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Michigan Among Top States with Most Olympic Gold Medalists
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are nearly upon us. Michigan is sending 17 total Olympians and Paralympians to France to compete for the gold alongside their fellow countrymen. These are the 17 athletes representing Michigan in the 2024 Olympics:. Heath Baldwin - Kalamazoo - Track and Field. Bobby Body...
Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs $23 billion education budget amid concerns over funding
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a $23 billion education budget for fiscal year 2025 on Tuesday amid pushback from education advocates over some funding.Officials said the budget, which goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2024, reached a new record high for investing in K-12 education, including guaranteed tuition for high school graduates attending community college.The budget includes more than $400 per pupil (an additional $600 million), $134 million for student mental health and school safety, $200 million to support free breakfast and lunch for students and $130 million to continue expanding free pre-K for every 4-year-old.The budget...
Warning! Another Deadly Virus May be Coming to Michigan!
Yesterday I wrote about possible measles cases spreading in Michigan. And it seems as if this disease stuff won't let up because here comes another warning!. Yikes! Now we are getting another disease warning from the CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And this warning is about the world's deadliest creature spreading a potentially deadly disease.
ALERT: Michigan Residents Targets Of New Door-To-Door Scam
I've never understood why some people have made a living out of scamming other people but honestly, I hope to never be in a position to where I would understand their motives. Scams have been around since humans found out that some people are very gullible, and they could con people out of their things. Whether simple or complex, these scams have been multiplying over the years, making it hard to keep up with them.
Great Lakes whitefish struggle to survive as ice cover melts away
BRIMLEY, MI — Jason Smith and Simon Freeman dragged a long green seine net through the Whitefish Bay shallows and began to survey their catch. Sifting through the net, the two Bay Mills tribal biologists picked out multiple small silvery minnows; juvenile whitefish sheltering in the shallows. In 50 feet of beach, they found about 30 fish — good numbers that reflect a stable Lake Superior population.
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...
Ability Garden helps fill summer therapy gap for local kids
Tucked behind Traverse City’s main library branch, on the banks of Boardman Lake, sits the Grand Traverse Area Children’s Garden. Every Sunday, members of a program called the Ability Garden meet up at the garden’s gazebo. It’s a gardening program designed for children and teenagers with various neurological and physical disabilities. When school is out for the summer, it can be harder for kids and their families to find services like physical and occupational therapy that they usually get in their classrooms.
Expect another Erie vs. St. Clair showdown when Michigan Division returns to Detroit River
After about a month off, the Michigan Division of the Phoenix Bass Fishing League will continue its season on Aug. 10. As usual, anglers will launch out of the Detroit River, giving them their choice of fishing the smallmouth-rich waters of both Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie. Also as usual, there should be no shortage of bites to be had and limits brought to the scales, but variables like weather and fishing pressure will still make for an interesting event from a strategy standpoint.
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.
Northern Lights Will Glow This Week And Be Visible In Michigan
If you always wanted to see the northern lights and missed the opportunity the last time Michigan caught a glimpse of this incredible experience, you may have a chance to see them soon. The odds are in our favor that parts of Michigan may get to see the aurora borealis.
Free Michigan community college guarantee starts this fall. What to know
The Michigan Community College Guarantee covers in-district tuition and fees for recent Michigan high school graduates. It’s part of a new education budget signed into law on Tuesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Recent Michigan high school graduates will be able to attend a local community college tuition-free starting this...
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