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Absentee ballot request starts today
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– The Michigan Secretary of Office is reminding residents they can request an absentee ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024. People can request their ballot by mail, online, or at their local clerk’s office. Click here to learn more about voter information.
Attorney General admits Michigan's minimum wage increase poses difficulties
(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers are not the only ones raising concerns about Michigan’s minimum wage changes. Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a motion with the state’s Supreme Court, asking for guidance on how to implement inflation adjustments. Nessel specifically pointed out how the court’s broad language in its July ruling could lead to five possible options for when and how to adjust the minimum wage over time, with the state Department of Treasury’s approach and the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s...
Jackson prep roundup: Grass Lake volleyball opens with win
The Grass Lake volleyball team opened the 2024 season on Thursday with a sweep of North Adams Jerome 25-16, 25-13, 25-13. Ashleigh Simon had 17 kills for th4e Warriors. Mia Buttigieg had 26 assists. Hanna Alvarez had 13 digs. Nadene Hubbard was 22-for-22 at the service line while Emily Brown went 14-for-14.
Magic Johnson returns to Lansing for Earvin Johnson Sr. Community Car Show
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Earvin “Magic” Johnson was back in Lansing on Saturday for the Earvin Johnson, Sr. Law Enforcement and Community Car Show honoring the memory of Johnson’s father, who passed away in March of 2023. The event was held at Union Missionary Baptist Church and proceeds benefitted a pair of law enforcement charities, […]
DJ’s One Note Challenge goes viral
Do you think you could name a song in one note? An Ann Arbor DJ is asking people that question on social media, and he’s gone viral. Derrick Castenholz is the owner of DJ DC Productions, which is a DJ crew that performs at events in Ann Arbor and the Metro Detroit area. However, he also shares his love for music on TikTok. Castenholz said he got started on social media out of necessity when the pandemic hit.
Two Maine Coon sisters are ready for a new home
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Meet Cerulean Frost and Sunset Shimmer. Both are senior Main coon cats who came to the shelter when their owner could no longer care for them. They are 12 years old and are starting to show their age. The shelter says they are super friendly and outgoing. Cerulean Frost and Sunset Shimmer […]
Election deniers in key states are newly-empowered in 2024
Local election officials in key swing states are taking on new power heading into 2024, worrying some legal observers who expect attempts to slow down the certification process in favor of GOP candidates. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, which former President Trump baselessly claimed was rigged against him, local bodies, which typically…
Powerball winning numbers for Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024
The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Saturday, Aug. 24 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $34.6 million ($16.9 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Michigan was worth $842.4 million and sold in January at Food Castle in Grand Blanc. Powerball winning numbers ...
Michigan’s young delegates at DNC say Harris nomination brought ‘vibe shift’ and a deluge of texts
CHICAGO — In 2008, an 18-year-old Jason Morgan witnessed then-Senator Barack Obama accept the nomination for president of the United States as a Michigan delegate. Sixteen years later, Morgan said he was nearly brought to tears watching Obama’s speech Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. As...
Logan Elm starts season with gritty win at Zane Trace
KINNIKINNICK — Coming into Week 1, Logan Elm knew its season opener against Zane Trace would be no cakewalk. And, even with a 27-6 lead heading into the game’s final 12 minutes, the Braves knew they couldn’t let their guard down until the clock hit triple zeroes.
Spring Arbor man arrested for alleged drunk driving after trying to check on friend with OWI arrest
INGHAM COUNTY, Mich. (WILX) - An alleged drunk driver was arrested Friday evening after trying to check on his friend, who was also arrested for drunk driving. The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office said a 25-year-old Gregory man was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) after a traffic stop near the intersection of Osborne Road and E Dansville Road on Aug. 23 at around 7 p.m.
2024 Football preview: Vandercook Lake set for return to 11-man
The 2024 football season is right around the corner, with most teams kicking off August 29 on the first step towards Ford Field. We’re taking a look at each team in and around the Jackson area to see what this fall might bring on the gridiron. Today, we take a look at the Vandercook Lake Jayhawks.
30 parakeets, cockatiels abandoned outside Ann Arbor shelter
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — An animal shelter near Ann Arbor is seeking information on who left 30 pet birds outside its door. When staff at the Humane Society of Huron Valley, 3100 Cherry Hill Road, arrived for work Monday, Aug. 19, they discovered someone had abandoned 26 parakeets and four cockatiels.
Former University of Michigan president, known as ‘The Dude,’ has died
ANN ARBOR, MI - Affectionately known as “The Dude,” former University of Michigan president James Duderstadt died Wednesday, Aug. 21, according to a university announcement. He was 81. Duderstadt was the university’s president from 1988-96, after rising up through the university ranks in its engineering department from professor...
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