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4 people rescued from burning boat on Spider Lake in Grand Traverse Co.
TRAVERSE CITY — On Saturday around 3 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office, fire and EMS responded to a boat on fire on Spider Lake. Deputies said the four people onboard were able to jump into the water, where they were rescued by nearby boaters. East Bay EMS took one woman to the hospital for non-life-threatening burns but said the others were uninjured. Deputies said Grand Traverse Metro Fire, along with residents on the lake, were able to put out the fire and keep the boat from sinking. It was then ferried to the boat launch. The boat’s owner told deputies they had been boating all morning without issue when they heard a pop from the engine, and the back of the boat quickly went up in flames. The fire department is investigating.
Detroit teacher to become 1st woman to run across the state
DETROIT – A Detroit teacher is setting out on a journey to become the first woman ever to run across the state of Michigan and she’s hoping to raise some money for some great causes along the way. Sarah Porter is a teacher and cross country coach at...
Attorney: Traverse City school ordered to dim lights or face daily fines
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- (WPBN/WGTU) -- An update to a story we first told you about more than a year ago. That's when a woman living across the street from Immaculate Conception Elementary in Traverse City contacted us about a lawsuit she filed in 2017 against the school.
The Tigers face a key decision about the future of their catching corps
The future of the Detroit Tigers’ catcher position will likely be decided in the next 10 days. The upcoming trade deadline, Carson Kelly’s impending free agency, and the success of top catching prospect Dillon Dingler this season, will all factor into the decisions that Scott Harris and Jeff Greenberg have to make soon.
Whitmer on the Dem ticket could knock over political dominoes from Lansing to Detroit
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer consistently and insistently says she does not intend to run for president. Just about the only elected official I can think of who has been equally unwavering in their public pledges about their political ambitions is Joe Biden, who said he would never stop running for president. Uh-oh ... Biden's...
Detroit Lions And Head Coach Dan Campbell Should Be Punished By NFL After Getting Exposed By Netflix
The standard has been set, but will the league apply the same principle?. The particular incident in question took place very early on in the year— and the show. St. Brown reveals in the first episode that he suffered an injury to his oblique during Week 3 against the Atlanta Falcons.
Author Peter Wurdock to share Upper Peninsula-inspired stories at Erickson Center in Curtis
Newberry-based author and photographer Peter Wurdock will present readings and photos from his work at an event at the Erickson Center for the Arts in Curtis. Peter's journey exploring the Upper Peninsula resulted in six books that showcase writing, poetry, and photography. He's won the Notable Book Award and is also the Upper Peninsula Poet Laureate of Luce County. He currently lives in Newberry with his two adopted greyhounds and continues to write (currently for the Newberry News).
Pickup truck attempting to pass in Montcalm County hits car head-on, killing one
MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — A Greenville woman is dead and two others are seriously hurt after a head-on collision Friday afternoon. The Montcalm County Sheriff's Office said just after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on West Stanton Road near North Johnson Road in Pine Township.
Port Huron to Mackinac Race comes to an end
Sailboats are crossing the finish line up at Mackinac Island as the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race begins to wind down. The race got off to a slow start, being delayed nearly two hours Saturday due to lack of wind on lower Lake Huron. Wind conditions changed later in the day, giving a boost to some of the larger and faster boats in the race. The first to cross the finish line was Wizard in Class A shortly after 1pm Sunday. The leader for much of the race was Maverick, who also won the Chicago to Mackinac Race, but had to withdraw due to a mast failure. As of Monday morning, much of the fleet was in a line between Mackinac Island and Rogers City. The remaining boats are expected to finish Monday afternoon.
Tire blowout causes semi truck rollover crash on US 31
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 59-year-old Hesperia man suffered minor injuries in a semi truck rollover crash on US 31 near M 20 Thursday, July 18, around 5:45 a.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. “The driver advised that he was driving northbound on US 31...
This Quirky Little Michigan Highway Ends At an Off-Ramp Just 4000 Feet Into Ohio
US Highways are generally intended to be long cross-country, multi-state travel. Take some of the routes that pass through Michigan - US 31 travels from Mackinaw City to Mobile, Alabama. US 41 runs from Copper Harbor to Miami while US 23 runs from the Straits of Mackinac to Jacksonville. The...
Here comes a big blanket of smoke toward Michigan, Great Lakes region
The satellite imagery shows smoke, and our weather models show it’s coming our way. The upper-air flow has changed a touch over the past week. This different upper-air flow is going to bring air from western Canada overhead of Michigan in the next week. That area of Canada has large wildfires going now.
Cadillac gets $250,000 grant for new micro parks
WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The city of Cadillac received a grant from Consumer’s Energy to complete two micro parks. The first micro park will be on Sunny Side Drive near the White Pine Trail across from Cadillac Shore Apartments. The White Pine Trail micro park will have a...
Donald Trump thanks Elon Musk for donations of "$45m per month"
During Donald Trump's speech at Grand Rapids in Michigan on July 20, the former US President thanked X / Twitter owner Elon Musk for his contribution of "$45m a month".In his first rally since his assassination attempt after a number of speeches at the Republican National Convention, Trump boasted about Musk's financial support to his campaign.It comes soon after Musk endorsed Trump amid reports he had created a super PAC (political action committee, a tax-exempt organisation) to pledge millions and millions a month to his campaign.During the rally, Trump said: "Elon endorsed me the other day, and I read, I...
Two Michigan Communities Now Ranked ‘Worst Drivers’ In The Nation
Michigan has recently stepped up its efforts to keep the roads safe by cracking down on distracted driving and speeding in the Great Lakes state. But, despite those efforts, Michigan's road fatalities and serious injuries continue to rise. And now two Michigan communities are home to some of America's 'worst drivers'.
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