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Pleasant evening and weekend in store
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Pleasant summertime weather remains on tap for the rest of your Friday and into this coming weekend as our friend “the big blue H”, or High pressure, dominates the Great Lakes region through at least midday Sunday. Recall that High pressure typically provides us with calmer, quieter, and drier weather while Low Pressure brings more active, unsettled weather. This High Pressure keeps things pleasant for us in the forecast before more active weather arrives into next week.
Law enforcement event aimed to build trust with community
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Building trust and relationships was the purpose behind a free community event on Friday, July 26. It brought law enforcement officers from the Saginaw area to meet those they serve and protect. New Birth Missionary Baptist Church hosted Troopers on Tour. Michigan State Police, Saginaw Township...
Suspect charged in first Flint homicide of 2023 sentenced to prison
FLINT, MI – A Flint man was sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to the city’s first homicide of 2023. Ryan Lamar Cooper, 32, will serve at least seven years and two months to a maximum of 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. He has been in jail for more than 1,500 days.
Bank robber apologizes to teller for traumatic experience, ordered to repay nearly $8,000
SAGINAW, MI — Though robbing a credit union netted a Saginaw man several thousand dollars in the short term, it also cost him his the next few years in prison. Stephan A. Belvin Jr., 23, on Thursday, July 25, appeared before Saginaw County Circuit Judge Darnell Jackson for sentencing, having pleaded guilty in June to bank robbery. Prosecutors did not dismiss any additional charges.
Drink Up – Popular Flint Bar Closing After 22 Years
A beloved downtown Flint bar will be closing after 22 years in Genesee County. The Loft on Saginaw Street will officially close on New Year's Day, January 1, 2025. Owner Rodney Ott announced the closure through social media. I love the fact that Ott wants to make the rest of...
Michigan State football players have to realize that respect is earned
Respect. It's something that Michigan State football fans feel like their favorite program has never quite been able to garner, even when Mark Dantonio was leading it to five 11-plus win seasons in six years. It's been seemingly lacking from a national perspective. And that hasn't stopped in recent years,...
Michigan State AD Alan Haller on measuring success for Smith in Year 1, Big Ten expansion, Friday games
INDIANAPOLIS – In his prolonged search for Michigan State's next football coach, athletic director Alan Haller narrowed his focus to three finalists. He met with two, the first being the man he'd eventually hire, Oregon State's Jonathan Smith, and promptly canceled the third meeting. Smith had won him over,...
The proposed community center in the Meridian Mall is closer to becoming reality
Due to construction at Chippewa Middle School, the Meridian Township Senior Center will soon need a new home. Now, plans are forming to re-imagine it as a community center in the Meridian Mall.
Former MSU DB Darqueze Dennard honored to be going into the Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fame
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A few weeks ago, Darqueze Dennard received a special phone call from MSU Athletic Director Alan Haller. He told Dennard that he was going to be a part of the new class being inducted into the Michigan State Athletic Hall of Fame. The former MSU...
State representative Emily Dievendorf aims to change the political system
Entering the political field means navigating a constantly evolving landscape, and state Rep. Emily Dievendorf, D-Lansing has not shied away from change.An MSU alumna, Dievendorf is a formidable advocate for social and civil justice, with a career marked by their commitment to equity and representation.Dievendorf's career in politics was unexpected. During their time at MSU studying social relations through James Madison College, they wrote a speech arguing that political positions limit one's ability to effect systemic change. This perspective was shaped by their belief that true change often occurs outside the constraints of formal political roles.However, after catalyzing significant change...
What's happening with MSU's Board of Trustees? A timeline of the past year
Michigan State University's Board of Trustees have continually made headlines this past year as its infighting spilled out into the open, attracting scrutiny and criticism from across the state. While the eight publicly elected officials that comprise the board - tasked with providing broad oversight of the university's affairs and finances - have made some headway on repairing internal tensions in recent months, their fate ultimately rests in the governor's hands as she decides whether to remove two of its members for misconduct. Here's a timeline of everything that brought the board to the fragile position it's in today:
Beal Gardens staff talk work over the summer, difficulties of the season
Although many people leave campus once the spring semester concludes, the work only begins for those at the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden.Bethany Troy, lead gardener and botanical technologist of the garden, recently adopted the title in February, previously working at the Horticulture Gardens for eight years."I was just looking for a change, and this position opened up," Troy said. "When I interviewed with Beal, they talked about their community emphasis, that meant a lot to me."Troy said typically, spring and fall sees more cleanup around the garden, whereas in the summer the real maintenance begins.Troy and her two other gardeners...
3 Michigan State basketball takeaways from night 8 of Moneyball
Moneyball is almost at its end as Thursday night was night eight of 10 for the summer. So far the theme in my Moneyball takeaways has been Michigan State basketball players doing extremely well, from the newcomers all the way to the veterans. However, Thursday night was potentially the worst...
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