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Leelanau Co. deputies looking for car that hit pedestrian while she was walking her dog
LEELANAU COUNTY — The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information on a car that was involved in a pedestrian accident. On Thursday around 10:50 a.m., Leelanau County deputies were sent to a car vs. pedestrian accident on M-22 (N West Bayshore Drive) near Overlook Road in Leelanau Township. The pedestrian, a 49-year-old woman from Birmingham, was hit while walking a dog and checking the mail, deputies said. The suspect vehicle, a 2018-2021 Honda Accord, maroon metallic in color, fled the scene south toward the village of Omena, deputies said.
No body, partial body contact advisories issued for Traverse City beaches
TRAVERSE CITY — After water sampling conducted on Wednesday, July 10, the Grand Traverse County Health Department issued advisories at several beaches. Out of 11 beaches tested, seven had E. coli levels above the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s (EGLE) standard for water quality. A no body contact advisory was issued for: A partial body contact advisory was issued for:
Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75
Shelley Duvall, the intrepid, Texas-born movie star whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman and who co-starred in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” has died. She was 75. Duvall died Thursday in her sleep at her home in Blanco, Texas, her longtime partner, Dan Gilroy, announced. The cause was complications of diabetes, said her friend, the publicist Gary Springer. “My dear, sweet, wonderful life, partner, and friend left us last night,” Gilroy said in a statement. “Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away beautiful Shelley.” Duvall was attending junior college in Texas when Altman’s crew members, preparing to film “Brewster McCloud,” encountered her as at a party in Houston in 1970. They introduced her to the director, who cast her “Brewster McCloud” and made her his protege.
President Biden’s team says Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are the ‘clearest’ path to victory
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden campaign is laying out what it sees as its path to winning the White House in a new memo sent to its staffers Thursday, saying that winning the Blue Wall states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the “clearest pathway” to victory. Though senior aides write in the memo that they could clinch 270 electoral votes in a number of ways, the new memo, obtained by the Associated Press, says those three states are critical and why President Joe Biden has prioritized those areas in his recent travels. The memo, from campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon and campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez, also contends that Biden remains the strongest Democratic opponent to Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. “There is also no indication that anyone else would outperform the president vs. Trump,” the memo says. “Hypothetical polling of alternative nominees will always be unreliable, and surveys do not take into account the negative media environment that any Democratic nominee will encounter. The only Democratic candidate for whom this is already baked in is President Biden.”
Notable former Luce Co. Sheriff Kevin Erickson dies after long illness
The Luce County Sheriff’s Office said retired Sheriff Kevin Erickson passed away in the early Thursday from a long illness. His career with the office started in 1978. Shortly after becoming a deputy, Erickson became sheriff at 22 years old, making him the youngest sheriff in Michigan history at the time. Sheriff Erickson retired in 2017 after 37 years, also making him the longest-serving sheriff in the state of Michigan. After retiring as sheriff, Erickson became a county commissioner and later the Luce County emergency management coordinator. He will also be remembered as an instructor at Northern Michigan University Police Academy.
Body contact advisory lifted for Richardi Park Beach in Antrim Co.
UPDATE 7/12/24 11:00 a.m. The Health Department of Northwest Michigan (HDNW) is lifting a beach advisory put into place Thursday based on testing conducted at Richardi Park in the Village of Bellaire, Antrim County. The advisory posting at the beach has been removed. 7/11/24 10:00 a.m. ANTRIM COUNTY — The Health Department of Northwest Michigan is issuing a beach advisory based on testing conducted on Wednesday at Richardi Park in Bellaire.
Cornwall Creek Flooding drawdown to begin Aug. 12
CHEBOYGAN COUNTY — Cornwall Creek Flooding will be lowered by about 6 feet beginning Monday, Aug. 12, to comply with a state safety order and prepare for dam renovations, with the goal of preserving the impoundment for recreation and wildlife. Access to the flooding will be affected, and the Shore-to-Shore equestrian trail will be rerouted during the project. Northern Michigan-based conservation nonprofit Huron Pines is leading the two-phase project to draw down the 161-acre flooding and renovate the dam, which is owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Division. Managed as a non-motorized fishing and recreation area, the flooding attracts anglers, kayakers and horseback riders and lies at the heart of the Pigeon River Country State Forest. Built in 1966, the earthen dam impounds Cornwall Creek, a small tributary of the Pigeon River in southern Cheboygan County. A 2019 safety inspection by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), the state agency which regulates dams, rated the dam and its water control infrastructure in poor condition. Past and recent engineering inspections indicate the partial drawdown is necessary to reduce the risk of a potential failure until problems with the dam can be addressed.
Biden to give special press conference Thursday evening
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has a fresh opportunity Thursday to try to prove to the American public that he’s capable of serving another four years after his debate flop threw the future of his presidency into doubt. But Biden is not known as a master of the big rhetorical moment and his recent cleanup efforts have proved inadequate. Biden, 81, will close out the NATO summit in Washington — an event meant to showcase his leadership on the world stage — with a rare solo press conference. His stamina and effectiveness are under the microscope like never before and he’s struggling...
Hoof around the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY - If you are looking for a fun event for the family to enjoy the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival is happening now until Aug. 11. There are opportunities to be awed by the jumps and strides from horses and riders from all different levels. Gary Howe, marketing and communications manager at Traverse City Horse Shows, says, “I think taking in that this is right in our backyard in Northern Michigan, that we have 12 weeks of Olympic-level competition. We get riders from around the around the world representing about 25 countries in 2023, and we expect that...
