According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the outdoor industry brought in nearly $14 billion in economic activity. That’s an 8 percent increase compared to 2022.

Once the long night of the solstice has commenced, it’s appropriate to quietly reflect on the year past and to anticipate the year ahead, not just for a moment, but for the full 12 days of Christmas, which begin with the birth of inner light on Christmas Eve, at midnight.

The National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count is underway until Jan. 5. Coordinated visits to hundreds of sites in the U.S. and Canada to count birds depends on volunteers. There are about 80 sites in Michigan and more than 70 in Ohio.

Jobless workers will be able to collect unemployment benefits for a little more than six months under bills signed Monday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Candidates in the race to become the next leader of the Michigan Democratic Party are jockeying for position ahead of next year’s party convention.

After 150 years, the tribe regains ownership of land that was once the epicenter of Ojibwe and Odawa villages in the Leelanau Peninsula.

The IPR News staff assembled a list of things we loved over the past year (most of which have very little to do with news). We hope these little pieces of joy from our lives will bring some joy to yours in 2025.

As a young person, I wouldn’t think twice about such a screw-up, but as an old person, I fear I’ve lost it—whatever “it” is.

Everywhere I look, something needs fixing.

Michigan’s Attorney General is joining Indigenous tribes to better understand and reduce violence against Indigenous people.