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Judge denies motion for release for teen who has awaited trial for a year
Circuit Court Judge Daniel Damman rejected a request for Carmello Wilson's release, despite the juvenile having spent over a year incarcerated. Wilson, a 16-year-old who is accused of shooting and killing 19-year-old KC Curtis Cureton in July 2023, has been in custody since the shooting and is being charged as an adult with open murder. He has also been charged with felony firearm use and resisting, obstructing, or assaulting a police officer.
Thunderstorm rundown: Timing, placement over Michigan in next few days
The next three days will have an area of thunderstorms over Michigan. The area of storms will be in different spots each day. Here’s when you can plan on a thunderstorm at your Michigan location. Firstly, none of these thunderstorms are expected to be officially called severe. The official...
Global technology outage impacts flights, health care systems in Michigan
Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Text Size Print This Page Send by Email. A massive global technology outage Friday has disrupted computers at several hospitals, police phone lines and operations at Detroit border crossings. The confusion began Friday as computer systems throughout metro Detroit were updated by a global...
UK offensive lineman commit Darrin Strey loves playing football
Darrin Strey had over 20 scholarship offers including four from Southeastern Conference schools and eight from Big Ten programs before he decided Kentucky was where he wanted to play his college football. The 6-7, 300-pound offensive lineman from Paw Paw, Mich., decided to make his commitment during his June visit...
Chain with mochi doughnuts, Korean corn dogs announces Kalamazoo location
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI -- A new type of sweet treat is coming to Kalamazoo County. Mochinut, a dessert shop with Japanese donuts and Korean hot dogs, will open its Kalamazoo location at noon on Aug. 2 at 5585 Gull Road in Comstock Township. If you purchase a product or register...
Detroit teacher to become 1st woman to run across the state
DETROIT – A Detroit teacher is setting out on a journey to become the first woman ever to run across the state of Michigan and she’s hoping to raise some money for some great causes along the way. Sarah Porter is a teacher and cross country coach at...
Students emerge from English language services
STURGIS - Sturgis Public Schools has announced 71 English Language students tested out of needing EL services. The students achieved the milestone during the 2023-2024 school year by demonstrating proficiency on the World-class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) ACCESS, an assessment that measures the four language domains of listening, reading, speaking and writing. The WIDA ACCESS meets U.S. federal requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for monitoring and reporting of EL progress toward English language proficiency.
PHOTO STORY: Pitmasters fire up fun at annual Dowagiac BBQ Competition
DOWAGIAC — 26 pitmasters from across the country descended on downtown Dowagiac Saturday to compete for top honors in its second annual Dowagiac BBQ Competition. When the charcoal settled, Brian Calhoun of Grace Lake. Ill. took home Grand Champion honors as Weez’s Groovin’ BBQ after earning fourth and second places in both the chicken and […] The post PHOTO STORY: Pitmasters fire up fun at annual Dowagiac BBQ Competition appeared first on Leader Publications.
Annual Dowagiac Summer Festival sets attendance record
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac’s annual summer festival returned this weekend in historic fashion. The Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Dowagiac Summer Festival and BBQ Competition Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 in downtown Dowagiac. Festivities took place both Friday and Saturday. Front Street was closed in the central business district to vehicle […] The post Annual Dowagiac Summer Festival sets attendance record appeared first on Leader Publications.
Detroit Lions And Head Coach Dan Campbell Should Be Punished By NFL After Getting Exposed By Netflix
The standard has been set, but will the league apply the same principle?. The particular incident in question took place very early on in the year— and the show. St. Brown reveals in the first episode that he suffered an injury to his oblique during Week 3 against the Atlanta Falcons.
Average driver in Flint loses $2000+/year driving on Michigan roads, says new report
FLINT, Mich. - A new report released on Tuesday shows data that Michigan's deteriorated roads are costing drivers cold, hard cash. According to the report released by TRIP, the average driver in the Flint area loses $2,150 annually as a result of driving on roads that are dilapidated and congested.
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