Since 2016 the Lake Michigan Commercial Fishing Board has requested a rule change to allow netters to keep and sell lake trout. In 2023 the DNR convened a series of meetings to review lake trout ...

Each year, the Michigan DNR takes inventory of forest roads across the state. Based on the conditions of the roads and state ...

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — An injured bald eagle has been turned over to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) after it was found laying in a ditch Sunday morning in Hamilton ...

A recovering native fish could be part of a commercial fishery in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan if a new ...

Paddle-boarders seen on White Iron Lake in September 2018. The Minnesota DNR sued Lake County on Oct. 3 to stop the expansion of a century-old resort on the lake. (Jenna Ross/The Minnesota Star ...

IRONWOOD, MI — The state of Michigan and an Upper Peninsula land management company have swapped thousands of acres of subsurface mineral rights in a transaction that enables private exploration ...

Eric Henderson is Managing Editor, Midwest for CBSNews.com. He has won three Emmy Awards, an Eric Sevareid Award and two Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Rumors involving a supposedly newly discovered giant freshwater species named the "Kodiak shark" have persisted in corners of the internet since at least 2023, with dozens of videos citing the ...

CALEDONIA, Mich. — The Great Lakes fishery is a multibillion-dollar operation, attracting anglers from across the country.

Archery season for deer hunting is in its third week in Michigan, and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said 20,000 deer have been harvested so far across the state. The DNR said each year ...

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There is no surprise then, that only 2 mornings have had temperatures below freezing, and snow has been of no concern in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. This has also kept Lake Michigan very warm ...