Brianna Edgar
ReporterBrianna Edgar is newsroom intern at WCMU.
Send Brianna your story ideas to: edgar1be@cmich.edu
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The Mackinac Bridge Walk is one of Michigan's longest-running Labor Day traditions, having brought an estimated 30,000 people to the bridge in 2024. -
Colleges and universities are held by a cohort default rate- the percentage of defaulted loans they're allowed to have. With default rates rising nationally, some community colleges could lose their ability to offer federal aid in the future. -
Nearly half of Michigan's projected tart cherry yield for 2025 was lost after weather complications devasted cherry farms across the state. -
Several community and business groups in the region have come together to offer 10 people $5,000 grants to put toward housing costs if they plan to move to the region or signed a new lease as of April 1. -
Around 7,000 sturgeon were released into the waterways of the Saginaw River system on Friday in an effort to replenish the threatened species. -
According to the Commonwealth Fund's 2025 state healthcare scorecard, Michigan ranked first for healthcare in the Great Lakes states, and 23rd nationally.
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State transportation officials say 100 bridges across Michigan are currently without state funding to keep up with essential repairs and risk closing by 2035. -
Oscoda Citizens for Clean Water organized the event that drew 500 people dressed in mermaid and merman costumes. The event was also geared raising awareness about PFAS contamination in the area's water supply. -
Officials say the influx of fish will help replenish resources and create more supply for the upcoming fishing seasons. -
Testing showed positive results for rabies in bat found inside an Alcona County home this week. Local health officials are now asking residents to be aware of proper procedures to avoid the fatal disease.
