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Businessman Sandy Pensler drops out of Michigan Senate race, endorses Rogers
Businessman Sandy Pensler announced on Saturday that he would be dropping out of the Michigan Senate GOP primary on Saturday and endorsing former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.). “My campaign was always about making America better. The best way to do that is to enact President Trump’s policies,” Pensler said during Trump’s rally in Grand Rapids,…
Man pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder after appellate court declines to hear case
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A man who previously contested evidence he fatally shot an Ypsilanti man has now pleaded guilty. Roughly three months after the Michigan Court of Appeals declined to consider whether Roger Lee Pierce’s statements to police were inadmissible in court, the 54-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and using a firearm during a felony, court records show.
Washtenaw ISD Awarded $5.6 million Grant to Provide Early Childhood Educational Opportunities
With help from a federal grant, the Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) will continue to offer educational opportunities to preschool-age kids. The WISD announced on July 22, the “Office of Head Start (OHS), a part of the federal Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, awarded a $5.6 million grant to the Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) to continue providing Head Start preschool for 3- and 4-year-old students and Early Head Start home-based home visiting for families with children ages birth to 3.”
CASA for Kids to hold book drive
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – CASA for Kids of Barry, Eaton and Ingham Counties will hold a book drive Friday, July 26. The book drive, in partnership with Fifth Third Bank, also includes special guest readers Rep. Kara Hope at 11 a.m. and Rep. Emily Dievendorf at 2 p.m. The event, which aims to help raise […]
In it’s 71st year, Manchester Chicken Broil still draws large crowds
MANCHESTER, MI – Crowds of people, plates of chicken and plenty of smiles made up the 71st annual Manchester Chicken Broil on Saturday. The popular event July 20 at Alumni Memorial Field, brought together around 8,000 thousand people as roughly 400 volunteers made 10,000 dinners to raise money to update the field’s facilities and buildings.
Elevated transit route connecting University of Michigan campuses moving forward
ANN ARBOR, MI - The University of Michigan is seeking partners to move forward on an automated and elevated transit system spanning more than three miles to connect multiple Ann Arbor campuses. University officials are inviting potential partners to answer a request for qualifications for the design, construction and long-term...
Former Ann Arbor Pioneer runner adds another state record to historic resume
Rachel Forsyth set records and proved to be one Michigan’s all-time girls distance runners in her final high school season. And on Saturday, the former Ann Arbor Pioneer star and reigning Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year set another state record during a track event in Toronto. If you...
Nearly 57K Michigan Medicine patients notified after data breach
ANN ARBOR, MI - Michigan Medicine notified almost 57,000 patients Monday about a data breach stemming from a cyberattack on employee email accounts. The data breach potentially exposed some patient health information, officials said on July 22. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link...
Ann Arbor puts $1M behind hiring ‘safe streets’ consultant
ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor is planning more incremental improvements to make city streets safer, including adding more flexible posts to separate bike lanes from cars. To that end, the city is putting over $1 million into hiring Sam Schwartz Consulting to help implement a $3.8 million federal Safe Streets for All grant.
Where Michigan football ranks in the Big Ten Media Poll
Michigan football will be back at Big Ten Media Days this week and it's hard not to think of Big Ten Media Days in 2021 when Jim Harbaugh said the Wolverines would "beat Ohio or die trying." That mindset helped turn around a Michigan football program fresh off a 2-4...
Ernest Hausmann’s path to Michigan, outlook for 2024
It’s hard to replace the leadership and toughness that 2023 linebacker starters Michael Barrett and Junior Colson brought to the position in recent seasons. But if there is anyone who can step up and take the next step in becoming a cog in the middle of the Michigan Wolverines defense, it’s Ernest Hausmann.
Free Ice Cream and Great Music in Dexter
The Dexter Lions Club and Dexter Creamery have been teaming up this summer to bring free ice cream to the Music in the Park events. Over the past couple of months, the Dexter Lions has served free ice cream from the Creamery on Friday nights during the Summer Concert Series. They will be doing it one more time on Aug. 30. Music in the Park is presented by the Dexter Area Chamber of Commerce.
Michigan Wolverines news: Big Ten Media days lineup, guarding against a flip, more
Michigan football will start fall camp for the 2024 season in less than 10 days and this week, the Michigan Wolverines will be back in Indianapolis for Big Ten Media Days. Some people feel that media days are the unofficial start of the college football season. The Big Ten is the last major conference to hold its media days and for Michigan football, it will be the first time with Sherrone Moore as the head coach.
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