Michigan's 2025 tax season is here. Changes include the continued rollback of the ‘retirement tax’ and expanded eligibility for the Homestead Property Tax Credit.

News of a chronic wasting disease case in Mecosta County came just days after Minnesota researchers said CWD could eventually pose a risk to other wildlife, livestock and potentially humans.

Six planets — Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus — are visible this month in a so-called planet parade. Some are visible to the naked eye and others require a telescope to see.

The Department of State office has denied more than 25,000 personalized license plates due to the letter and number combinations forming inappropriate words or phrases.

Beginning in February, Michigan motorists will be able to buy the vintage Great Lakes blue plate from the 1980s and 90s, along with a white-on-black plate from the late 70s.

Canceled in recent years due to a lack of snow, winter events like the North American Vasa Nordic ski and bicycle races and black sturgeon fishing season are set to return.

The market value of material disposed of in Michigan is between $500 million and $676 million, according to a report by the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum.

Several Michigan cities will be filled with revelers counting down to the new year, often with a distinctively local flair.

While you can’t pack up a real Christmas tree along with the decorations now that Christmas is over, you can recycle it in a number of ways.

Hunters have harvested more bucks this year in Michigan than they did in 2023, though the total number of deer killed in the state has fallen.

This is one of the most traveled times of year. AAA predicts that 3.8 million residents will travel at least 50 miles between Saturday and New Year’s Day.

Michigan’s largest utility company, Consumers Energy, is seeking a $248 million rate increase. If it’s approved, customers’ bills would increase in late 2025.

Starting Dec. 31, Michigan grocery stores will only be able to sell cage-free eggs under law adopted five years ago. The law comes as the industry moves to cage-free, but it could mean higher prices.

The Geminid meteor shower will reach peak activity Friday night. Weather-permitting, Michiganders may be able to catch the astronomical phenomenon, but a nearly full moon could limit visibility.

Michigan will implement cameras in work zones to prevent construction-related crashes and on school buses to track people who fail to stop. The work-zone traffic systems can automatically issue tickets.

After two years of drought-like conditions in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, ski resorts are starting to see things turn around.

The US Department of Agriculture has ordered dairy farms, milk transporters and processors to submit raw milk samples on request to test for the H5N1 bird flu virus.

Beanies, sweatshirts, travel mugs and totes are among the many things Bridge Michigan and BridgeDetroit readers can buy online during the holiday season.

Three-term Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced his campaign for governor as an independent Wednesday morning. His candidacy could leave Democrats with some agonizing decisions to make.