The Rouge River is one of three highly polluted Michigan waterways. A four-year study conducted by U.S. Geological Survey shows that three Michigan rivers are among the most polluted waterways that ...

LANSING, Mich.— From the Great Lakes to the smallest creeks and streams, Michiganders are united by a common cause: water. With over 40% of Michigan covered in water and with the Great Lakes holding ...

A years-long effort to reintroduce Arctic grayling to Michigan's lakes and streams recently began a new phase, state officials said this month. In a ceremony on May 12, the Department of Natural ...

The Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday said it completed its 2024 fish stocking program by releasing nearly 600,000 fish into Michigan waterways during the fall. The state department said it ...

The Defense Department missed a deadline this fall to stop using a toxic firefighting foam that has caused widespread contamination across the country. In the small town of Oscoda, Michigan, a group ...

LANSING – Every spring for the last 15 years, Gene Gilliland and some friends have gone smallmouth bass fishing in Lake St. Clair in Southeast Michigan for a week. He and one friend travel from ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) advises residents and visitors to avoid foam on Michigan’s lakes, rivers, and streams as summer approaches due to potential contamination ...

The Michigan DNR approves $3.8M in grants for recreational boating improvements and developments. (Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.) The ...

Nearly a decade since a coalition of tribes, governments, nonprofits and businesses hatched an ambitious plan to bring back a native fish that’s been absent from Michigan for nearly a century, the ...

On Saturdays along the Detroit River and its tributaries, you might find people fishing with poles and lures ― and also fishing with magnets and ropes. One of the latter might be Livonia resident ...