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Michigan songwriters Aspen Jacobsen, Isabella Gueck take top prize in New Moon contest
The pair topped the 2024 New Moon Songwriting Challenge – which required artists to collaborate – with a young Traverse City duo coming in second. Details at Local Spins. SCROLL DOWN TO LISTEN TO THE WINNING SONG AND RUNNER-UP Up-and-coming Michigan singer-songwriter Aspen Jacobsen calls it “a bittersweet...
Powerball winning numbers for Saturday, July 20, 2024
The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Saturday, July 20 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $91 million ($43.6 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Michigan was worth $842.4 million and sold at Food Castle in Grand Blanc. Powerball winning numbers. The...
Top recruits: Cass Tech safety more than happy to go up against top receivers
MLive is spending the summer checking in on the top 2025 football recruits in Michigan. Today provides a look at Cass Tech safety Derrick Jackson III, who knows offensive guys get a lot of the hype, but he prefers being on defense. Fans can see the list of Top 25 recruits in Michigan by clicking here.
Chicago Athlete on the Road: Kewanee County
Chicago Athlete hit the road for a summer trip to the Upper Peninsula in Michigan for the Canal Run. This event is held every July and is just one of many endurance events that athletes can take part of in the U.P. The race took place in Hancock, Michigan, and...
Michigan Gas Prices Climb by 10 Cents, Detroit Sees 11 Cent Rise as Regional Discrepancies Surface
Michigan residents are facing a surge in gas prices, with a recent increase averaging 10 cents from the previous week. The current price for regular unleaded gasoline is now $3.68 per gallon, a notable uptick of 14 cents compared to last month and an additional 17 cents from the same period in 2023. This price adjustment means that filling a standard 15-gallon tank now averages around $55, providing a slight economic reprieve of approximately $3 when compared to the peak prices experienced in August of last year. These figures were released by AAA-The Auto Club Group, as The Detroit News reported.
UP airport becomes a waypoint for regional airplane tournament
ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) - Delta County Airport in Escanaba was a checkpoint for the 26th annual Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Cup Race on Sunday. The airport was a waypoint to 85 pilots who flew over 400 nautical miles across the U.P. and parts of Wisconsin. “Originally, it started as a...
Patient reunites with lifesavers in Alpha after a year
ALPHA, Mich. (WLUC) - Emergency personnel lined the Anderson Ball Field in Alpha for a surprise reunion with a patient on Saturday. On July 22 of last year, Steven Gorman fell from a ladder while tackling a hornet’s nest at a relative’s home in Crystal Falls. Steven’s wife, Amy Gorman, planned the surprise to celebrate his miraculous recovery.
Mag’s Custom Rods hosts kids fishing derby
GWINN, Mich. (WLUC) - Kids got the opportunity to try out their fishing skills in Gwinn on Saturday. Mag’s Custom Rods hosted their third annual kids fishing derby on Bertrand Lake. 60 kids of all levels and ages got the opportunity to attend for free. Each one was supplied...
Monroe High Memories Remain Rich for Michigan's 1987 Mr. Baseball
WHITE LAKE – Dan Hilliard’s time came before Twitter, before computers were part of everyday life and almost before there was such a thing as Mr. Baseball. But he fit the bill perfectly. As legendary Monroe Evening News sportswriter Bill Brenton once wrote about Hilliard’s Monroe High School...
Demonstrators in Howell Chant 'We Love Hitler, We Love Trump'
On Saturday, as ex-President Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance came for a rally in Grand Rapids, demonstrators in Howell, about 90 minutes away, were at the I-96 and Latson Road overpass chanting, "We love Hitler, we love Trump," the Detroit Free Press reports. In another part of the...
Michigan Making Money: Salaries Of The State’s Top 1% Earners
Most people have a desire to make as much money as they possibly can to not just take care of themselves and their families but also to have bragging rights as one of the richest people alive or to ever live. I can't lie, it's nice motivation to have in life and money does make life easier and happier but is not the end all be all since we don't get to take it with us after life. Nonetheless, most of us are competing for the best paying jobs for different reasons.
Tim Skubick’s take on the presidential race and how Michigan might play a role
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — If candidate Joe Biden had asked Governor Whitmer to be his running mate in 2020, she confirmed she would have said yes. But what now if someone asks about that second spot on the ticket? With President Joe Biden now bowing out and embracing his Vice President Harris for the job, […]
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