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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...
Aidan Chiles ranked the 8th-best QB in the Big Ten for 2024
We're just over a month away from the start of the 2024 Michigan State football season and that means it's time for preseason rankings list. No, Michigan State isn't going to sniff any preseason tram rankings, but player rankings are different. And the Spartans are getting some respect on position rankings in the Big Ten -- at least at quarterback.
Former Michigan State kicker Mike Sadler's life honored at annual legacy celebration
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Sunday marked the eighth annual Mike Sadler Legacy Celebration. The event was held at Atwater Brewery and featured Michigan State cheerleaders, bands, mascots and more. "We're thrilled that the turnout this year is bigger than any other year that we've ever done," said Karen Sadler,...
Casting lines across generations, Michigan church continues COVID comeback
YPSILANTI, Mich. (BP) – COVID-19 knocked churches like Ypsilanti Missionary Baptist for a loop back in 2020. Meeting in person was crucial for a congregation of just over 100, and Michigan’s especially-strict response brought an immediate impact. By that October the state’s Supreme Court had struck down Governor...
Retired Michigan couple 'crack code' to win $26million on the lottery with 'genius' method
A retired couple used simple arithmetic to "crack the code" of lotteries, winning a staggering $26million in state lottery games. Jerry and Marge Selbee also helped many others in their hometown of Evart, Michigan, beat the system. Their fascinating life story was turned into the movie Jerry & Marge Go Large after they sold the rights to a Hollywood studio.
Car Insurance, Cats, and Racial Discrimination
Hello World is a weekly newsletter—delivered every Saturday morning—that goes deep into our original reporting and the questions we put to big thinkers in the field. Browse the archive here. Hello world,. On Thursday, The Markup and Outlier Media published an investigation into car insurance pricing in Michigan...
Businessman Sandy Pensler drops out of Michigan Senate race, endorses Rogers
Businessman Sandy Pensler announced on Saturday that he would be dropping out of the Michigan Senate GOP primary on Saturday and endorsing former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.). “My campaign was always about making America better. The best way to do that is to enact President Trump’s policies,” Pensler said during Trump’s rally in Grand Rapids,…
Michigan State Women’s Sports Teams Preview in the Big-10 Conference
Michigan State University's women's sports teams, including soccer, softball, volleyball, and basketball, are gearing up for the upcoming season with varying prospects and challenges. Michigan State women's soccer team (2023): 14-5-3, First in Big-10 standings, Sweet Sixteen in NCAA tournament. Michigan State women's softball team (2024): 21-30, 13th place in...
EXCLUSIVE: Elite Tom Izzo, MSU Basketball Target's Connection with Current Spartans Star a Big Plus
The Michigan State Spartans have taken an interest in 2026 point guard DeZhon Hall. In this Spartan Nation exclusive, Hall discusses his connection with one of Tom Izzo's best players.
Ranking Michigan State football's defensive position groups for 2024
After ranking the Michigan State football offensive position groups, we move on to defense which was a better unit than the offense but that doesn't mean they were good last year. The defense was put in about a thousand bad spots by the offense and had stretches where they could...
Tom Izzo discusses Keon Coleman's Michigan State basketball career
Before heading to the Buffalo Bills in the 2024 NFL draft… heck, even before going to Florida State–Keon Coleman was at Michigan State playing basketball. Tom Izzo was his coach there prior to Coleman transfering (he also played football at Michigan State). As a dual sport athlete, Coleman was a unique athlete for Izzo to analyze.
Popular Michigan Tag Team Reportedly Signing with WWE
Wrestling is cool again. It's like the attitude era all over again with the way the business has changed over the last few years. Still, plenty of stars made their name in the years between. One such tag team was the Motor City Machine Guns. Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, both born in Michigan (Shelley in Detroit, Sabin in Pinckney), for the duo that has won championships pretty much everywhere in wrestling except the WWE.
Whitmer focuses on policy at NAACP event
(The Center Square) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defended President Joe Biden at this week’s NAACP Convention in Las Vegas amidst growing calls across the party for him to drop out of the race. The contrast is notable. The governor is a top name floated in the Democratic Party as a replacement for the president, even […]
WMTA shares mid-summer fun: Coast Guard Fest, Art in the Park & more
July is almost over, but there's no end to the fun in store for West Michiganders this summer. The West Michigan Tourist Association stopped by FOX 17's studio to bring you more fun events
3-star defensive lineman chooses NC State over MSU, others
Mykah Newton made the trip to East Lansing for an official visit this summer, checking out Michigan State as a potential college destination. Unfortunately for MSU, he will be heading elsewhere for college. Newton, a Florida native, made the decision to commit to North Carolina State over Michigan State and...
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