History

The show is a place for people who love to preserve and restore old technologies. Thousands of people come each year to see and show the trains, antique tractors and cars. And some enthusiasts say it's a chance to learn about the past.

“There's a lot of empty roofs that could be doing good things and making some Pure Michigan, clean electricity as I like to call it.”

Midland historians and residents talk about the rich history of African American community in Midland. They discuss first settlers, people who paved the way for today, struggles and future hopes.

Medical experts around Michigan worry vaccine hesitancy could cause more measles outbreaks following four confirmed cases in March.

Statues of the famed lumberjack are scattered across the region, including retail stores, college campuses and roadside attractions.

Off and on for the past 40 years, fans at Central Michigan University men’s basketball games have been throwing rolls of toilet paper onto the court during games to drum up school spirit. And tomorrow night, the tradition will be back for one night only for the first time in over a decade as CMU takes on rival Western Michigan University. Rick Brewer recently went on a quest to find out how this T.P. tradition came to be.

The history of boarding schools for Indian children is described, by those who experienced it, to be horrific. Many say it has caused them generational trauma.

In 1926, George Morrow dropped a bottle with a note in the Cheboygan River, instructing the potential finder to return it to him. Now, 95 years later, the…

The team looking for the oldest shipwreck in the Great Lakes says there’s a “high probability” they’ve found it.Steve Libert released a book this week…

A new bill in the state house would require that African American history become a part of Michigan’s K-12 curriculum.The bill would create a commission…