There are many small towns in Michigan, but these six stood out to readers on USA TODAY's Readers' Choice Awards. Here's what makes them unique.

The fate of another bridge crossing the Little Missouri River in Billings County now is in serious doubt with the Short Ranch location no longer viable.

Sturgeon eggs are considered a delicacy when eaten as caviar, leading to their illegal harvest in the Black River.

Michigan’s 2025 fishing season is now open. New rule changes impact trout, muskellunge, bass, and spearing. Key season ...

The road conditions were so bad that rollerblading became hazardous ... state trunkline roads (think Gratiot, Woodward, Grand River and Michigan avenues). Municipalities have been left to fend ...

Michigan regulators request plan from BASF to stop contaminated groundwater from flowing into the Detroit River, 45 years ...

The Michigan Department of Transportation is asking for feedback on the 2026 project to replace the bridge beams and deck on ...

“This is a Canadian pipeline running through Michigan for Canada. We are simply the highway that they are taking advantage of ...

JACKSON, Mich. — A Jackson, Michigan, couple decided to go to Cancun for a spring break trip. But instead of being greeted by sunshine and palm trees as they walked off the plane, they were ...

One group of residents from a tiny northeastern Louisiana community is suing their water system. Could their effort be a blueprint for other communities facing the same problems?

The tunnel became possible during former Michigan Republican Gov ... the segment of its Line 5 pipeline that crosses the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s land near Ashland, Wisconsin ...