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Marquette city employees testing electric vehicles as part of MiNextCities project
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The city of Marquette is continuing to stay committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. City employees are currently testing three electric Vehicles as part of the MiNextCities project. The vehicles are two Ford E-Transit vans and one Mean Green Rival commercial mower. These vehicles were...
20th and final Marquette Blues Festival kicked off Friday
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park was filled with the sounds of blues music Friday. The 20th Marquette Blues Festival kicked off Friday evening with a performance from the Flat Broke Blues Band. Friday is the free day of the weekend, while Saturday and Sunday are ticketed events. While the festival is celebrating a big milestone, the president of the Marquette Area Blues Society Mark Hamari says this is the last blues festival.
Runners prepare for Marquette Marathon
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Runners are getting ready for another Marquette Marathon. On Friday, racers gathered at the Superior Dome to register for the full marathon, half marathon or 5K. For the full marathon, runners start in Ishpeming and finish at the Superior Dome, 26 miles later. Race director Kevin...
West Michigan Students Can Be Harry Potter With New Hogwarts Experience
West Michigan may be turning into a Harry Potter world soon!. A few students across West Michigan will be able to experience how it would be to live in the world of Harry Potter and magic. How is this working?. West Michigan's 'Hogwarts' Experience. A few Grandville Public Schools' fifth...
West Michigan Drivers Frustrated as US-131 / 96 Ramp Closure Drags On
West Michigan drivers are facing even more frustration as the bridge repair project on US-131 continues to drag on. Originally slated for completion by September 13, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced that the project is now about two weeks behind schedule. The repair work, which has closed...
24/7 Convenience Store Opens First Location in Michigan
Michiganders waited in line for hours to check out the very first of this convenience store in the Mitten State. Some people even got there hours before opening and camped out... which just goes to show how excited people are for this convenience store to come to town. Hailing all...
Michigan to see $9 million out of a massive MoneyGram settlement
Michigan residents who bought MoneyGram "official checks" some years ago that didn't end up being cashed are now looking at a chance to reclaim that money. Some $9 million is heading to Michigan as part of a more than $102 million multistate settlement announced this week. Michigan, along with 29 other states, will receive a portion of that settlement from Delaware, which held the money. ...
Southeast Michigan Braces for Cooler Weather This Weekend: Prepare for Chilly Nights
Detroit, MI – Southeast Michigan residents can expect a noticeable shift in weather this weekend as temperatures drop across the region. Today’s high temperatures will hover around the low 80s with decreasing clouds, offering some relief from the recent humidity. According to the National Weather Service, cooler and...
Dozens of Michigan schools canceled in the first week. Will students have to make up days?
Power outages and extreme heat have already led to dozens of school closings across Michigan over the past five days. And for most districts, it's only the first week of class. The new school year still has the rest of summer and all of winter to go, which means it's possible public schools...
Study shows GVSU grads five times more likely to stay in Michigan
According to findings from the Upjohn Institute, a nonpartisan research organization based in Kalamazoo, for every $100,000 spent in state appropriations, Grand Valley State University retains nearly five graduates, making it number one in the nation for graduate retention. The findings were published in a Washington Monthly story this month,...
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