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Money Tight? No State’s Worse For That Than Michigan
If you're in Michigan and struggling to make ends meet, know that you're not alone. A new study finds that Michigan leads the nation with the greatest percentage of people in financial distress. The personal finance website WalletHub recently dug into the data to determine the "States with the Most...
Former Michigan Football Player Andre Seldon Jr. Dies
Tragic Loss: Former Michigan Football Star Drowns at 22. According to multiple reports, Andre Seldon Jr., a former Michigan football player and standout at Belleville High School, drowned at the age of 22 after diving off a cliff into the water at Porcupine Dam, according to the Cache County Sheriff’s Office.
Popular Michigan Tag Team Reportedly Signing with WWE
Wrestling is cool again. It's like the attitude era all over again with the way the business has changed over the last few years. Still, plenty of stars made their name in the years between. One such tag team was the Motor City Machine Guns. Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, both born in Michigan (Shelley in Detroit, Sabin in Pinckney), for the duo that has won championships pretty much everywhere in wrestling except the WWE.
Whitmer focuses on policy at NAACP event
(The Center Square) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defended President Joe Biden at this week’s NAACP Convention in Las Vegas amidst growing calls across the party for him to drop out of the race. The contrast is notable. The governor is a top name floated in the Democratic Party as a replacement for the president, even […]
WMTA shares mid-summer fun: Coast Guard Fest, Art in the Park & more
July is almost over, but there's no end to the fun in store for West Michiganders this summer. The West Michigan Tourist Association stopped by FOX 17's studio to bring you more fun events
Michigan Making Money: Salaries Of The State’s Top 1% Earners
Most people have a desire to make as much money as they possibly can to not just take care of themselves and their families but also to have bragging rights as one of the richest people alive or to ever live. I can't lie, it's nice motivation to have in life and money does make life easier and happier but is not the end all be all since we don't get to take it with us after life. Nonetheless, most of us are competing for the best paying jobs for different reasons.
Retired Michigan couple 'crack code' to win $26million on the lottery with 'genius' method
A retired couple used simple arithmetic to "crack the code" of lotteries, winning a staggering $26million in state lottery games. Jerry and Marge Selbee also helped many others in their hometown of Evart, Michigan, beat the system. Their fascinating life story was turned into the movie Jerry & Marge Go Large after they sold the rights to a Hollywood studio.
Car Insurance, Cats, and Racial Discrimination
Hello World is a weekly newsletter—delivered every Saturday morning—that goes deep into our original reporting and the questions we put to big thinkers in the field. Browse the archive here. Hello world,. On Thursday, The Markup and Outlier Media published an investigation into car insurance pricing in Michigan...
Umbrella weather: Chance of showers to start workweek in Metro Detroit
After a hotter-than-normal June with a heat wave in Southeast Michigan, temperatures have largely been near normal to slightly below normal this month. Metro Detroit’s seasonable weather will continue through the week. Sunday night into Monday will bring mostly cloudy conditions. Early morning lows will be near 65 degrees in Detroit, Downriver and Monroe, lower 60s for most other communities in Metro Detroit, and mid to upper 50s in the Thumb.
Concrete demolition in progress at Soo Locks, noise expected 6 days a week
Editor's Note: The spelling for Kokosing Alberici Traylor has been fixed. SAULT STE. MARIE — Construction rages on in Sault Ste. Marie, with progress continuing on the New Lock at the Soo project. According to a Facebook post from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Sabin Lock is being demolished to allow...
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