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Lee's new film, Chiraq, draws on an ancient idea to deal with the present-day crisis of gun violence in Chicago. Natalie Moore of member station WBEZ explains how.

(MPRN-Lansing) Almost 30 state House Republicans have signed a letter asking a state panel to reject a funding increase for Planned Parenthood of Mid and…

More than a hundred years after the once-thriving trade in North American fur wound down, Western Michigan University Professor says we’re still learning…

(MPRN-Lansing) Existing data centers in Michigan want guarantees that they’ll get the same tax treatment as a proposed project near Grand Rapids.…

Fueling the climate talks in France means one thing: bread — and lots of it. The bakery at the climate talks in Paris makes 10,000 bread rolls a day.

The Book Concierge features 260+ great reads recommended by NPR staff and book critics. (And it even helps you go find those books at your local library.)

More than 55,000 veterans in southwest Michigan have now have easier access to health, employment, and education benefits. That’s thanks to a…

Mark Brotebeck primarily paints portraits of famous musicians from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. Artists like Jerry Garcia and Bob Dylan.Of course, there are…

The public has little more than a week to comment on a plan for the Allied Paper Landfill site. The Environmental Protection Agency and the City of…

Chicago's department is the latest to be in the spotlight for shooting a black man, which critics say is evidence of a long history of the city's police using excessive force on minorities.