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Michigan apple growers expected to harvest 30.5 million bushels in 2024
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan's apple industry is set to see an above average harvest in 2024. The state's apple crop estimate for 2024 is 30.5 million bushes, according to data released Friday by the USApple Outlook. "It is unusual to have three large crops in a row," said Diane Smith, executive director of the Michigan Apple Committee said in a release. "However, as growers continue to plant high-density orchards and adopt other innovative growing practices, Michigan's apple crop sizes will increase, and we will continue to see these larger crops." Michigan harvested 31.9 million bushels of apples last year, according to the...
The State of Foster Care Up North: "We Just Don't Have Enough Homes"
Foster care organizations advocate for better mental health care and more foster parents. It's no secret that the U.S. needs more foster parents. The Michigan foster care network alone comprises about 10,000 children. Though the state has made some recent strides—1,600 children were adopted in 2021, and as of late...
Michigan Jewish, Arab Americans react to Kamala Harris' remarks on Gaza
(CBS DETROIT) — Arab Americans and Jewish Americans in Michigan are reacting to Vice President Kamala Harris' remarks on the war in Gaza. As she accepted the Democratic nomination for president, she talked about the war for roughly four minutes. During her speech on Thursday, the last day of the Democratic National Convention, she took a stance on the crisis. Harris indicated that she stands with President Joe Biden on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza."Now is the time to get a hostage deal and a ceasefire deal done," Harris said in her speech. "The people of Israel must never again face the...
Crim’s Teddy Bear Trot draws big crowd
FLINT, MI - Hundreds of excited children dressed in colorful shirts with numbered bibs around their necks gathered in front of Flint City Hall on Saturday for the Crim Festival of Races’ Teddy Bear Trot. Young runners lined up underneath the start line sign for the quarter mile, staring...
West Nile Virus detected in Genesee Co.
FLUSHING, Mich. (WNEM) - West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Genesee County. The Genesee County Health Department (GCHD) is encouraging residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites after WNV was detected in a bird in Flushing. According to the GCHD, this is the first positive animal arbovirus case...
High Pointe Golf Club and the future of the Grand Traverse County road that intersects it
Between Acme and Williamsburg, near the VASA trail system, there’s a large swath of state forest land. People use a county right of way, called Arnold Road, to access that land for hiking and horseback riding. But Arnold Road cuts right through a golf course, and new owners petitioned...
Suttons Bay Marina to enhance facilities with state-funded waterways grants
LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Changes are coming to Leelanau County to help people enjoy the great outdoors. It's thanks to a waterways grant from the Michigan DNR. Every year the DNR awards dozens of grants to help local communities in need. This waterways grant is targeted at addressing expanding the harbor system along the Great Lakes and boating access sites throughout the state.
10 road closures on tap this week throughout Michigan
There’s less than a month until it’s officially fall in Michigan, and work crews are making the most of the warm days they have left. Between Sunday, Aug. 25, and Saturday, Aug. 31, more than 50 new lane, ramp, and road closures are scheduled to begin on the state’s primary roads, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT).
At Michigan Democratic Party convention, U-M regent race takes center stage
LANSING — As Michigan Democrats gathered in Lansing on Saturday to nominate candidates for statewide offices on the heels of a national convention to unify the party behind Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic efforts for a shift in U.S. foreign policy toward Israel continued to expose fissures within the party with the University of Michigan's Board of Regents race taking center stage. ...
DNR and MSU Release 500 Baby Sturgeon in Michigan River
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan State University recently released 500 sturgeon fingerlings in another river. Lake sturgeon are native fish in the Great Lakes they look prehistoric and can grow to 6 feet long and weigh 100 pounds. Now that's what I call a whopper!. Lake Sturgeon...
Which Natural Disasters Are Most Likely in Michigan?
MIchigan has had its fair share of disasters over time. Recently, several tornadoes have torn their way through the Great Lakes State, and we've felt a few increased rumbles from earthquakes, too. Going back even FURTHER in time, Michigan was home to one of the LARGEST LAVA FLOWS to have ever happened on Earth.
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