Francis X. Donnelly

2 weeks ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Francis X. Donnelly

For half a century, Rolf Peterson has visited a remote island in Lake Superior where the snow comes up to his hip and the cold wind is fierce enough to split a tree trunk. During the trips, he studies the equally brutal relationship between wolves and moose. Two things have happened during the 55 years the wolf biologist has traveled to Isle Royale. The project turned into one of the most well-known studies of wolves, and he became one of the leading experts on the animal.

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Francis X. Donnelly

MICHIGANIANS OF THE YEAR Francis X. DonnellyThe Detroit NewsView CommentsFor half a century, Rolf Peterson has visited a remote island in Lake Superior where the snow comes up to his hip and the cold wind is fierce enough to split a tree trunk. During the trips, he studies the equally brutal relationship between wolves and moose. Two things have happened during the 55 years the wolf biologist has traveled to Isle Royale.

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Francis X. Donnelly

MICHIGAN Francis X. DonnellyThe Detroit NewsView Comments It was a bear. It was a gorilla. It was — Bigfoot? A Monroe father and son said they saw Sasquatch, and a Sasquatch-believing organization believes them. Edward Henry and his 12-year-old son went bow fishing May 18 in a swampy forest in southeast Monroe.

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Charles E. Ramirez |Francis X. Donnelly

OAKLAND COUNTYCharles E. Ramirez Francis X. DonnellyThe Detroit NewsView Comments Oakland County's plans to redevelop two downtown Pontiac buildings and move about 700 employees into them took another step forward Friday. The county's Board of Commissioners on Friday approved a $174.5 million budget for the project. The board took up the issue during its regular meeting on Thursday night, but took a recess and resumed Friday morning.

2 months ago | detroitnews.com | Francis X. Donnelly

DETROIT Francis X. DonnellyThe Detroit NewsView Comments Detroit – Among the 11,000 untested rape kits discovered in a Detroit police warehouse in 2009 was one belonging to Elle Travis. The fact that the investigation of Travis’ sexual assault had languished for years wasn’t the worst part of the ordeal, she said Saturday. It was what happened after her assailant was finally convicted in 2017. There were precious few resources that helped rape victims deal with the horror, she said.