Smelly 'corpse flower' blooms after 18-year wait   "Putricia" the putrid flower is the stinky star of the show this week at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. Called the "corpse flower," the Amorphophallus titanum is reportedly the smelliest flower on earth when it blooms. It doesn't bloom often, though, and Putricia took 18 years to open up and present her scent to the world. What does the plant smell like in bloom? People have compared the odor to rotten Vidalia onions or mice in an old gym bag. Why does the plant produce this terrible smell? That's how it entices beetles for pollination. But Putricia seems to have attracted many humans as well. MORE ►Hundreds get first terrible smell of blooming 'corpse flower'

Moderate drought now occurring in part of Michigan   Dry heat is continuing across Michigan, and in one area the lack of rain has led to a drought. Moderate drought is covering the northern Thumb and Iosco County, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Additionally, an expanded area within the northern Lower Peninsula and the eastern Upper Peninsula are now categorized as "abnormally dry." That means those areas are days away from drought status, if they don't get proper rain. But good news might be coming this way. According to MLive's Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa, the weekend weather could include storms. MORE ►Michigan weekend weather has humidity growing, storms possible

Michigan's top 50 football recruits for 2019   Are you missing football as much as we are? If so, you can daydream about what the future of college football will look like while scoping out the top 50 football recruits for the 2019 class. Michigan State is really reeling in the in-state talent (sorry, Wolverines), grabbing up five of the top 15 recruits in Michigan. Eighteen of the top 50 recruits have made commitments in the past month-and-a-half. We are especially looking forward to seeing what 5-star recruit Devontae Dobbs does when he gets to MSU, but he is far from the only exciting player on this list. MORE ►Get to know Devontae Dobbs