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Michigan Department of Transportation honoring those killed in work zone crashes
(CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Department of Transportation's Clare Welcome Center will host the National Work Zone Memorial over the Fourth of July holiday weekend for the third year in a row.The memorial, unveiled in 2002 by the American Traffic Safety Services Foundation, travels throughout the U.S. to raise awareness of work zone safety and safe driving. It displays the names of more than 1,600 roadworkers, motorists, pedestrians, law enforcement officers, public safety officials, and children who were killed in work zone crashes across the U.S.Standing at 7 feet tall and 20 feet wide, the cost to host the memorial...
Thousands of kids came out to play on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol
LANSING — Thousands of kids from across Michigan laughed and played on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol Wednesday during the Michigan Recreation & Park Association's Come out & Play event, which returned after skipping 2023. Talayah Owens, 20, a camp leader at Lansing's Parks and Recreation's Gier Community...
Caution: Drivers Leaving Michigan Southbound May Travel America’s Most Expensive Toll Roads
Michigan drivers are generally not very familiar with the concept of toll roads. Toll bridge - perhaps yes, after all the Mackinac and all bridges to Canada are tolled - but long toll roads are just not how the state chooses to fund its roads. But travelling just south of Michigan, and you may be on America's most expansive and expensive toll roads.
Michigan City Named Most Expensive for Renters in the US
It's not as though rent prices will go down anytime soon. But between the high costs of rent and low wages, many renters in cities across the nation have it worse than the rest. That's why, despite having a below-average cost of living, Michigan is home to the city deemed...
‘Wake low’ winds to blame for after-storm damage across Northern Michigan
After a line of powerful storms passed through Michigan on Tuesday, many areas still experienced gusty winds for hours afterward. In some places, winds were strong enough to topple trees over roads, onto houses and vehicles and knock out power. This after-storm damage can be attributed to a something called a “wake low.”
Who is Responsible For Those Fallen Branches? You or Your Michigan Landlord?
Yesterday's storms came roaring through, leaving a trail of uprooted trees, fallen branches, and debris all over yards across West Michigan. You didn't have to travel far to see some of the damage left behind in Muskegon and Grand Rapids yesterday. As a renter, I thankfully was (mostly) unaffected by...
Old office space is losing value and mostly unfit for anything
The office-space sector of the commercial real estate landscape is dotted with creative redevelopment projects converting empty office space into housing units, even as the remote-work era is causing the value of older bigger office buildings to fall. One of the tallest buildings in downtown Ann Arbor, among the music...
THEY’RE BACK! Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Spotted in Michigan Again
You've probably seen the campaign that Michigan, and other states, have going almost every year around this time. Billboards along the highway that say, "If you see this insect, kill it on sight," with a picture of the notorious spotted lanternfly. (At least, the message said something LIKE that.) Well,...
Tuscola County Woman Turns a $1,000 Lottery Win Into $500K
A Michigan woman went from winning $1,000 on a Michigan Lottery Scratch-off ticket to winning $500,000 overnight. The 68-year-old woman from Tuscola County scratched her way to a $1,000 win on a Luxury Cashword instant ticket. She tells the Michigan Lottery that she showed the winning ticket to her husband who pointed out that she was just one word from winning a much bigger prize.
Some West Michigan Residents Are Eligible For Food Replacement After Storms
Tuesday's storms knocked out power for many in West Michigan. One of the most devastating parts besides the damage done to homes and property is the financial loss that comes with replacing the spoiled food in your fridge and freezer. Some West Michigan Residents Are Eligible For Food Replacement After...
Do You Know When It’s Legal to Light Fireworks in Michigan?
Planning on fireworks over the Fourth of July? Make sure you know the rules, and make sure you know when it's legal to light up the sky here in Michigan. And yes, it's a good idea to know when it's legal for your neighbors to set 'em off, so you're not wasting a phone call to your local police agency.
In rural Michigan, farmers split over big solar
FOWLERVILLE – Differing opinions about large solar energy projects are pitting neighbors against each other in rural areas of Livingston County. Last November, the Legislature passed climate bills mandating utility companies to generate 60% of their energy from renewable sources, including solar and wind, by 2035, and 100% from state-approved clean energy sources by 2040.
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