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Anonymous driver lands bumper $4m windfall while getting gas – they bought just two items
A MYSTERY driver has won a whopping $4 million Lottery prize while refueling his car. The shocked man initially assumed the Lottery scanner was broken. After purchasing the winning ticket at the Fastlane convenience store at 3540 State Street in Saginaw County, Michigan, he became a multi-millionaire. The motorist won...
Michigan Costco Members Won’t Like Membership Changes
Costco, which is a direct competitor to Sam's Club is also making changes to their policies. Not too long ago, we learned that Sam's Club would be changing the policy surrounding their online orders for its members. They will still be offering the service but with some stricter guidelines than what they had before, but they aren't the only wholesale distributors looking to make changes.
MSP Houghton Lake Post reopens missing person cold case from the ‘80s
ROSCOMMON — The MSP Houghton Lake Post is reopening a missing person cold case. Cassandra Durham and her boyfriend left Maryland in 1987 to visit the Roscommon area. They were believed to be driving a 1980 Honda Civic station wagon. Troopers said they drove through Ohio on the way, and stopped at Cedar Point. The Honda allegedly broke down somewhere around Detroit, and the boyfriend bought a new car, an Oldsmobile Cutlass. The boyfriend claimed they both returned to Maryland, but Cassandra’s father said she never made it home.
$1.15B Great Lakes dam project enters construction phase
The states of Michigan and Illinois signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to cosponsor construction of the $1.15 billion Brandon Road Interbasin Project, which will prevent invasive carp and other aquatic nuisance species from entering the Great Lakes, per a July 1 news release from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office.
Proposed Cheboygan development receives McLaren backing
CHEBOYGAN — McLaren Northern Michigan, which operates a hospital campus in Cheboygan, is supporting the proposed Cheboygan Commons development project led by developer Bob Pulte. "Our Northern Michigan communities are highly attractive to people across the region. Cheboygan continues to grow as a destination location in Northern Michigan, and this project will...
MyMichigan Health kickstarts $40M expansion project in Clare
CLARE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- MyMichigan Medical Center in Clare is kicking off a multi-million dollar expansion project. Shovels hit the ground at a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday. MyMichigan Medical Center will be expanding and updating its Clare Medical Center. The $40 million investment project will be split into two...
AuSable River Queen remains docked, leaving Oscoda's summer tourism adrift
IOSCO COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The AuSable River Queen is a prized tourist attraction in Oscoda during the summer. But it’s been docked because the owners cannot get the boat out of the water for a required inspection. “This is the only paddle wheel of its kind in Michigan.”...
VERIFY | Biden's visit to Detroit
DETROIT, Mich — In a fiery speech perhaps meant to push back on calls for him to exit the race, President Biden touched on issues from the economy to the border during his rally in Detroit Friday. But just how true were some of those claims? Let's VERIFY. THE...
National Weather Service in Far, Remote Northern Michigan Took Over Warning Chicago as Illinois Forecasters Hunkered Down During Tornado Outbreak
The National Weather Service is the government agency we all rely upon for up-to-the-second information particularly in emergency situations like severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks. But what happens when NWS forecasters are in the line of fire for a storm? That was the situation facing the NWS office in Chicago last night (July 15, 2024) as a summer storm spawned a tornado outbreak across the region.
Michigan State Police help secure RNC in Milwaukee
Michigan attendees of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee may notice some familiar uniforms; the Michigan State Police sent troopers to assist with security for the event. Thirty-five state troopers were slated to go to Milwaukee starting July 13 in accordance with an Emergency Management Assistance Compact request from the...
The most boats ever will compete in the 100th Bayview Yacht Club race to Mackinac Island
Billed on its website as the “world’s longest continuously run long-distance freshwater yacht race,” the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race is set to start Saturday. A record-setting 334 boats have registered for the 100th year of the race, shattering the record of 316 in 1985 and a huge contrast compared with the 200 boats that raced last year, said David Stoyka, spokesman for the Bayview Yacht Club, which puts on the race.
Tigers shouldn't take Dodgers series win as a sign to buy at trade deadline, stop it
This past weekend was a glorious one for the Tigers. Although their hitters couldn't back up Tarik Skubal enough to grab a win in their first game against the Dodgers, the second and third were won in come-from-behind walk-offs thanks to heroics across the lineup. Detroit's record in July is 9-4, a much-needed improvement from the second half of June, when they went 5-9.
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