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Walmart and Target Announce Great News For Michigan Shoppers
So let's be real for a second, shall we? Target is clearly superior to Walmart but each has its things that keep it amongst the best in the retail business. Walmart has almost 5 times as many locations in the US than Target and their customer turnover shows that as well. Target gets over 30 million customers per week but Walmart blows them out of the water with over 37 million customers daily.
Can Harris win back Michigan's crucial Muslim vote?
In key US swing state Michigan, Democratic voters of Arab and Middle Eastern heritage say Kamala Harris is going to have to win them back, after they were alienated by President Joe Biden's handling of Israel's military offensive in Gaza. Angered by former president Donald Trump's travel ban on Muslim countries, support for Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, and more, Dearborn voters overwhelmingly backed Biden in 2020, helping secure Michigan for the Democrats by a slim margin.
War in Gaza and U of M regent race dominate Michigan Democrats’ state convention
As Michigan Democrats on Saturday nominated their picks for Supreme Court and education boards on the Nov. 5 ballot, the University of Michigan Regents — the one contested race — took centerstage. The nominating convention, held in Lansing, was flooded with supporters decked in maize shirts for Board of Regents candidate and pro-Palestinian movement leader […]
La Niña Is Back—Get Ready for a Wild Michigan Winter
Brace yourselves, Michigan. La Niña is making a comeback this fall, and if you're a fan of winter and extreme weather, you're gonna be a happy camper. As for the rest of us who tolerate Michigan's winter months so we can enjoy the brief interlude between snowflakes, get ready because the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts the waters in the Pacific Ocean are about to take an ice-cold dive. This means winter is going to give you every reason to invest in a new shovel or snowblower.
West Nile Virus Detected in Deceased Falcon Near Detroit, Michigan Residents Advised to Take Precautions Amid Rising Cases
As the summer heat continues to linger, West Nile virus is making its presence known in Michigan with a deceased falcon near Detroit having tested positive for the virus. The bird, discovered near 7 Mile and the Southfield Freeway, represents a warning sign for potential human infection as no human cases have been reported yet in Detroit or Wayne County, according to the Detroit Health Department.
Ashes to Ashes: Can You Legally Scatter a Loved One’s Remains Anywhere in Michigan?
If you're tasked with honoring a loved one's wishes and spreading their ashes, can you face penalties for doing so on public land in Michigan?. While losing a loved one is arguably one of the hardest things you'll ever have to go through, spreading their ashes can be cathartic and is often a gesture that honors a special's person's life. But could doing so be breaking the law? Does Michigan have any special restrictions when it comes to spreading a loved one's ashes?
Michigan’s Obesity Rating Is Average, Yet Still Surprising
For years now, Americans have been hearing all the trash talk from the rest of the world about the quality of their food and the obesity rate within the country. The United States has the 12th highest obesity rate in the world at just over 34% but America does have the most obese people in the world. A lot of this has to do with the unhealthy processed foods that we consume but the other part of that is our lifestyle or lack thereof.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem joins Tudor Dixon in Michigan to talk election stakes
Republicans need to have better conversations in their communities if they want to see former President Donald Trump in the White House again, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and GOP former Michigan gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon said Friday evening at a town hall in Saint Clair Shores. Following the Thursday conclusion of the Democratic National […]
In small towns, even GOP clerks are targets of election conspiracies
PORT AUSTIN, Mich. — Deep in the thumb of Michigan’s mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula, Republican election officials are outcasts in their rural communities. Michigan cities already were familiar with the consequences of election conspiracy theories. In 2020, Republicans flooded Detroit’s ballot counting center looking for fraud. Democratic and Republican election officials faced an onslaught of threats. […]
$1M Powerball ticket sold at Michigan Family Fare
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — While no one hit it big in the Powerball drawing Saturday night, one Michigan ticket did win $1 million. Saturday’s numbers were 5, 15, 21, 24 and 43, with a Powerball of 17. No one hit the $35 million jackpot, according to the Powerball. The jackpot has now grown to $44 million, with the next drawing Monday at 11 p.m.
Billboards Are Ruining Michigan And It’s Time To Ban Them
Growing up in Grand Rapids, we're not strangers to billboards shoved in our faces every couple of feet going along US-131. As of 2023, there are an estimated 450 billboards in Grand Rapids alone. Then, the billboards space out and you can appreciate Pure Michigan. But Michigan has an outrageous...
Surprisingly, Michigan Has Among America’s Highest Percentage of Counties with Most Senior Citizens
When you think of areas where senior citizens may outnumber younger people, you'll likely think of Sunbelt locations like Florida and Arizona. After all, there are those Sun City-type communities that are exclusively 55+. So it will likely surprise you that Michigan has 3 of the top 25 counties in the entire country with the largest percentage of people aged 65 or older.
Michigan Democrats and Republicans nominate candidates
Hello! Today is Sunday. 🌤 Weather: The expected high is 87 degrees. It will be partly sunny, warm and humid. A shower in spots early this morning is possible and again late in the afternoon. And here are the nominees 🗳 ...
Small Northern Michigan Village Pleads – Your GPS Is Wrong, Here’s How to Drive Through Town
Welcome to DeTour Village, population 263, a small town in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula best known for being the embarkation point for the Drummond Island Ferry. Thousands of drivers take the pathway along M-134. The official route of the highway is on Ontario Street northbound and a right turn onto Elizabeth Street which ends at the ferry dock.
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