Several key bills have been passed in the lame-duck session of the legislature, including film incentive extension and 4 a.m. bar closings.
Comments will be taken until Dec. 19 on plan to add trains, improve reliability and cut travel time from Detroit metro to Chicago.
It’s easy to fall into the habit of staying inside when the weather gets cold, Instead, listen to the call of Michigan’s 102 state parks.
The registration deadline for FEMA assistance from the August floods is fast approaching.
Do you delight in the Elf on a Shelf phenomenon? Or do you think the idea of a watchdog elf is a little strange and creepy?
Residents of the Grosse Pointes, Detroit and neighboring communities are invited to the second of three forums exploring racial diversity.
If you’re thinking friends, family and health, you’re wrong, according to data collected by Facebook.
After a near-record setting Sunday, it’s back to reality – it could be an icy one.
Four of the states on the cultural magazine’s “5 Worst States for LGBT People” are in the South. And then there’s Michigan.
If you're traveling this weekend, use Patch's handy mapquest tool to find the cheapest gas, no matter where you're at.
Once Hines Drive reopens to traffic, normal hours will resume.
A new ranking by the personal finance service suggests Americans may be on the brink of overextending themselves again.
Also, the daughter of a dying man pens a heart-wrenching letter to the thief who stole her father’s iPhone.
Until enough women break the code of silence, it’s too easy for society to vilify them.
Butterball's Turkey Talk Line is open. If you'd prefer a local farm-raised turkey, we've started a list; add vendors we've missed, please.
Happy Asker faces a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for conspiracy to defraud the government.
Slopes at Mount Brighton, Mount Holly, Alpine Early and Pine Knob get a gift from an early start to winter.
Rabbi Michael Cohen of Young Israel of Oak Park said attack brings the conflict in the Middle East “to a very personal level.”
With temperatures in the 20s and a wind chill index of around -2, the snow isn't going to go anywhere.
Gov. Rick Snyder asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for extension to apply for assistance to cover damage from August floods.
What’s an average day like for a penguin? A Detroit television station’s Penguin Cam gives you a glimpse.
In case you missed them, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories from the Michigan Patch sites last week.
The highly decorated soldier received fourth Bronze Star medal and a Meritorious Service Award posthumously.
The Sportsmen Against Hunger program collected around 30,000 pounds of venison last year.
Michiganders can always use their hand as a map, one of the reasons you should turn thumbs up to the Mitten State.
One in five vehicle crashes in Michigan involves deer, which are especially active during the November rut, or mating season.
The Nov. 18-19 events offer an exclusive preview of Wayne County Lightfest.
Michigan DNR takes aim at aggressive predator, and other invasive species that can disrupt the ecological balance of the Great Lakes.
On Veterans Day, Americans pay tribute to those who sacrificed in wars. But millions of Cold War veterans are overlooked.
“I can’t wait until I am just Emi. Not a kid with arthritis,” says this year’s 2014 Detroit Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis honoree.
Tuesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day. Leave a tribute to a veteran in the comments section, or upload a photo there.
Diver discovers artifacts from ships that ran aground after being snared by reefs of shallow gravel shoals near the Island of Skillagalee.
Also, the remains of a World War II veteran have been identified and was buried with full military honors.
Prosecutor is meeting with teens across the metro to discuss the serious consequences of sexting.
Detroit Institute of Arts board returns $90,000 in bonuses paid to executives when voter-backed taxes started flowing in.
Amphibiville is part of the National Amphibian Conservation Center, which the Wall Street Journal called “Disneyland for Toads.”
Forecasters don’t expect a repeat of last winter, the snowiest and sixth-coldest on record in Michigan, but season could blow in early.
Also, a Dearborn man accused of a single fatal punch in a soccer referee’s death will get a new judge.
Also, America’s most dangerous small city is making it more dangerous for johns and prostitutes, plus Election 2014 information.
Membership is waning in the Episcopal church, the nation's largest denomination in Colonial days; some critics blame liberal social agenda.