A black bear with a sweet tooth broke into a popular Michigan chocolate shop, and it’s all caught on video.

The Illinois Supreme Court will hear an appeal of actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying to Chicago police.

Actor Jussie Smollett has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in his yearslong legal battle stemming from charges that he staged a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lied about it to Chicago police.

An appeals court has upheld the disorderly conduct convictions of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police.

A “large number” of shorebirds were found dead at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore last weekend.

The grave of a man who served in the U.S. Civil War has been formally marked at a northern Michigan cemetery.

The U.S. government plans to capture more wild horses on federal lands this year than ever before.

A judge in Chicago has denied a last-ditch effort to dismiss a criminal case against actor Jussie Smollett.

A judge has ruled that Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019.

The City of Detroit will join five other cities across the country and three abroad in an international celebration of the late singer, actress and model Aaliyah on the 20th anniversary of her tragic death.

U.S. land managers have begun efforts to capture about 50% more wild horses than originally planned this year because of severe drought across the U.S. West.

A judge has ruled that he won't kick one of Jussie Smollett's attorneys off his case but that the attorney won't be allowed to question two key witnesses if the case goes to trial.

All of Michigan saw at least some sort of snow on Monday -- but some parts of the state saw upwards of a foot. The National Weather Service released a “very” preliminary 48-hour snowfall report as of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, showing the highest snowfall reports around the state. But in Empire, just west of Traverse City, 30 inches of snow was reported. Take a look below:Snowfall reports around Michigan on Nov. 12, 2019. (National Weather Service)Read on: Updated snow totals around Metro Detroit for Veterans Day storm

EMPIRE, Mich. - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan has welcomed its 50 millionth visitor. The National Park Service says other visitors applauded when Meghan Boertman entered Sleeping Bear's visitor center in Empire, west of Traverse City. Officials say the milestone comes a year ahead of Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore's 50th anniversary. Visitor statistics are culled from road, visitor center and campground counters as well as North and South Manitou islands. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was recently named one of the best beaches in the country by Big 7 Travel.