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Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum's 49th Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Ceremony

History

Remembering the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald on the 49th anniversary of its sinking

49 years ago, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald embarked on its very last voyage in Lake Superior. What caused it to sink? We still aren't sure.
Nation World

Lock the clock: Here's where each state stands on making daylight saving time permanent

Is it time to stop changing our clocks twice a year? Here's a state-by-state look at efforts to make daylight saving time permanent.
Science

Grand Rapids Public Museum gives a sneak peek into the process of getting mastodon fossil ready for display

13 ON YOUR SIDE went into GRPM's Community Archives Research Center to get a first look at the skeleton that's expected to be put on display in 2025.
Nation World

Lock the clock: Here's where each state stands on making daylight saving time permanent

Is it time to stop changing our clocks twice a year? Here's a state-by-state look at efforts to make daylight saving time permanent.
Local News

Otis Davis, former Oregon Duck and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, dies at 92

Davis won gold in the 400-meter final and as the anchor in the 4x400-meter relay in the 1960 Olympics in Rome.
Nation World

Brazil Indigenous group hails a sacred cloak's homecoming after centuries in Europe

The cloak, which was taken by the Dutch in 1644, is a treasured artifact for the original people whose ancestors lived on the land that would become Brazil.
History

LETTERS HOME | Podcast features WWII veteran's letters home to Lowell

James Bruce McMahon was a World War II pilot from Lowell. He passed away more than 20 years ago, but his words are keeping his memories and experiences alive today.
History

133 years later, Nelson House parades through the streets of Muskegon once again

Wednesday morning Nelson House was rolled through the streets of Muskegon for a second time. The first being in 1891 when horses pulled it on rolling logs.
Black History

$75,000 African American Civil Rights History Grant awarded to Michigan

Money from the grant will go toward hiring a preservation consultant who will complete a survey of properties and sites related to African American recreation.
Features

Grant welcomes home fallen solider 73 years after he went missing in action during the Korean War

Private First Class Thomas A. Smith's remains had been finally identified and has been returned home. He was last seen defending his detail's position against attack
Local News

Local class gets WWII history lesson in Europe

One local teacher is giving her students a firsthand history lesson on World War II through a four-country trip across Europe.