Weird News

Lent traditionally bans meat on Fridays, but history shows plenty of unusual exceptions. From muskrat in Michigan to beavers, capybaras, and even puffins, religious leaders found creative solutions to local challenges.

World of Winter is postponing weekend events in Grand Rapids due to extreme cold, while art installations remain open through the festival’s March 1 end.

A West Michigan university offers a free dinosaur park with life-size replicas, fossils, and an outdoor rock garden that’s open year-round.

A plane crash happened near Mount Pleasant, Michigan, in 1977, but the plane has never been found. An old newspaper article based on a psychic's claim has renewed public interest in finding the missing plane.

Former Detroit Lion and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Calvin Johnson recently said he smoked weed throughout his NFL career.

A wild math question leads to a surprising look at just how massive Lake Superior really is.

While most everything is closed on Christmas, one Michigan store will be open and will be selling beer. If you need to make a beer run, we have the details for you here.

Flint Tropics Night brings wrestling, a bear, and pure chaos to a Grand Rapids Gold game.

The Saginaw Township Police Department recently located a wandering pig. Since then the pig spent some time with animal control, got a name, and now has a new home.

Cougars are being spotting more frequently than ever before in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. One was recently hit by a vehicle and walked away from the crash.

A Detroit teen says she had no idea she was pregnant until she gave birth at home on Thanksgiving, then panicked and said the baby was left on the porch.

The RoboCop statue is finally up in downtown Detroit. Several Michiganders recently made suggestions on what Grand Rapids version of the RoboCop statue should be.