WCMU Highlights

A new art contest launched by the Bay Veterans Foundation is helping Michigan veterans process trauma through creative expression. With entries ranging from poetry to photography, organizers hope the “Invisible Wounds, Visible Expressions” contest will bring healing and awareness to the mental health challenges many veterans face.

Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet is pushing for federal funding to upgrade Buena Vista Township’s aging wastewater treatment plant, which still runs on a floppy disk system. Local officials said the outdated facility poses growing risks to public health and the environment.

Experienced and rookie paddlers share their training routines for the non-stop overnight race from Grayling to Oscoda that starts at 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 26.

After earning a perfect score at Michigan’s State Solo & Ensemble Festival, Bay City senior Brendan Dine was named the top high school flute player in the state. This fall, he’s heading to Central Michigan University on a full scholarship with plans to turn his passion for music into a career.

Michigan’s 35th state Senate seat has been vacant since January. Candidates from both parties have entered the race, though a special election date has not yet been set.

The Isabella County Fair hosted several shows for kids ages 8 through 19 to compete with their dogs, horses, chickens and other animals.

Silent Swarm is an annual Navy-led exercise that experiments with new electromagnetic equipment through a simulation of old war missions. This year, they chose to recreate parts of the War of 1812 and tested new satellites, radios and navigation systems.

To help celebrate the new designation, the village of Roscommon commissioned the construction of a Kirtland's Warbler statue in hopes of attracting more birders to the area.

Accompanied by clear water and sunny skies, 300 people will be swimming across the Straits of Mackinac this weekend.

Fifty-million dollars in federal aid is coming to Northern Michigan after months of local and state officials advocating for relief from a historic ice storm that swept through the region in March.