Michigan is home to more than 12,000 black bears, and they soon will be coming out of hibernation, looking for food and rearing cubs, meaning hikers, campers and others enjoying the outdoors need ...

Michigan black bears are leaving hibernation for the spring season. Experts offer guidance in case of bear encounters in northern Michigan. Michigan is home to more than 12,000 black bears ...

A white man in Michigan was sentenced to one year for vandalizing a Black church with hate speech. A white man in Michigan has been sentenced March 19 to 12 months in prison for defacing a ...

From the innocent daddy longlegs to the harmful brown recluse, here are the most common house spiders, how to identify them, ...

Purple martins are returning from South America. The first "scouts" have been spotted in Michigan. What to know.

Den checks help the state gather information on Michigan's black bear population, which totals around 12,000, mostly in the Upper Peninsula. Biologists analyze sex, age and weight data and find ...