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Michigan’s next possible bout of severe thunderstorms already on our doorstep
The next weather-maker that could produce a line of severe thunderstorms is within the forecasting timeframe. Here’s the when, where and what as of now. Friday will have a moderately strong cold front moving through the southeast half of Lower Michigan during the heat of the afternoon and evening.
Powerball winning numbers for Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024: No jackpot winner
The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Wednesday, Aug. 28 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $54 million ($26.8 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Michigan was worth $842.4 million and sold in January at Food Castle in Grand Blanc. Powerball winning numbers ...
Scores show Michigan 3rd graders falling behind in English language arts, improving in math
(CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Department of Education released the 2024 results of the standard tests, M-STEP and SAT/PSAT, showing that some grade levels are falling behind in certain subjects.The results showed that the percentage of students above or proficient in English language arts dropped for students in the third and fourth grades, according to a news release. While 40.9% of third graders tested above or proficient in ELA last year, that percentage dropped to 39.6% in 2024. Fourth graders also saw a decrease from 44.3% to 43.3%.However, there were some improvements for third graders in math. Results show an...
M-STEP results database 2024: Find scores from your school district here
The Michigan Department of Education released results for the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) today. Students took the test in the spring of the 2023-2024 school year. Students in grades 3-7 take the M-STEP test in English Language Arts (ELA) and math, while students in grade 8 take the PSAT...
Salvation Army holds annual Labor Day sale Sept. 2
Shoppers on the hunt for clothing and other bargains that want to help others at the same time can do so with the annual Labor Day Sale taking place at all 29 southeast Michigan Thrift Stores on Monday, Sept. 2. The sale benefits the Salvation Army’s Southeast Michigan Adult Rehabilitation...
DTE: Power reliability must improve, outage cost estimate at more than $50M
The violent storms that knocked out electricity Tuesday to about 300,000 DTE Energy customers is expected to cost the utility more than $50 million to repair, and thousands of customers, the utility acknowledged, still won't get their lights back on until Friday. "We understand the challenge not having electricity presents," Brian Calka, DTE’s...
Labor Day Weekend sites available at these far-flung U.P. campgrounds
There are still Michigan campsites available for the holiday weekend − but you’ve got to work for them. Campsite reservations are going quickly so check midnrreservations.com for real time updates. As of Wednesday, there were still some remote Upper Peninsula campsites available to pitch a tent. The DNR...
Missing plane and human remains found in Michigan's Lake Huron
Searchers discovered a small plane that crashed in Michigan's Lake Huron 17 years ago, as well as the remains of a long-missing passenger, Michigan State Police said Wednesday.The remains were identified as H. Brooke Stauffer Jr., 56, who lived in Washington, D.C. He was a passenger in a plane that had departed Mackinac Island for a small town in Michigan's Lower Peninsula in August 2007.Stauffer and the pilot, his fiancee Karen Dodds, were in a Socata TB-20 Trinidad when the plane disappeared. Her remains were found two months after the crash, east of the Mackinac Bridge, but there was no...
Detroit and Ann Arbor to get millions from the federal government to build EV chargers
Michigan is getting more federal money to build electric vehicle charging stations in Detroit and Ann Arbor. On Tuesday, the Biden administration said it was giving $26.2 million in grants to three projects in Michigan to deploy EV charging infrastructure in the two cities. The money is part of $521 million in grants to continue building out EV charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure in 29 states, on land of eight federally recognized tribes and the District of Columbia....
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