Orange-clad Michigan farmer is ‘The Pumpkin Man’ Lindsay Moore | lmoore@mlive.com In head-to-toe orange, Gene The Pumpkin is Kalamazoo's favorite fall icon.         Read More

Bay City news Teen who saved brother from fire gets award from Saginaw Fire Department 2 early signs of a possible harsh winter, according to researcher Michigan Republicans introduce spending bills that would restore funding to some Whitmer vetoes

Statewide news UAW says wages, health care unresolved in bargaining with GM contractor Aramark Ron Fonger | rfonger1@mlive.com Ann Arbor to host artificial intelligence, machine learning conference Riley Murdock | rmurdock@mlive.com   Flint names Semaj Brown as city’s first poet laureate Zahra Ahmad | zahmad@mlive.com Two Holland businesses to expand, add 29 jobs Brian McVicar | bmcvicar@mlive.com

Life & Culture Land conservancy buys 17 acres of old-growth forest, Lake Huron coastline for public preserve Prehistoric Forest owner has visions for rebirth despite demolition order Michigan is home to top 2 resorts in Midwest, Condé Nast Traveler readers say

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