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Jase Richardson making his own way as he joins Michigan State roster
HOLT – Up until early June, Jase Richardson has been the son of a Michigan State national champion and treated as such when he spent time in the Spartans program and with coach Tom Izzo. “Growing up, knowing Izzo, it’s kind of just been a family bond over the...
Nick Marsh shares why he stayed with Michigan State football despite coaching change
Michigan State football was able to still bring in one of the top wide receivers in the country in its 2024 recruiting class. That is none other than Nick "Megatron" Marsh from River Rouge. Marsh already showed why he is going to see the field quickly and often in the...
SALE: 50% off Spartan Tailgate VIP memberships
It might not feel like it yet, but college football season is just around the corner. Less than a month from now, training camps will be underway across the country. That being the case, 247Sports has flipped the switch on a fresh sale for new VIP members. For a limited time, new sign-ups can grab a Spartan Tailgate VIP membership at 50% off regular price! That's less than $4.50 per month for your first year getting complete access to everything on the 247Sports network as a VIP member.
Corrections officers union asks Gov. Whitmer to deploy National Guard due to staffing shortages in Michigan prisons
(CBS DETROIT) - A union that represents Michigan corrections officers asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday to deploy the National Guard to help understaffed prisons. Byron Osborn, the president of the Michigan Corrections Organization - SEIU Local 526M, said in a letter to Whitmer that she needs to "take working conditions that have persisted and worsened" throughout her time as governor.The letter says that corrections officers have to work mandatory 16-hour overtime shifts per week, and have to run prison operations with "far less" than the number of officers required. Osborn said officers often have to work in isolated areas by themselves, jeopardizing...
Abandoned Michigan Sears Store: A Silent Reminder
WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. Sears stores were founded in 1886 as the R.W. Sears Watch Company in Chicago. Along with Richard Sears, the company was co-founded by Alvah Roebuck. For almost...
Michigan’s rarest butterfly is going extinct. Scientists are trying to save it.
BENTON HARBOR, MI – Ashley Cole-Wick brushed a walking pole across the tops of thin-leafed sedges in a groundwater-fed prairie fen in southern Michigan when a tiny, brown butterfly took flight. The endangered Mitchell’s satyr bobbled through the air low along the tops of the tall sedges and landed...
6 Michigan beaches closed, under advisories ahead of 4th of July holiday weekend
There are six Michigan beaches closed or under contamination advisories ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend. If your Fourth of July celebrations include a beach trip, check this list of beaches closed or under contamination advisories for water quality that’s unsafe or questionable for human contact. Even if...
Law firm: Michigan's 'most dangerous' intersections are mostly in metro Detroit
Michigan Auto Law in Farmington Hills compiles an annual list of the most dangerous intersections in the state based upon findings from Michigan State Police official data. The law firm says Eleven Mile Road/I-696 at Van Dyke Avenue is the most dangerous intersection in Michigan, with 218 crashes and 52 injuries. Crashes increased 69.9% over the last five years, from 129 in 2019 to 218 in 2023.
Woman tucks kitten under her coat, walks out of Michigan humane society
LANSING, MI – A woman was caught on camera tucking kitten under her coat and leaving a Michigan humane society this week, WILX reports. Surveillance video at the Capital Area Humane Society shows a woman forcing open a locked kitten cage, tucking a kitten under her coat and leaving the building on Monday afternoon, the report said.
Lottery winner ‘in disbelief’ after securing $1m Powerball prize – after years of trying she had to forfeit thousands
A MICHIGAN woman won $1 million playing Powerball after years of trying to score a win. Lisa Cecil, 66, bought the Powerball ticket at supermarket Family Fare in Grand Rapids, about 158 miles northwest of Detroit. The winning lottery ticket was drawn on June 12, 2024. She matched the five white balls with this combination: […]
Michigan Police Department Offers Best Damn Fireworks Advice, Ever
As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, a local police department is offering some great (and funny) advice about 'everything fireworks' and how to make the holiday a success. The Bath Township Police Department has always been known for its tongue-in-cheek (yet prophetic and helpful) social media posts. Bath Township...
Family says Howell seniors shot freshmen with Orbeez guns, leaving them bruised
HOWELL, Mich. (FOX 2) - A freshman says a group of older students shot him and others multiple times with an Orbeez gun during an overnight football team-building event at Howell High School last week. "I was the only one really getting bullied, more like," the student told FOX 2.
Big News Regarding Jonathan Smith, MSU Football Elite 4-Star Target
As Michigan State and head coach Jonathan Smith's staff begin to recruit the 2026 class more purposefully, their top priorities are becoming more established. One of them is four-star David Davis, and the Spartans may have put themselves in a great positi
MSU Football ranks in near top of country in revenue in 2023
Michigan State football didn’t have much onfield success in 2023, but they still made a boatload of money. Sportico released a ranking of the top 50 revenue-generating programs in the country for 2023, and Michigan State was listed in the top 20. The Spartans came in at No. 17 with $90 million in revenue. Compared to other Big Ten schools, Michigan State was No. 6 in the league behind Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska, Penn State and Wisconsin. Check out the complete list of top 50 schools below: Highest Revenue Earning College Football Programs in 2023, per @Sportico💰 pic.twitter.com/J3PoCyPHtA — College Football Report (@CFBRep) July 2, 2024 Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan state news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on Twitter @RobertBondy5.
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