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Michigan police agencies are cracking down on speeding in July
The Michigan State Police and local law enforcement agencies will be enforcing speed limits during July. More officers will be stationed on the road to look out for speeding and other dangerous driving behaviors. The statewide campaign is aimed at reducing the number of speed-related crashes. Lead-footed drivers beware: The...
Michigan Charging Stations For Electric ATVs and Snowmobiles
Like the auto industry, the ATV and Snowmobile industry is slowly making electric vehicles but where can you charge them in Michigan?. For years automakers have been making hybrids and now full electric vehicles. The kicker has been where to charge those vehicles. Thanks to grants there are charging stations...
Survival Strategy: Michigan Olive Garden Restaurants Say No Discounts
In an era when restaurants are trying to win back customers with discounts, Olive Garden Restaurants in Michigan are taking a different tack: Survival. Restaurants such as McDonald's have recently announced $5 promotions in order to regain customers' loyalty during challenging economic times. But your local Olive Garden isn't jumping on the bandwagon.
Michigan is building the nation’s first smart highway
A three-mile stretch of Interstate 94 in Michigan will be converted into America’s first smart highway. Axios reports that the Alphabet-backed startup Cavnue has started constructing the smart highway as part of a new pilot project that could spur other construction projects across the country. Another project, a "Smart Freight Corridor" on State Highway 130 by Austin, Texas, is also being developed.
Law enforcement increase patrol presence during National Cherry Festival
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Last week, we introduced you to Traverse City Police's motorcycle team. It got us thinking about the other special patrols used during the National Cherry Festival, both on land and out on the water. "We want to be ready to go if somebody needs us...
The Royal Fashion Show & Cherry Luncheon is back after a 2-year hiatus
After a 2-year hiatus, the Royal Fashion Show & Cherry Luncheon is back at The National Cherry Festival. It’s an event that brings the community together to showcase the wonderful local fashion and boutiques found in downtown Traverse City. The Show featured 10 different local shops and the models on the runway included The National Cherry Festival Queen and her 2024 court. Attendees also had the opportunity to participate in a silent auction and enjoy locally made food.
Need a family activity? Check out the National Cherry Festival’s Kids Club
Families can enjoy an array of activities tailored for children of every age group at the National Cherry Festival’s Kids Club. Their family-friendly events will spark joy and creativity and turn into long-lasting memories.
79th District Court felony arraignments, posted July 3, 2024
HART — The following were recently arraigned on felony charges in Oceana County’s 79th District Court:. – Tony Jerome Lopez, 49, of 1588 E. Hammett Rd., Hart; uttering and publishing. Preliminary exam: July 23 at 1 p.m. – Cameron Thomas Cenzer, 27, of 14120 Arnold, Redford, Michigan; two...
Corrections officers union asks Gov. Whitmer to deploy National Guard due to staffing shortages in Michigan prisons
(CBS DETROIT) - A union that represents Michigan corrections officers asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday to deploy the National Guard to help understaffed prisons. Byron Osborn, the president of the Michigan Corrections Organization - SEIU Local 526M, said in a letter to Whitmer that she needs to "take working conditions that have persisted and worsened" throughout her time as governor.The letter says that corrections officers have to work mandatory 16-hour overtime shifts per week, and have to run prison operations with "far less" than the number of officers required. Osborn said officers often have to work in isolated areas by themselves, jeopardizing...
Abandoned Michigan Sears Store: A Silent Reminder
WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. Sears stores were founded in 1886 as the R.W. Sears Watch Company in Chicago. Along with Richard Sears, the company was co-founded by Alvah Roebuck. For almost...
Michigan’s rarest butterfly is going extinct. Scientists are trying to save it.
BENTON HARBOR, MI – Ashley Cole-Wick brushed a walking pole across the tops of thin-leafed sedges in a groundwater-fed prairie fen in southern Michigan when a tiny, brown butterfly took flight. The endangered Mitchell’s satyr bobbled through the air low along the tops of the tall sedges and landed...
Michiganders feeling frustrated as Rite Aid closes in the state
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Many people are scrambling to get their prescription medications as Rite Aids across Michigan shut down for good. The Rite Aid store at the intersection of Saginaw and Waverly will close after Wednesday, and people who needed their prescriptions filled before the last day were left in a bind as stock is running low and cannot be restocked.
Last-minute July 4 campsites still available in Northern Michigan
You can still find campsites for the Fourth of July weekend, but you’ll have to hunt for them. The majority of campsites in Michigan state parks have been booked, but a few gems are still left open in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources keeps an...
Michigan public universities blame tuition hikes on higher costs, less funding
Tuition hikes of 4% or more are the standard for the coming academic year for most public universities in Michigan. In announcing the increases over the last few weeks, schools across the state pointed to a variety of reasons for their decisions, including declining enrollment, rising costs of salaries, goods and services and the continued need for investments in areas including campus safety and mental health resources — along with historic drops in state funding.
Rise sign former Miss Michigan Volleyball, Greek League MVP for 2025 PVF season
GRAND RAPIDS -- The reigning runners-up in the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation season have bolstered their lineup with some talented offensive weapons. Earlier this week, the Grand Rapids Rise announced they had signed outside hitter Carli Snyder and opposite hitter Sherridan Atkinson to the roster for the 2025 season. Get...
Law firm: Michigan's 'most dangerous' intersections are mostly in metro Detroit
Michigan Auto Law in Farmington Hills compiles an annual list of the most dangerous intersections in the state based upon findings from Michigan State Police official data. The law firm says Eleven Mile Road/I-696 at Van Dyke Avenue is the most dangerous intersection in Michigan, with 218 crashes and 52 injuries. Crashes increased 69.9% over the last five years, from 129 in 2019 to 218 in 2023.
Hot and breezy for Southeast Michigan into the Fourth of July
(CBS DETROIT) - It will be as hot as a firecracker across Southeast Michigan on Wednesday and for the Fourth of July on Thursday.Temperatures will reach the mid-to upper-80s for much of the region over the next two days. With more humid air moving in across the state, feels-like temperatures will be in the low and mid-90s. The average high temperature in Detroit is 83 degrees. High temperatures will run close to five degrees above that for the next couple of days.Rain chances are fairly low for Wednesday. A few showers, as well as a rumble of thunder, can be ruled out for Wednesday afternoon. Southeast Michigan will be dry on July 4. Rain chances increase across the area for Friday, with a few storms possible. By the weekend, lower humidity will work in, and temperatures will be back close to normal in the low 80s with no chance for rain. Rain chances return early next week.
Woman tucks kitten under her coat, walks out of Michigan humane society
LANSING, MI – A woman was caught on camera tucking kitten under her coat and leaving a Michigan humane society this week, WILX reports. Surveillance video at the Capital Area Humane Society shows a woman forcing open a locked kitten cage, tucking a kitten under her coat and leaving the building on Monday afternoon, the report said.
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