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Michigan’s first all-female honor flight
REGION- The Honor Flight Network is a national organization with programs to transport Veterans across America to see their memorials. On June 11, more than 150 veterans made history when they completed the first flight of its kind, Michigan’s first all-female honor flight. The female veterans combined service amounts to 1,605 years. It was an emotional and heartwarming welcome home ceremony at The Bishop International Airport in Flint.
Fourth Human Case Of Bird Flu Confirmed As Experts Sound Alarm Of Potential Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the fourth human case of bird flu linked to the ongoing dairy cow outbreak. This case, reported on Wednesday, concerns a dairy worker in Colorado, which follows previously reported cases in Texas and Michigan. Similar to the prior instances, the latest patient is a dairy farm worker who came into contact with cows that tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. The worker was under monitoring due to their exposure to the infected cattle and reported symptoms to state health authorities.
West Michigan adventure course manufacturer expands into global markets
A 35-year-old West Michigan manufacturer specializing in outdoor recreation equipment and attractions is eyeing more in-state growth while tapping into global markets just catching on to its products. Allegan-based RCI Adventure Products makes and installs indoor and outdoor ropes courses, ziplines, climbing walls and mazes, filling a manufacturing niche in...
Olga’s Kitchen coming to three new Michigan cities, hosted by Big Boy
The Southeast Michigan-based Olga’s Kitchen restaurant chain is expanding its reach to three new cities around the state – with a little help from another Michigan-based restaurant. Olga’s Kitchen, known for its pita sandwiches, salads, soups and Mediterranean-inspired dishes, will be expanding to Midland, Muskegon and Battle Creek...
MDOT uses a Model T to audit roads in Amish, Mennonite communities. Here's why.
(CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Department of Transportation shared a YouTube video on Wednesday showing how it uses a Ford Model T to inspect state roads in Amish and Mennonite communities.In the video, MDOT audited M-91 in Montcalm County, where the department will add more pavement width on the shoulder to accommodate the horses pulling buggies.In a social media post, MDOT said the vehicle is used "to see first-hand how horse-drawn buggies experience that roads and shoulders, working to ensure safety."According to a study by Elizabeth College, Michigan had the sixth-largest Amish population in 2023, estimated to be 18,445 people."If you're riding in a Model T, you're going to have about the same experience on the shoulder of the road that you would if you're riding in an Amish buggy," Del Kirby, MDOT Transporation Service Centers manager in the Grand Region, said in the video. "So this is a way for us to kind of go out and do a road audit on shoulders, showing that experience that the Amish have with different road and shoulder configurations without ever having to impose on the Amish or putting staff in jeopardy."
J.K. Simmons Spotted at Tigers Game Repping West Michigan Minor League Gear
There's a lot of Michigan Celebrities you might spot at a game once in a while. It's well documented that Jeff Daniels and Eminem are both die-hard Lions fans (among many other Michiganders), and while they might not openly admit it now, Steve Yeun and Martin Lawrence are both big fans of the Detroit Pistons.
Gov. Whitmer grants pardons, commutes sentences of 2 serving life terms
LANSING, MI – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday granted five clemency requests, including sentence reductions for two people serving life terms for murder. The two pardons and three sentence commutations issued Thursday, July 4, were based on recommendations from the Michigan Parole Board. “By granting clemency to five individuals...
MI legislature votes to ban 'LGBTQ panic defense,' sends to Gov. Whitmer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In Lansing, Michigan lawmakers last week passed a potential ban on the use of what is often referred to as the "LGBTQ panic defense." Per House Bill 4718, the discovery, knowledge or disclosure of a victim's "real or perceived sex, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation" will no longer be admissible in state court in a defendant's effort to claim and prove reasonable provocation or reduced mental capacity.
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