Hugo, a lab/retriever/beagle mix search and rescue dog in training, sits under a picnic table with owner Josh Gilliam on July 28, 2024, at the Fort Faith Baptist Camp, in Morley, Mich. (WCMU/Ellie Frysztak)
A cow named PFAS stares ahead on Grostic's farm in southeast Michigan. Grostic said Michigan State University is now using his farm and cows to conduct research on how PFAS is transferred from soil to various crops and cattle. He hopes it can lead to more science-backed decisions and help farmers better navigate PFAS. (WCMU/Adam Miedema)
Charlene Gawronski waits in a tree stand in the early hours of Michigan’s opening day of the deer firearm season. When out in the field, she said she often thinks of her Uncle Bob, who taught her to hunt rabbits when she was a girl. “Sometimes, I’ll say a prayer, and instead of talking to Jesus or God, I’ll say, ‘Uncle Bob, give me a good shot. Or make sure that I take a clean, ethical shot,’” she said. (WCMU/Teresa Homsi)
Mike Thomas carves a wooden statue for a Midland County resident. He said he specializes in carving dogs, but can also carve other animals such as bear, eagle, lynx, lions and deer. (WCMU/Masha Smahliuk)
Foam washes up on Van Etten Lake in Oscoda on June 27, 2024. Local PFAS advocate, Cathy Wusterbarth suspects it contains PFAS chemicals. (WCMU/Courtney Boyd)
DTE Energy construction workers installing a solar panel at the Little Trout Solar Farm in Hawks, Mich. on July 18, 2024. The crew first broke ground at the site in April. (WCMU/Courtney Boyd)
People watch hot air balloons take flight on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024 at the River Days Festival in the city of Midland. (WCMU/Masha Smahliuk)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service technician John Ewalt drives the survey boat into the Chippewa River on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Mount Pleasant, Mich. (WCMU/Ellie Frysztak)
Innates at the Genesee County jail listen to congressional candidates speak on Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Flint, Mich. (WCMU/Ellie Frysztak)
An all-male canoe racing team competes in the time trial sprint for the Au Sable Canoe Marathon on Thursday, July 24, 2024, on the Au Sable River, in Grayling, Mich. (WCMU/Ellie Frysztak)
The Joseph L. Block enters the Poe Lock on March 22, 2024, marking the early start of the Great Lakes shipping season. (WCMU/Teresa Homsi)
An anti-Gotion supporter holds up a sign at a campaign rally for Michigan's Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers in Green Charter Township on Aug. 21, 2024. (WCMU/Rick Brewer)
Ohio senator and Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance speaks at the Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds, during a rally on Sept. 25, 2024. (WCMU/AJ Jones)
First Lady Jill Biden speaks to visitors of King Orchards in Antrim County. She visited northern Michigan on July 3, 2024 to open a new campaign office in Traverse City. President Joe Biden visited the farm in a campaign stop in 2020. (WCMU/Lauren Rice)
Former President Donald Trump delivering a campaign on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University on Oct. 3, 2024. (WCMU/AJ Jones)
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaking to supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign for the White House on the campus of Central Michigan University on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (WCMU/Rick Brewer)
