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Pleasant, cool, dry weather this Labor Day weekend in Metro Detroit
This Labor Day weekend’s weather will be splendid in Metro Detroit. The weather will be ideal for hanging out at the Romeo Peach Festival, Soaring Eagle Arts, Beats & Eats in Royal Oak, the Detroit Jazz Festival in Hart Plaza and Cadillac Square, parades, and any other events. Skies...
Daily Dawg Thread: August 31, 2024
MGOLF: Dawgs Open 2024-25 Season Sunday at Island Resort Intercollegiate. The University of Georgia men’s golf team will open its 2024-25 season at the Island Resort Intercollegiate at the Sage Run Golf Club in Bark River, Michigan. The 12-team tournament, hosted by South Dakota State, will consist of three rounds: two on Sunday, Sep. 1 and one on Monday, Sept. 2.
West Michigan Students Can Be Harry Potter With New Hogwarts Experience
West Michigan may be turning into a Harry Potter world soon!. A few students across West Michigan will be able to experience how it would be to live in the world of Harry Potter and magic. How is this working?. West Michigan's 'Hogwarts' Experience. A few Grandville Public Schools' fifth...
Michigan State Fair shooting: 14-year-old killed, another teen hurt
NOVI, Mich. (FOX 2) - A teen was killed, and a second was injured during a shooting Saturday at the Michigan State Fair in Novi. According to police, two 14-year-old Detroit boys were shot in the parking lot of the Suburban Collection Showplace just before 10 p.m. Novi police said...
Michigan Airports Have a Feature Not Found in Any Surrounding State – Intrastate Flights
Air travel is generally the quickest and most convenient for travelling, particularly for long distance travel. But what about travelling within the state state. With needing to get to an airport an hour or two before a flight, the possibility of delay and the hurry-up-and-wait enplaning and deplaning process, if your destination is within a few hours drive, would an intrastate flight make sense?
Michigan House Sliced In Half After Severe Storms – Drone Footage
Severe storms in Michigan recently have left many people without power, and one house split in half. Yes, you read that right. As you will see in the video below, a Union Pier home was hit by a falling tree. The Detroit Free Press posted the video and referenced that the house was unoccupied.
West Michigan Drivers Frustrated as US-131 / 96 Ramp Closure Drags On
West Michigan drivers are facing even more frustration as the bridge repair project on US-131 continues to drag on. Originally slated for completion by September 13, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced that the project is now about two weeks behind schedule. The repair work, which has closed...
BEWARE! This Email Scam Is Hitting Michigan AGAIN!
Avoiding scams has become a part of our everyday lives as several scams endanger us daily. The most common of those threats are the spam calls that we all receive from numbers we don't recognize or from places we have never been, but now that those have become easier to spot and decline, scammers have pivoted to other methods that have proven to be successful.
Exciting! Gas Prices Lower and Orange Traffic Barrels Coming Down
It is Labor Day Weekend this weekend and thousands of Michigan folks will either be on the road or in the air for the big, last hurrah of a summer holiday. It will probably be a tough, slow weekend of travel. However, there is some good news here. Gas prices have come down and should remain down through out the weekend. And, all the construction projects on the highways will be paused, and if possible, the traffic barrels will be moved off so all of us travelers can travel a little easier.
West Michigan Students Can Be Harry Potter With New Hogwarts Experience
West Michigan may be turning into a Harry Potter world soon!. A few students across West Michigan will be able to experience how it would be to live in the world of Harry Potter and magic. How is this working?. West Michigan's 'Hogwarts' Experience. A few Grandville Public Schools' fifth...
Michigan clean energy transition gets tricky in the U.P.
New Michigan law requires clean energy sources by 2040. Two new natural gas plants mean the Upper Peninsula may not qualify. Michigan regulators are considering additional flexibility. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Michigan’s new climate laws require utilities...
Incredible $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold At Family Fare in Michigan
While no one claimed the top prize in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, one lucky Michigan resident still walked away with a life-changing $1 million win. The winning ticket, purchased at a Family Fare in Traverse City, matched all five numbers except for the Powerball, securing the substantial prize. The...
Grocery Chain With 100+ Michigan Locations Admits to Price Gouging on Staples
You may have had suspicions that the price of staple grocery items has been artificially inflated, especially during the last four years. But now we're learning that one major grocery chain has admitted to price-gouging customers on items like milk and eggs. Antitrust Hearing Includes Damning Testimony. As officials with...
Power restorations nearly complete in mid-Michigan
GENESEE CO., Mich. (WNEM) - Power has been mostly restored in mid-Michigan, but there are still some areas in the dark, and the possibility of more storms coming through Friday is causing some concern for more outages. The number of outages is down from more than 190,000 Consumers Energy customers...
Buc-ee’s Breaks Ground on New Location, 2 Hours From Michigan
Buc-ee's is moving closer and closer to Michigan as the popular convenience store chain just broke ground on a new location that's roughly two hours from Michigan. This new location will be the closest Buc-ee's to Michigan. Earlier this month, Buc-ee's officially broke ground on its first Ohio location. I...
Michigan bill inspired by tragic loss, seeks to expand Amber Alert criteria
LANSING, Mich. - A Lansing lawmaker wants to change the language for issuing Amber Alerts. He says what prompted this legislation was a story out of Clinton County last year. The state representative says if this law was enacted then possibly a 2-year-old boy might still be alive. It would...
Waterfowl hunting seasons to open Labor Day weekend
Michigan’s early waterfowl hunting seasons will open during Labor Day weekend. Early goose and teal hunting seasons, along with several other birds, will open on Sunday, Sept. 1. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is urging waterfowl hunters, especially those participating in the early teal season to brush up...
Search team that found missing plane in Michigan's Lake Huron aims to help more families
(CBS DETROIT) – The search and recovery team that found a crash victim and airplane lost 17 years ago in Michigan's Lake Huron said it's hoping to help even more people find their lost loved ones. "Since this story went out on Wednesday, we've had already two other families contact us about cases they'd like us to look into," said Jim Scholz, the founder and president of Great Lakes Search and Recovery, a nonprofit that searches for people lost in the water. Scholz said he and the other volunteers do what they do to try and bring closure to families. "You're watching the pain of...
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