trails remain closed.

A sunken barge that leaked oil into Lake Michigan has been moved to a legal site, resolving years of environmental and legal disputes.

ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. — On a crisp, overcast morning on the dark, greenish-blue waters of Lake St. Clair, Dave LaVigne's fishing pole bowed like a candy cane as he ...

If you plan on heading to the state parks or forests up North for this Fourth of July holiday weekend, be mindful of lingering hazards and damage from the March ice storm.

Forests, campgrounds and state parks in northern Michigan may look a little different to Fourth of July visitors due to noticeable damage caused by an ice storm in the spring, according to the ...

LANSING, MI— The completion of the DNR’s new, 10-year State Forest Management Plan will be delayed by at least a year following the devastating ice storm that struck northern Michigan earlier this ...

Washington ― Michigan’s entire congressional delegation is urging President Donald Trump to declare a major disaster to help the state recover and rebuild from March's "unprecedented" ice ...

A big ICE detention center just opened in a small Michigan village. With an 1,800 bed capacity, it could become one of the largest in the country. Supporters see an economic boon, while detractors ...