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Thousands of DTE customers without power Tuesday following night of heavy storms in Metro Detroit
Thousands of people in Metro Detroit are without power Tuesday following strong, early-morning storms that left wind damage and flooding. DTE is reporting just over 17,000 outages, with areas in Oakland and Macomb Counties among the most-affected.
OPIOID SETTLEMENT | Advisor questions Michigan’s transparency over spending of opioid settlement funds
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — The leader of the Opioid Advisory Commission, a group tasked with advising state lawmakers on spending of opioid settlement funds, says they can’t get ahold of data, funding or officials. Dr. Cara Poland, an addiction medicine specialist in Grand Rapids, says the OAC is...
Another WXYZ-TV standout enters Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame
Distinguished journalist Dave LewAllen is adding another well-earned honor to his list of accolades. The longtime WXYZ-TV anchor will be inducted into the Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame in August.
Why Michigan’s overnight storms packed lightning 10x more powerful than normal
Last night, thunderstorms raced across Southern Michigan, producing heavy rain and prolific lightning as they did so. One thing in particular that was unique about these storms was the lightning, specifically the kind of lightning that was observed. Did you know that there are different kinds of lightning? While all...
Jack Black Says He’s Cancelling All Tenacious D Shows, Including Michigan After Trump Comments
One of the most triumphant concerts returns to Michigan in a very long time. Seems that it may be cut short over comments that were made over the weekend at a Tenacious D show. Tenacious D was playing the ICC Sydney Theater in Australia on Saturday, July 13, shortly after the former president was shot at in Pennsylvania during a rally earlier in the day.
First Human Killed By a Robot in the World Happened in Michigan
Did you know the first human death caused by a robot on record happened in 1979 in Flat Rock, Michigan?. A small portion of our population has passionately argued that robots are a danger to the human race. Some have even said that robots will take over the planet. What happened on January 25th, 1979, to a 25-year-old assembly line worker at a Ford Motor plant probably fueled those beliefs. Robert Williams was the first human killed by a robot according to wired.com,
Possible derecho starts in Iowa, leaving trail of storm damage into Michigan
A powerful series of storms swept over Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan late Monday afternoon and night, spinning off at least one tornado in Iowa and knocking out the power to nearly a half-million Midwesterners. The Weather Channel and several news outlets are calling the storms a derecho, but meteorologist...
The quest for a quieter pickleball nears a breakthrough in West Michigan
A local 3D printing startup has produced a new lower-pitch pickleball that promises to mollify neighbors concerned about the noise of game play in public places. As the popularity of pickleball spreads like wildfire, so, too, have nuisance complaints in municipalities across the country. Last summer, for example, the Grand Rapids suburb of Walker closed the tennis courts at City Central Park because “unauthorized” noisy pickleball games were drawing neighbors’ ire.
Michigan Netflix Users Could See A Huge Change Coming Soon
Usually, when you see that Netflix is making a big change you hope that it's because a great show is coming to the platform. But as we've come to learn over the years, it usually means a spike in prices or advertisements. Unfortunately, the newest change coming to Netflix falls...
Free state park access for veterans fails to make Michigan budget
A proposal to give veterans free access to state parks failed to make Michigan’s budget. The initiative would’ve been funded by changing how Michigan residents each year renew their state recreation passport, which grants vehicle access to 103 state parks along with boat launches and other state-managed recreation facilities.
ALERT: Sam’s Club Policy Change Affects All Michigan Members
Sam's Club and Costco have been around for decades and have slowly changed the shopping world over the years. Both stores are wholesale institutions that provide their customers will large quantities of items for affordable prices. The gag is that you have to purchase a membership that you either pay yearly to monthly to have access to their inventory.
Michigan Could Be Considering A Ban on Plastic Bags
What would your thoughts be on getting rid of plastic bags? Believe it or not, it's a very heated discussion in todays society. In one end, you want to not fill our landfills, oceans, lakes and many other natural areas with plastic. But, what do you therefore carry your products in? The lug from the car to the could be quite the haul.
Michigan's only president, Gerald Ford, faced 2 assassination attempts, 17 days apart
(CBS DETROIT) - Following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, CBS News Detroit takes you on a history lesson to the Gerald R. Ford Library in Ann Arbor.Gerald Ford, a Michigan native, had two assassination attempts on him in just 17 days.We'll start on Sept. 5, 1975. Ford was in Sacramento to meet with then-Governor Jerry Brown. He was walking from his hotel room to meet the governor when the Secret Service stopped a woman in a red dress who pulled a gun on Ford after he stopped to greet a crowd."The assassin was tried and convicted, and her name was...
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