Jefferson County installed its fifth device to collect trash from area waterways, this one on Village Creek to keep trash out of Bayview Lake. Read more.

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In the second hour of “Connections with Evan Dawson” on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, we’re joined by two Ukrainian musicians who share their music and their thoughts on how music and culture can represent a country’s identity.

In the first hour of “Connections with Evan Dawson” on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, we discuss the forthcoming High Falls State Park and how its design can reflect Rochester’s history.

Koi in private ponds are mesmerizing to watch, but when released into the wild, they compete against native fish for food and damage native plantlife. Glen Lake preservation experts partnered with bowfishers to remove invasive koi and keep the lake’s e…

Social work students who promise to work in child welfare can get $5,000 a semester — up to $20,000 — under a new state program aimed at luring new child welfare workers. Unlike tuition loan forgiveness programs to recruit workers, the student decides …

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here.Farmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of them would lack resources to fall back on if they became ill.As…

Twelve states joined the Direct File pilot program during the 2024 tax season, the Treasury Department reported, drawing some 140,000 taxpayers who claimed $90 million in refunds and saved roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have otherwise paid to private tax return prep companies. 

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Michigan’s first human West Nile virus case of 2024. The Livingston County resident contracted the virus last month when they traveled to another state.