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Garage on South Snow Prairie Road destroyed by “isolated extreme wind event”
BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – No injuries were reported early Tuesday morning after winds from a severe thunderstorm led to a partial building collapse at 560 South Snow Prairie Road. The Bronson Fire Department was dispatched at around 1:30 a.m.. Officials say they found a two-car attached garage completely...
There Is a Single Michigan County With Almost No Risk for a Tornado
Michigan has a significant history of tornados. While not quite like the states of Tornado Alley, there are been some doozies over the years like the 1953 twister in the Flint area that's considered one of the 10 deadliest in the nation's history to the recent Portage tornado in Southwest Michigan from 2024.
This Michigan City Has the Lowest Cost-of-Living in America
A new survey has determined that the city with the lowest cost of living in the entire United States is right here in Michigan. WalletHub recently did a deep-dive into data to determine America's "Best & Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers". The survey looked at 300 cities across the United States, comparing their affordability and quality of life, as well as their real estate markets.
Residents Could Get Infected By Mosquito-Borne Virus Found In Michigan
With the summer time in full effect, getting bitten by a mosquito is inevitable. However, some mosquitoes are carrying a virus that can infect people. Spread by infected mosquitos, the Jamestown Canyon virus typically occurs from April through September. As for common symptoms of the Jamestown Canyon virus, you can...
How Michiganders Can Get the Most Bang For Their EBT/SNAP Buck
With the ever-rising price of, well, everything these days, people across the country are looking for ways to help stretch their dollars. And there's one program in Michigan that will help those who receive EBT and SNAP benefits to get double their money. I didn't know that this program existed...
Trail cracks call for attention in South Bend and north. Data bike maps the bumpy issues.
A series of bumps across the asphalt trail in Niles, just north of Fort Street, have been so bone-jarring in recent years that many cyclists have bypassed that section of trail. And now cracks and bumps are growing in the asphalt of the Riverside Trail in South Bend that, if...
Attention Michigan Shoppers: Costco Membership Prices Going Up
Well, it seems Costco is joining the trend of raising prices in this country, much like other major retail chains have done recently. However, with Costco, they'll be raising their membership fees again. It's not something they do often, but it definitely happens. The last time Costco raised its membership...
Wiers Farm recalls cucumbers distributed to Walmart stores because of Listeria
Wiers Farm Inc. of Willard, OH, voluntarily recalls whole cucumbers with a pack date of June 5 and bagged salad cucumbers with a pack date of June 5 and June 6 after testing showed contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The company announced the recall on July 12, but the Food and...
Warning: Michigan AT&T Customers May Have Been Apart of Massive Breach
It appears that AT&T has not been kind to its Michigan customers lately. Remember that massive outage we all endured earlier this year? Well, it seems Michigan customers are now facing another headache. Reports indicate that Michigan residents may have had their personal data compromised. When big corporations suffer cyberattacks...
OPIOID SETTLEMENT | Advisor questions Michigan’s transparency over spending of opioid settlement funds
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — The leader of the Opioid Advisory Commission, a group tasked with advising state lawmakers on spending of opioid settlement funds, says they can’t get ahold of data, funding or officials. Dr. Cara Poland, an addiction medicine specialist in Grand Rapids, says the OAC is...
ALERT: Sam’s Club Policy Change Affects All Michigan Members
Sam's Club and Costco have been around for decades and have slowly changed the shopping world over the years. Both stores are wholesale institutions that provide their customers will large quantities of items for affordable prices. The gag is that you have to purchase a membership that you either pay yearly to monthly to have access to their inventory.
Mid-Michigan wakes up to another round of power outages, damage caused by overnight storms
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - It was another stormy night for the Mid-Michigan community Tuesday, as some people began to wake up without power and possibly with storm damage. On July 16, it was an active night through Mid-Michigan with thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, leaving trees split in half and homes without power, with the most reported in Jackson County.
Michigan Reports Double-Digit Errors in SNAP Benefit Payments
A large number of Food Stamp recipients are not receiving the correct amount of benefits each month, according to new data released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). About 1.3 million people in Michigan get assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) each month. SNAP benefits help...
South Bend schools wrestles with how to dispose of defunct Marquette, Greene, Eggleston
SOUTH BEND — A new South Bend schools committee tasked with determining what to do with a host of vacant or underused buildings will hold its second meeting this week. Composed of three South Bend Community School Corp. board members — Kate Lee, Leslie Wesley and Stephanie Ball — the building disposition committee,...
South Bend Police opens applications for next Citizens Police Academy
SOUTH BEND — Applications are open for the fall session of the South Bend Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy. The purpose of the academy is to give the public a closer look at the inner-workings of the police department. Sgt. Jarveair Bourn, who assists with organizing the academy...
Answering insurance questions after storm damage
Dozens of trees uprooted in Elkhart after last nights intense storms, leaving homeowners picking up the pieces. Richard Was, an insurance agent says there are a few things to do if a tree does fall onto your house, first is to get out of the house and then call your insurance agent.
LOOK: Homer Stryker Field in Kalamazoo Flooded; Growlers Offering Game Updates
UPDATE: Noon 7/16 - The Kalamazoo Growlers have issued a statement on the schedule games for Tuesday and Wednesday against the Kokomo Jackrabbits:. "Due to extreme flooding at Homer Stryker Field, Tuesday's doubleheader and Wednesday's game between the Kalamazoo Growlers and Kokomo Jackrabbits has been Postponed. The Growlers will head...
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