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New canine club in Bay City plays hide-and-seek with rats and dogs www.mlive.com Step aside, baseball and hockey, there’s a new sporting club in town. This club doesn’t aim to make field goals or home runs but instead is hard at work playing an unlikely game of hide-and-seek with rats.... read more →

Starving snowy owl rescued by community effort on Michigan island www.mlive.com A struggling snowy owl found stranded along a Michigan roadside has been given a new lease on life, thanks to some quick-thinking locals and a little luck. Detroit City FC officially... read more →

Frankenmuth, Michigan’s ’Little Bavaria,’ named top U.S. city for holiday vibes Michigan Hunters are Feeding the Homeless www.mlive.com If you’re looking for somewhere to get your holiday cheer, look no further than Frankenmuth, Michigan. Santa and community members help light Kerrytown Christmas... read more →

Michigan police cat 'purrtect and serve' shirts on sale for local charities www.mlive.com The Troy Police Department is selling their Pawfficer Donut Feline Unit shirts with all of the money going to two local charities. Michigan Hunters are Feeding the Homeless www.alloutdoor.com... read more →

Michigan couple paddles, picks up trash at all 5 Great Lakes in 16 hours www.mlive.com Trash collected by a Muskegon couple from beaches of all five Great Lakes during a 16-hour paddleboarding expedition will be used to make a “sadly beautiful" reminder. ... read more →

Michigan's Best 2019 road trip across the Upper Peninsula www.mlive.com We’ve traveled enough of its highways and two-tracks to know that you’ll find the kind of charming towns and friendly folks that our Mitten is known for, we also agree that the Upper Hand of the U.P. can seem like... read more →

College attracts people who want to wire the future www.apnews.com Alpena Community College reports a two-year waiting list for climbing courses in the school’s utility technology program. Van Andel Institute uncovers path to neuron death in Alzheimer’s patients www.mlive.com Researchers at the... read more →

Detroit Zoo welcomes two new lionesses via Buffalo, with hope for future cubs www.mlive.com Two new lions have arrived in Detroit via Buffalo, and no, they don’t include the likes of either defensive tackle Ed Oliver or offensive lineman Vladimir Ducasse. 30... read more →

6K Run in Flint to raise money for water locally and globally www.mlive.com The World Vision-Flint 6K has partnered with sponsors to donate to Flint Kids Fund and for every registered runner, a person in a developing country is provided with clean drinking water for life. [minti_button link="https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2019/04/6k-run-in-flint-to-raise-money-for-water-locally-and-globally.html" size="medium" target="_blank"... read more →