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Politico Reports Democrats Cut Help For Congresswoman Scholten
(Grand Rapids, MI) – Politico reports Congresswoman Hillary Scholten of Grand Rapids has had some of her reelection assistance cut by the Michigan Democratic Party after she called for President Biden to not run for reelection. MLive says the Democratic Party says she was removed from a strategy call about the coordinated campaign, which is an effort between them and the Biden team to get Democrats elected. Scholten is the only Democrat in Congress from Michigan who is calling on Biden to drop out and was the tenth House Democrat to make the announcement.
45% of high-ranking officials in Duggan's office don’t live in Detroit, analysis shows
The leader of Detroit’s public transit system lives in a different time zone, roughly 300 miles away from the city in a Chicago suburb. The official overseeing city property assessments resides with his wife more than 100 miles from Detroit, outside of Lansing. ...
Cornfest could return to Auburn in 2025 after judge ruling
AUBURN, Mich. (WNEM) – A summer festival favorite could go back to its old stomping grounds next year. Cornfest was held in Midland last weekend, which is the first time the long-running festival had been held outside Auburn. It all ties back to a legal dispute over property ownership...
Reparations-focused panel urges Detroiters to ‘raise your voices’
Since the abolition of chattel slavery in 1865, there have been conversations about reparations for Black people who were harmed by the system. For Kevin Dunn, that answer is simple: Cash. The Detroiter stressed to a reparations-focused panel that Black people have and continue to be exploited physically, mentally and...
'Safest place in Michigan': Police chief, attendees feel safe at first Trump rally post-assassination attempt
GRAND RAPIDS — Trump rallies are always as much a festival or revival as they are political campaign events. People routinely tailgate, blasting music or chanting any of the slogans that accompanied former President Donald Trump’s successful 2016 run for the White House. ...
Lapeer VFW Summer Golf Outing – What You Need To Know
Calling all golfers, the Lapeer VFW Post 4139 is hosting a summer golf outing. Here is everything you need to know about this awesome community event. When is the Lapeer VFW Post 4139 Summer Golf Outing?. The Lapeer VFW Post 4139 Summer Golf Outing is on Saturday, August 10th, 2024.
Warning: Dog & Cat Food Being Recalled in Michigan
When it comes to the health of your furry friends, you're always going to put them first. With that being said, there is yet another recall currently hitting the shelfs that you should be aware of. Before you head out to the store you should check for this recall. Dog...
Popular Michigan Tag Team Reportedly Signing with WWE
Wrestling is cool again. It's like the attitude era all over again with the way the business has changed over the last few years. Still, plenty of stars made their name in the years between. One such tag team was the Motor City Machine Guns. Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, both born in Michigan (Shelley in Detroit, Sabin in Pinckney), for the duo that has won championships pretty much everywhere in wrestling except the WWE.
Fallen trooper honored with stretch of US-127
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — US-127 between the Cedar St. Exit and the I-96 interchange will now be known as the Trooper Starr Memorial Highway, with Governor Gretchen Whitmer signing the bill to rename it into law last week. The Michigan State Police hosted a highway dedication ceremony on Friday to make the name official. Trooper […]
As calls for Biden to step down heighten, could Gov. Whitmer take his place?
Democrats at the highest level are asking President Joe Biden to reconsider his election bid. If he were to step down, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's name is on the short list of people to his place.
Seven most expensive homes sold in Genesee County, July 8-14
A house in Grand Blanc that sold for $299,900 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Genesee County in the past week. In total, nine residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $99,344, or $92 per square foot.
Hello, Ann Arbor: Lost lunch, development fueled by waste and a ‘clever older gent’
On this day last week, in expectation of a sweeping view, I was trucking three miles to the top of a bald near Eagle Harbor in the Keweenaw Peninsula. I am in awe up there at the vastness of wild spaces, the quiet, the calm. If you purchase a product...
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