Michigan's 2026 high school tennis season is heating up, with the state finals just around the corner. From May 27 to June 6, the best junior girls tennis players in Michigan will compete at the Midland Tennis Center to prove who deserves the top spot. Before the championship matches begin, fans get
Colorado is about to let voters weigh in on a big change to how much money the state can spend on schools. Right now, strict tax rules called TABOR set a hard limit on state revenue, making it tough to fund public education as costs rise. A new proposal would let the state keep a little extra cash—e
Colorado’s summer rush is on, with trails filling up and lakes buzzing with boats and paddlers. But the state’s wild beauty comes with real risks. Sudden storms can roll in while you’re miles from help. Rivers fed by melting snow stay dangerously cold even in July. And every year, lives are lost bec
Michigan’s weather is shifting toward spring, with temperatures climbing fast enough that many feel the early arrival of summer. The pleasant warmth of Thursday will give way to a dry, windy spell over the western part of the state on Friday and Saturday. High pressure will keep Thursday clear, allo
Michigan’s weather this mid-May is playing tricks on the season. Just days before summer officially starts, the state is dealing with frost warnings—something you’d expect in March, not late spring. Eastern Michigan, including Saginaw and Bay City, could see frost Tuesday morning, while most of the
Colorado is facing a budget crunch and needs fresh investment. A new bill proposes giving state sales‑tax breaks to companies that build data centers, hoping the tech giant’s money will come back into local communities. Data centers are essential for cloud computing, gaming and online services
Colorado plans to give K-12 schools nearly $195 million more next year, but that might not go as far as it seems. Lawmakers agreed to boost per-student funding by $440, bringing the total to over $12, 000 per child. Still, many rural schools worry the increase won’t cover rising costs or plug budget
Colorado’s fruit growers are dealing with a harsh truth this year. A late spring freeze wiped out peach and other stone fruit crops on the Western Slope, even though winter had been unusually warm and dry. One farm, Ela Family Farms, confirmed that none of their peaches survived the sudden drop in t
Colorado\'s mountains might get up to a foot of fresh snow this week, but experts warn it won\'t solve the state\'s growing water crisis. After a brutal winter with little snow and extreme heat, recent storms have brought only brief relief. Weather teams confirm the incoming storm will dump several
Michigan has over 2, 500 dams, most built more than a century ago to power mills or control water. Many now leak, crack, or no longer serve their original purpose. Between 2021 and today, the state spent $44. 5 million trying to fix the worst ones. Experts say that’s not nearly enough. A new report