Alpenfest runs all week in Gaylord with fun for all
GAYLORD — Alpenfest 59 started on Tuesday, but there’s still time to catch the fun. The festival draws many people from across the state, and it’s easy to see why with all the activities, which include a stone-throwing competition, line dancing class and the famous ice cream social. Organizers say it’s a great time for the community to come together on Main Street. “We’re bringing Northern Michigan together here in downtown Gaylord for one whole week, and our crowds have been increasing year after year since COVID. So we’re really happy about that. We’ve got a lot of positive comments. We’re always adding something new, and it’s friends meeting friends that haven’t seen one another in years,” said festival chairman Kenneth Mattei.
Boaters motor in for Thursday’s Boyne Thunder powerboat poker run
BOYNE CITY — This weekend, boaters will get to enjoy Lake Charlevoix at high speed. Boyne Thunder is a thrilling powerboat poker run hosted by Boyne City Main Street. Boaters will make their away to five different stops around the lake to collect cards. At the end, everyone will open the cards to reveal who has the best hand. The money raised from the event helps to promote downtown as well as Camp Quality, which helps children battling cancer, and Challenge Mountain, which assists people with disabilities.
Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas election officials have rejected the petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure. The secretary of state’s office on Wednesday said organizers behind the measure did not submit paperwork required about paid canvassers it used. The groups submitted more than 101,000 signatures on Friday. The measure would have barred laws banning abortion in the first 20 weeks of gestation and allowed abortion later in pregnancy in cases of rape, incest, threats to the woman’s health or life, or if the fetus would be unlikely to survive birth. Arkansas’ abortion ban took effect when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade two years ago.
Grand Traverse Area Children’s Garden hosts sensory-friendly event for their anniversary
TRAVERSE CITY — As part of their 25th anniversary, Grand Traverse Area Children’s Garden is hosting a sensory-friendly awareness event. Each child gets noise-reducing headphones and a chance to watch and dance during an acoustic set with local band The Accidentals, then enjoy a musical petting zoo with the Traverse City Philharmonic. The Children’s Garden team took special care coming up with the activities, and specialists will be onsite for guidance and resources. “Accessible, but more important, understood by the greatest extent of people. Doesn’t matter size, age, ability or disability. There’s going to be a calm space – visual supports, regulation, stations, sensory breaks,” said executive director Sarah Kuschell.
2 decades of hard work pays off for recent Ferris graduate
BIG RAPIDS — After two decades of hard work, this past spring, Massiel Calderon crossed the graduation stage at Ferris State University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree. But this achievement represented more than just earning a diploma. “I feel like that bachelor’s degree is a symbol of my entire family’s resilience because it took me 20 years to get her bachelor’s. And when I say it out loud, I’m like, this is bananas. But the process that I took to get here, I wouldn’t have traded it for anything, because I don’t think I would have captured all the philosophical teachings that I learned as an 18-year-old,” said Massiel Calderon. Massiel and her husband, Rafael, faced many obstacles in the past two decades that delayed her from earning her degree. “His mom, she became ill with leukemia, which is very aggressive and progressive. And we did lose her in three months time. and as a result, Ralphie’s younger siblings, Mia Calderon and Spencer Calderon, they were going to go into foster care unless somebody in the family stood up and we didn’t even talk about it. We just knew what had to get done,” said Calderon.
George Clooney asks Biden to leave race, floats Whitmer and several others as an alternative
Movie star and lifelong Democrat George Clooney added his voice to calls for Joe Biden to leave the presidential race on Wednesday, just weeks after headlining a fundraiser that brought in a record single-night haul for the president’s reelection campaign. Clooney said in a New York Times opinion piece that he loves Biden, but the party would lose the presidential race as well as any control in Congress with him as the nominee. “This isn’t only my opinion; this is the opinion of every senator and congress member and governor that I’ve spoken with in private,” wrote Clooney. He’s hosted several high-dollar Hollywood fundraisers, including for Biden last month. Clooney argued the party should pick a new nominee at its convention next month, saying the process would be “messy” but “wake up” voters in the party’s favor, mentioning Vice President Kamala Harris and Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Gavin Newsom of California among those from who the country should now hear.
Indiana man gets 14 months after guilty plea to threatening Michigan election official in 2020
DETROIT (AP) — An Indiana man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison after pleading guilty to making a violent threat against a local election official in Michigan soon after the 2020 election. A federal judge sentenced Andrew Nickels, 38, of Carmel, Indiana, on Tuesday for threatening to kill a suburban Detroit clerk, The Detroit News reported. He had pleaded guilty in February to transmitting threats in interstate commerce. In a voicemail left on Nov. 10, 2020, Nickels threatened to kill Tina Barton, a Republican who at the time was the clerk in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Investigators said he accused her of fraud and said she deserved a “throat to the knife” for saying there were no irregularities in the 2020 election. Then-President Donald Trump had claimed there were election irregularities in Michigan and elsewhere following his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Michigan Republican lawmakers investigated the 2020 presidential election for months and found no widespread or systemic fraud, concluding that Biden had won the state.
How People in Michigan Can Use Crypto
Ever since Bitcoin blew up, cryptocurrencies have flourished with tens of thousands of other tokens being minted since and many new ones popping up all the time. In this fast-moving world of digital assets, crypto offers residents of Michigan a range of opportunities to use them — from investments to many practical uses for everyday life. The most successful and largest cryptos by market capitalization, such as Bitcoin and Solana are rapidly becoming more popular as a payment method for online services. One of the sectors that are leading the way with its adoption as a valid means of exchange...
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