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Old school buses are a way of life in the Michigan International Speedway infield
BROOKLYN, MI –– There’s a bright, baby blue bus that sits front row in the Michigan International Speedway infield, where drivers take Turn 2. Each year for 15 years, the bus hunkers down in that same spot –– though it’s been in the infield for longer.
Balloons Over Bellaire to soar at Shanty Creek Resort
BELLAIRE, MI - One of the most eye-catching events of the summer is about to happen this weekend in Northern Michigan. Balloons over Bellaire is set to soar over Shanty Creek Resort on Friday, Aug. 23 and Saturday, Aug. 24. Nearly two dozen of those big, beautiful balloons are slated...
NBA legend Michael Jordan attends Michigan NASCAR race
BROOKLYN, MI – Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan was at Sunday’s NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway. Jordan is the co-owner of 23XI Racing, which fields a pair of Toyotas in the Cup Series – No. 23 Bubba Wallace and No. 45 Tyler Reddick. Both are sponsored by McDonald’s this week.
Rain postpones Michigan NASCAR race to Monday after 51 laps
BROOKLYN, MI -- Mother Nature is back at it again. Persistent rainfall across the Irish Hills has forced NASCAR Cup Series race officials to postpone Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The race has been rescheduled to start at 11 a.m. on Monday. It will be televised...
Rain delays start of NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway
BROOKLYN, MI -- NASCAR fans saw a few pace laps at Michigan International Speedway before the cars were parked for rain at Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400. The green flag didn’t fly before the rain came. The race was supposed to start just after 2:30 p.m. Cars were brought...
GM engineering intern – who’s also a NASCAR driver – is breaking two glass ceilings
WARREN, MI – Mandy Chick has been making cars go fast since she jumped in a race car at 6 years old. Now, her speed gains don’t just come from the cockpit. The 22-year-old has developed a skillset in the garage, using her engineering schooling to her advantage.
Cancer, intoxication and free food: The story of the MIS infield bus with a giant cross
BROOKLYN, MI -- Kevin Kent didn’t plan to be driving Bob’s bus. Robert “Bob” Hugo was his best friend, and he was happy with Bob driving the bus. But in 2002, Bob got cancer and died, leaving Kent without his best friend and the bus without a driver.
First look: New Michigan football bobblehead can track weekly poll rankings
ANN ARBOR, MI – The No. 8 Michigan Wolverines and defending national champions have a new bobblehead to mark the start of a new season. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame is offering the bobbleheads to pre-order online or through the organization’s museum in Milwaukee. Online orders can be made here.
1 dead, 1 seriously injured in Northern Michigan after stabbing attack
OSTEGO COUNTY, MI – An investigation is underway after one man died and another man was seriously injured in violent altercation, Gaylord police said. Officers responded to a 3 p.m. report of a stabbing on Saturday, Aug. 17, near SunFrog Solutions on O’Rourke Boulevard. Upon arrival, police found...
Human remains found on property owned by Dee Warner’s husband
LENAWEE COUNTY, MI – Investigators discovered human remains during a search of property that belongs to a man whose wife disappeared years ago and is presumed dead. Dee Warner was reported missing by her family on April 25, 2021. Dale John Warner, 56, is charged with open murder and tampering with evidence in connection to his wife’s disappearance.
How often does it rain during NASCAR weekend at MIS?
BROOKLYN, MI -- Fans across Michigan have grown accustomed to two things at Michigan International Speedway — high speeds and frequent encounters with Mother Nature. Since the turn of the century, no NASCAR track has had more races shortened by bad weather than the 2-mile, D-shaped oval in the Irish Hills. There are no lights at MIS, so races must stop before sunset.
North Carolina is NASCAR’s epicenter. But one team has enough Michiganders for euchre.
BROOKLYN, MI – NASCAR’s headquarters is in Charlotte, North Carolina, and nearly every team is based somewhere in the state. Many drivers and team members are from there, too ― or elsewhere in the South. But one NASCAR team is unusual because of its number of Michiganders.
Pets of the week: Lilac is full of happy energy. Angelica’s eyes will dazzle you
JACKSON, MI -- The Jackson County Animal Shelter, 3770 Spring Arbor Road, has many pets available for adoption. Lilac is a 2-year-old Labrador Retriever mix. She is a beautiful girl with a shiny jet black hair coat, with a white chest and paws. Lilac has lots of happy energy and...
Attendance drops at Jackson County Fair, but new additions draw praise, officials say
JACKSON, MI – While attendance again dropped at the 2024 Jackson County Fair, officials find it was still a success without hosting national acts. The 2024 Jackson County Fair took place Sunday, Aug. 4 through Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds/Keeley Park, 200 W. Ganson St. Attendance dropped this year to roughly 114,000 guests, Fair Manager Denise Owens said.
Seriously? At least 260 e-scooters (and counting) dumped in rivers near MSU
EAST LANSING, MI — Electric scooter dumping has reached absurd levels at Michigan State University, where a conservation group says the grab-and-go vehicles around campus are constantly ending up in the river. The Michigan Waterways Stewards has removed almost 260 battery-powered scooters from Lansing area rivers over the past...
NASCAR at MIS after dark: ‘People that don’t do it, don’t understand it’
BROOKLYN, MI –– As Logan Brown moved through an infield road at Michigan International Speedway, he kicked up dirt with his boots, adjusted a flamingo pool floaty around his waist and finished the last drops of a Busch Light. “It’s like a family reunion, man,” said Brown, 23,...
Monday’s Blue Moon will be first in series of supermoons: What that means
This Monday, the first supermoon of the year will occur. This will also be the first in a series of four consecutive supermoons. A supermoon occurs when the moon is at or approaching its closest point to Earth in its orbit. According to NASA, the term supermoon was first used...
Garden Talk: Why do my cucumbers, tomatoes die overnight? How can I stop it?
Some garden vegetables can go from healthy to dead in the matter of a few short days. Here are some tips to keep those disease-ridden vegetable plants alive and producing veggies. Not all vegetable plants are easily susceptible to leaf diseases. It’s mainly the fuzzy-leafed vines that can easily get...
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