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Monroe County election guide: three running for drain commissioner
MONROE COUNTY — Voters in Monroe County have more than 30 contested races in Aug. 6's primary election. The Monroe News sent questionnaires to the candidates in the contested races. Profiles of the candidates in contested primaries will be published over the next few days. Below are the responses from incumbent Republican Monroe County drain commissioner David P. Thompson of Erie, who is being challenged for the four-year drain commissioner position by Republicans John Gonta of Monroe and Jamie...
Metro Detroit freeways flood during Tuesday storms
Flooding closed multiple freeways across metro Detroit on Tuesday evening as a storm crashed into the region. A flood advisory was in place until 11 p.m. in northeast Wayne County, and part of Macomb and Oakland counties, said Brian Cromwell, a National Weather Service meteorologist out of White Lake. ...
Michigan One Of Nation’s Best For Middle Class Home Buyers
The home buying scene has not been great to those that have become adults in the last 15 years as the market continues to rise with no imminent crash in sight. For some young adults owning their own home is something they feel could never happen while others are clinging on to their houses because it's too expensive to move in the current housing climate.
Michigan leaders talk funding needs after federal infrastructure law expires in 2026
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Twp.) held a Commerce subcommittee field hearing in Lansing to gain insight into how a massive federal infrastructure spending bill is implemented across Michigan. The hearing could aid discussions on renewing transportation infrastructure funding in the future and how the federal government assists state and local agencies, in addition to […] The post Michigan leaders talk funding needs after federal infrastructure law expires in 2026 appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Gov. Whitmer On Hulk Hogan Endorsing Donald Trump – ‘I’m An Iron Sheik Fan’
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has shared her support for the Iron Sheik after Hulk Hogan publicly endorsed Donald Trump for President. At the 2024 Republican National Convention, Hogan called Trump his “hero” and endorsed the 78-year-old to be a “real American.”. Appearing in Lansing, Michigan, Whitmer was...
Wayne County community calls for day of peace: "One person can make a difference"
(CBS DETROIT) — Wayne County community members gathered on Monday for a day of peace. Local leaders, clergy members, and law enforcement joined them as they worked to combat senseless violence. "Violence is not a Black, white, gender, or religious issue. It's a human issue," said pastor Ovella Davis, the founder and president of Code 22.Code 22 is a violence reduction initiative in which, on the 22nd of every month, people across Detroit are asked to focus on doing something positive."We ask for citizens to honor the code by wearing white and promoting peace. And this is our way of protesting against...
Hulk Hogan to visit metro Detroit, launch new beer after memorable RNC speech
A little less than a week after WWE legend Hulk Hogan tore his shirt off in honor of former President Donald Trump and earned a rousing chant of “U-S-A” at the Republican National Convention, he’s bringing his “Real American Beer” to Michigan. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, launched the American-style light...
Redemption through reform: Inside Michigan’s first weapons court for teens
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - It’s the first of its kind in the state and one of just a few across the nation. Ingham County’s Weapons Court is giving kids caught with guns a chance to turn their lives around. The court started about six months ago. It’s a...
Michigan State Police looking for fugitive accused of crimes against children
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State Police are looking for a man accused of multiple crimes against children, alongside several other crimes. Stephen “Steve” Philip Foster, 55, has warrants for child sexually abusive activity, possession and distribution or promotion as a sex offender, failure to comply with a registration act on a previous conviction of criminal sexual conduct in the 2nd degree against a person under 13, firearms in possession by a felon, and controlled substance by maintaining a drug house.
BIG GOODBYE: National Discount Chain Closing 4 Michigan Locations
I'm afraid I don't have good news for Michigan bargain hunters. After closing 52 stores nationwide in 2023 and announcing in late June 2024 that they'd be closing another 35 - 40 locations, it looks like the hammer has dropped on at least four Michigan stores. It's becoming an all-too-familiar...
Gov. Whitmer signs $23.4B education budget into law. Here's what's in it.
FLINT — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law Tuesday an education budget that has drawn criticism from some of her traditionally strongest allies — school superintendents and other educators. Whitmer celebrated the budget she signed at a Flint preschool and day care, saying it invests in Michigan students, puts more money in the...
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