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Michigan Basketball: Why Vladislav Goldin is the most important team transfer for 2024-25
Change has certainly come in Ann Arbor this past offseason, with Michigan basketball looking a lot different this upcoming year. After the program cratered last season, a coaching change was made and Dusty May was hired after his phenomenal work down at Florida Atlantic. The Wolverines won just eight games last season, though this year’s squad will be largely different and with higher hopes.
How mental fortitude powered Michigan native Hobbs Kessler’s path to Olympics
Hobbs Kessler has shown over the past three years that he possesses the physical gifts to become an Olympian, but there was one skill that needed more development. When Kessler attempted to make the U.S. Track and Field Olympic team in 2021, he was an inexperienced 18-year-old runner from Ann Arbor just scratching the surface of his potential.
See the Huron League high school football schedule for 2024 season
The Huron League is known for its competitive nature on the football field each year and teams are once again expected to battle it out for the league title this fall. Last season, Carleton Airport ended Riverview’s three-year reign atop the conference meaning the Jets will have all eyes on them this season.
Ann Arbor Planning Commission to go over city's Comprehensive Plan
The Ann Arbor Planning Commission is holding a virtual meeting tonight to update and discuss the city’s Comprehensive Plan. With the theme "A2 is for All," the plan’s objective is to guide the long-term future of Ann Arbor, setting values, goals, visions and recommendations on how to achieve them.
Michigan’s star cornerback wins tight race for preseason Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The player responsible for the play that ultimately decided the 2023 Michigan-Ohio State game is back, and starts the season with some accolades. Will Johnson has earned Big Ten preseason Defensive Player of the Year honors as voted in cleveland.com’s 14th annual Preseason Big Ten Football Poll in a race featuring a multitude of options. The Wolverine earned eight of the first-place votes. His 44 overall points were 15 more than second place in a race featuring 11 players.
Racist rally stirs up community
HOWELL, Mich. (WLNS) – A “White Lives Matter” rally in Howell on Saturday has people defending their city, saying that’s not what they stand for. The city said a group of a dozen people with their faces covered, holding white supremacist signs, chanting “Heil Hitler”, walked down Grand River Avenue. 6 News spoke with people […]
Detroit Man, 20, Drowns in Oakland County Lake; Multi-County Diver Search Ends in Tragedy
A tragic incident occurred this past weekend as a 20-year-old Detroit man, Marsalis Quintin Carter, drowned after jumping into an Oakland County lake. Carter, listed with residences in both Detroit and Tuskegee, Alabama, was part of a moving crew that had taken a break to swim in Taylor Lake in Rose Township, according to CBS News Detroit.
Covering I-75 aligns with plans to connect downtown, District Detroit
A proposal to cover part of the Fisher Freeway with a concrete pad that could host new parks, businesses and housing is closely connected to broader plans to reunite neighborhoods with downtown Detroit and its slowly developing entertainment district. The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) was awarded $2 million in federal...
EV industry praises federal investments in Michigan
Michigan's electric vehicle industry is praising the Biden administration for its latest investments in EV manufacturing and innovation. About $650 million will go toward retooling auto plants in Lansing and Marysville to produce newer EV models. The funding is part of the Inflation Reduction Act, going to Michigan and seven other states to make more EVs.
‘Duck Race’ slated to take place at Shiawassee Park
FARMINGTON — CARES, a nonprofit food pantry based in Farmington Hills, is scheduled to host its third annual Duck Race next month. The event is slated to kick off with a picnic and movie night in Shiawassee Park. “Please bring your own chairs, blankets, non-alcoholic beverages and food,” a...
Lost Your Crocs? It Could Have Been A Michigan Fox
Campers at Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have been puzzled by the mysterious disappearance of their footwear. The culprits behind these thefts have now been identified as a group of foxes, according to recent announcements by park officials. The unusual string of thefts came to light when...
Suspect in Melvindale officer's death arrested, according to MSP
The suspected gunman in the killing of a Melvindale police officer has been arrested, according to Michigan State Police. Michael Lopez, 44, was arrested in the 3400 block of Gilbert St. in southwest Detroit on Monday, according to the MSP Second District. ...
Last surviving member of iconic Motown group dies at 88, soon after retiring
Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the legendary Motown group the Four Tops, has died after retiring from the group earlier this month. He was 88. Fakir died of heart failure at his home in Detroit on Monday, July 22, his family said in a statement sent to the Detroit Free Press.
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