How does an Alberta clipper affect Metro Detroit's weather?
An Alberta clipper is like a weather speed-runner from Canada, and here's what it can do in Metro Detroit.
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An Alberta clipper is like a weather speed-runner from Canada, and here's what it can do in Metro Detroit.
Winter has officially tightened its grip on the Great Lakes.
The arctic air mass entrenched over the Great Lakes has resulted in ice expansion across the lakes.
Michigan has seen plenty of lake-effect snow this winter, but what exactly is lake-effect snow, and why does Michigan see it so often?
The traditionally shortest fishing season in the State of Michigan – the one for Black Lake sturgeon - will open Feb. 7.
The U.S. Coast Guard has started its winter task of keeping newly formed ice from hindering commercial vessel traffic on the Great Lakes.
Thousands of flights were cancelled or delayed Saturday and Sunday as a a result of a snowstorm that also snarled highway travel in parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes. CBS News has this report.
A House bill calls for $500 million to help the Great Lakes Fishery Commission fight invasive mussel species.
The Edmund Fitzgerald freighter sank 50 years ago in Lake Superior. A memorial service was held today by Mariners’ Church in Detroit to remember the lives lost.
A wreckage of a ship that sank nearly 140 years ago in Lake Michigan has finally been located. The schooner F.J. King was lost off the shore of Wisconsin in 1886.
Researchers say that a lake trout recently captured in Lake Superior is believed to be the oldest-known specimen of its species ever caught in the Great Lakes, estimated to be 62 years old.
Competition boats will leave the Black River in Port Huron Saturday morning for the Bayview Mackinac Race.
Boaters who participate in Jobbie Nooner gathering on Lake St. Clair are reminded about border crossing rules, boater safety tips.
Recreational cyclist Phil Fox crossed back into America around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, after spending nearly three days circumnavigating over 1,000 miles around Lake Huron by bicycle.
Phil Fox has set a world record in his latest bicycle trip in the Great Lakes region, raising money for multiple sclerosis.
The tunnel could destroy wetlands and harm bat habitats but would eliminate the chances of a boat anchor rupturing the line and causing a catastrophic spill, the Army Corps of Engineers said.
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission says it is hopeful over efforts to prevent Asian carp from migrating into the Great Lakes.
A rescue mission Wednesday night in the waters near Sault Ste. Marie involved bringing a dog back to shore.
Coast Guard Air Station Detroit hoisted two ice fishers off Saginaw Bay's ice Sunday and flew them to shore.
A large, clear yellowish, glob caught in Thunder Bay along Lake Huron was a bryozoan colony, native to the habitat.
The Coast Guard's cutter crews aim to keep selected Great Lakes shipping channels open during ice season.
The Great Lakes mapping effort will pinpoint hundreds of shipwrecks, illuminate topographical features and identify fisheries, a marine scientist said.
The National Weather Service is reporting dangerous swimming conditions across the coasts of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan Sunday.
The country's largest research and monitoring ship, maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency, made a stop in Detroit Thursday.
Anchored in downtown Detroit, cruise ships are docking at the Port of Detroit in numbers many haven't seen since the mid-60s.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing a state budget that includes $90 million in tax breaks aimed at senior homeowners.
A West Bloomfield nanny is accused of sexually assaulting a child in his care over several years.
The Trump administration has filed lawsuits against 24 states in an effort to obtain their voter rolls.
Dow Inc., headquartered in Michigan, said in late January it planned to cut jobs in a shift toward artificial intelligence and automation.
A man was run over at a Detroit gas station after a suspect got into his vehicle and then drove off.
President Trump said Monday he would block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Canada "until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them."
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing a state budget that includes $90 million in tax breaks aimed at senior homeowners.
A man was run over at a Detroit gas station after a suspect got into his vehicle and then drove off.
The Trump administration has filed lawsuits against 24 states in an effort to obtain their voter rolls.
Dow Inc., headquartered in Michigan, said in late January it planned to cut jobs in a shift toward artificial intelligence and automation.
Union Vice President Laura Dickerson confirmed that the worker, TJ Sabula, "has no discipline on his record."
Some General Motors employees are taken aback by this year's profit-sharing checks, with it being $4,000 less than the previous one.
While many assume a "harsh" winter, or this bone-chilling, sustained cold, is the enemy of asphalt, the real culprit is temperature fluctuation.
In Metro Detroit, drivers are paying about $2.90 per gallon, which is 2 cents less than last week and 29 cents less than at the same time last year.
The winter storm that brought snow to Southeast Michigan on Sunday didn't stop car enthusiasts from leaving their homes for the final day of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show.
For the first time, a major U.S. automaker is putting a team up against the European giants of Formula One. Can Cadillac be a contender?
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Lead singer and frontman Dee Snider said he suffers from degenerative arthritis and has had several surgeries over the years.
The Trump administration has filed lawsuits against 24 states in an effort to obtain their voter rolls.
A fight broke out between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets in the third quarter of Monday night's game, and four players were ejected.
Cade Cunningham had 33 points and nine rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons hung on to beat Charlotte 110-104 on Monday night, snapping the Hornets' nine-game winning streak in a wild game that included a fight and four player ejections.
Tracy Scroggins, who had 60 1/2 sacks in 10 seasons as a playmaking defensive end for the Detroit Lions, has died. He was 56.
The Detroit Tigers announce that Major League Baseball will produce and distribute their local TV broadcasts this season.
Officials announced eligibility for mothers and babies in the city of Detroit.
Two Metro Detroit representatives are among those sponsoring a bill that calls for a 32% tax on any wireless device purchased for someone age 17 and younger.
The Oakland Community Health Network will now be taking over that responsibility amidst a financial dispute between the two organizations.
Legionella testing at Oakland County government facilities has detected the bacteria in the water systems of two additional buildings.
When the temperatures plummet, and the snow starts piling up, most of us have the same instinct: retreat indoors, crank up the heat, and get cozy.
A fight broke out between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets in the third quarter of Monday night's game, and four players were ejected.
Cade Cunningham had 33 points and nine rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons hung on to beat Charlotte 110-104 on Monday night, snapping the Hornets' nine-game winning streak in a wild game that included a fight and four player ejections.
Tracy Scroggins, who had 60 1/2 sacks in 10 seasons as a playmaking defensive end for the Detroit Lions, has died. He was 56.
The Detroit Tigers announce that Major League Baseball will produce and distribute their local TV broadcasts this season.
Here is a look at where the medal count stands for Team USA and other nations as the competition heats up at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The roundtable discusses the impact of the high-profile game for advertisers, including Detroit-based Rocket and Redfin.
Could a new entertainment tax and a new sales tax be ahead for the Motor City?
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
A man is dead after he was run over with his own Jeep Compass after getting gas and returning to the vehicle to find someone else inside. Detroit Police are investigating.
President Trump has threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge between Detroit and Windsor. Potholes are forming early this year with the temperature swings. Other top stories and weather.
Officials say that the Ford worker who got into a heated verbal exchange with President Trump during a factory visit will keep his job.
More than a year after a 5-year-old boy died in a hyperbaric treatment chamber explosion, a key court ruling is expected on the status of some of the criminal charges. Here's a recap of the case involving the child's death at the Oxford Center.
Could it really be??? We actually are warming up a bit today!!! Not shorts or t-shirt weather but I'll take it!! Looking at mostly cloudy skies, with a high near 42. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Now these mild temps won't last forever as we get a little colder Wednesday through Friday but continued dry.