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Extremely Contagious Viral Disease Spreading Rapidly, MI Impacted
As the summer season winds down in Michigan, the likelihood of spreading illness rises as we head back to school and head indoors with the cooler weather. Health officials are warning of a rise in a highly contagious disease that spreads quickly and is now affecting Michigan. Extremely Contagious Viral...
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’: impaired driving enforcement to begin soon
LANSING, Mich. (WJMN) — The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign is encouraging sober driving as the Labor Day holiday nears. The holiday weekend is one of the deadliest times of the year in terms of impaired-driving fatalities, indicating that a late-summer enforcement period is needed more than ever. During a three-week period this […]
High waves and currents prompt swim advisory on Lake Michigan beaches
(WLUK) -- A swim advisory has been issued for Lake Michigan beaches from Washington Island to Sheboygan. Dangerous waves, up to four feet, and currents are expected Thursday morning through early Friday morning, the National Weather Service reports. Officials urge people not to swim during this time.
Forty Years Ago This Historic Michigan Lighthouse Was Set Ablaze
Lighthouses are the silent guardians of the lakeshore, calling the sailors home since 280 BC when the first lighthouse was made in Egypt. Since then, lighthouses have gone from lighthouse keepers lighting large fires to lighthouses becoming mainly automated and using lightbulbs. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state...
TCAPS Board Approves Negotiating Bertha Vos Sale to North Arrow, Putting Operating Millage on November Ballot
Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) trustees voted unanimously Monday to authorize staff to negotiate a deal to sell the former Bertha Vos Elementary School to North Arrow ABA, a local business providing autism services to children. North Arrow offered $700,000 for the property; a final purchase agreement would still need to come back to the board for approval. Trustees Monday also approved a resolution to put a renewal of the district’s 10-year operating millage on the November ballot and discussed next steps for a $180 million capital bond approved by voters last week.
Granholm in Michigan: Where are we going to find people for all these jobs?
ANN ARBOR, MI — U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm recalls when she was Michigan’s governor the question was: Where are we going to find jobs for all these people?. Now, she said, the question is: Where are we going to find people for all these jobs?. If...
Michigan Is One of the Luckiest Lottery States in the Country
It's not just me, right? It feels like every other week, we're talking about ANOTHER huge winner of the lottery in Michigan. It seriously feels like everyone around me is winning... except me. Well, as much as that sucks, all I can say is... keep trying, because a recent survey...
J.D. Vance Makes Huge Mistake Trying to Defend Trump’s Workers Comment
J.D. Vance on Wednesday doubled down on Donald Trump’s comments about firing striking workers. As Vance addressed a small crowd at a campaign event in Michigan, a CBS News reporter gave Vance a chance to clean up the mess Trump made during his conversation with Elon Musk earlier this week. “The UAW president said that Donald Trump and Elon Musk sneered at labor workers when talking about how Elon Musk fired folks looking to organize. The Teamster president who also spoke at the RNC called this ‘economic terrorism.’ What’s your reaction to the backlash that Donald Trump’s getting from that...
First Human Swine Flu Case of 2024 Detected in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports that a person in Ingham County has been sickened by swine flu. Swine flu is a strain of influenza usually associated with pigs. This is the first reported case of H3N2 reported in a human in 2024. What is Swine Flu?
Pro-Trump lawyer removed from Dominion case after leaking documents to cast doubt on 2020 election
A pro-Trump lawyer who is facing felony charges in Michigan of improperly accessing voting equipment following the 2020 presidential election has been disqualified from representing a prominent funder of election conspiracy theorists who is being sued by Dominion Voting Systems.
Whitmer orders flags lowered to half-staff to honor former state Rep. Sneller
LANSING, MI -- Flags within the State Capitol Complex will be lowered to half-staff on Thursday, Aug. 15, to honor the late Tim Sneller, a former state representative from Burton who died July 11. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the action in a news release, saying Sneller earned the recognition through...
Michigan Department of Education highlights improvements in teacher shortage
LANSING – During a State Board of Education meeting, Michigan Department of Education (MDE) officials shared that teacher shortages in hard-to-fill subjects and specialties have improved in recent years. MDE said that from the 2017-18 school year to 2023-24, certified early childhood teachers jumped 171%, certified math teachers – 60%, English as a second language/bilingual education teachers – 53%, science – 31%, and literacy-related teaching endorsements – 28%. In addition to attracting more teachers in general, MDE said prospective teachers from historically underrepresented populations have increased through scholarship and fellowship programs. The number of Black teachers has increased over 1,000 positions. The number Hispanic or Latino teachers has increased by over 200. ”Research shows that all students – particularly students of color – benefit socially, emotionally, and academically when their schools have a diverse teacher workforce,” said Dr. Michele Harmala, deputy superintendent, Educator Excellence, Career and Technical Education, Special Education, and Administrative Law for the MDE. “I’m pleased by the progress we’ve made in this area, but we still have a lot of work to do in having a teacher workforce that’s as diverse as the students in our classrooms.”
Ms. Senior Michigan 2024 finalist still surviving and thriving
Written by Tanya Terry, with photo provided by Deneatta Hunter,. Deneatta Hunter, 62, of Southfield, was a finalist in the Ms. Senior Michigan 2024, her first ever pageant – and she has an extraordinary story!. “My strengths are just being able to push forward and trusting in God to...
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