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Sonic boom expected Monday, 180th FW says
TOLEDO, Ohio — Residents in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan could hear a loud noise - a sonic boom - Monday afternoon while airmen conduct a functional flight check, the 180th Fighter Wing said. In a press release and social media post, the 180th, which is based out of...
Road resurfacing projects starting in 3 Southeast Michigan counties this week
(CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin road projects across five counties this week, including three in Southeast Michigan, officials said. These projects are part of the Rebuilding Michigan plan, a five-year, $3.5 billion investment to fix Michigan's highways and bridges, and the Building Michigan Together Plan. "Across Michigan, we are moving dirt and fixing the damn roads to drive economic activity, help Michiganders go to work, drop their kids off at school, and run errands safely," said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. "Through the end of this construction season, we will have fixed, repaired, or replaced nearly 23,000 lane miles...
Redbox Video Rental Machines Set to Disappear Across Michigan
Admit it, it's likely been awhile since you last rented a physical DVD from a Redbox location. The machines that became the successor to video rental locations like Blockbuster and Family Video and then the rental-by-mail original Netflix model appears ready to sunset just like those services. The company behind...
MDOT Is Still Using A Model T Vehicle But Why?
The Michigan Department of Transportation has an array of vehicles in their fleet to take care of the roads but why are they still using a Model T?. In case you grew up in the age of "The Fast and The Furious," you may not know what a Model T is. The car in the photo above is definitely not a Model T.
Michigan Man Scams Popular TikToker In New Viral TikTok Video
If you mess around, you WILL find out. Sadly, he found out on a viral scale for this particular person. Michigan Man Scams Popular TikToker In New Viral TikTok Video. If you are ever scrolling on TikTok's For You page, you have probably come across or followed Ziggi Tyler. From...
GM receives $500 million federal grant to convert Michigan plant
(The Center Square) – The Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant of General Motors has been awarded a $500 million grant toward preparation to become a producer of electric vehicles. It comes from the U.S. Department of Energy, led by Secretary Jennifer Granholm – former governor of the Great Lakes...
Gregory’s Stuart Kenewell honored as DNR Hunter Education Instructor of the Year
On June 27, 2024, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that Stuart Kenewell, of Gregory, is the Michigan Department of Natural Resources 2023 Hunter Education Instructor of the Year. This honor was bestowed at the June meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Lansing. Kenewell, who was...
Lansing woman killed in crash, husband seriously injured
A car crash in mid-Michigan claimed a Lansing woman’s life. The 76-year-old woman and her 77-year-old husband were struck by a vehicle in the oncoming traffic lane. She died at the hospital. He was seriously injured.
Michigan’s Overall Crash Numbers Fell in 2023
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Dennis Raymo for the information in this story.) The number of overall traffic crashes and fatalities on Michigan roadways fell slightly in 2023, according to recently released data from the Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center. However, crashes involving vulnerable roadways users, such as pedestrians and bicyclists, increased by at least 10%.
State gas prices holds steady, up 1 cent from last week
DEARBORN, Mich. (WLUC) - Michigan gas prices are holding steady coming into the week, with an increase of only one cent since last week. According to AAA of Michigan, motorists are now paying an average of $3.58 per gallon of regular unleaded gas, and $53 for a full 15-gallon tank of gas. The national average is also up one cent since last week to $3.52 per gallon, 6 cents less than the state average.
After Years in Decline, Michigan is Seeing More Fireflies This Summer
The sight of fireflies or lightning bugs had always been a sure sign of summer. You could count on a yard or field lighting up starting in early June with the flashing bodies of fireflies. And than several years ago many began to see fewer and fewer lightning bugs. So...
Michigan Netflix Users Could See A Huge Change Coming Soon
Usually, when you see that Netflix is making a big change you hope that it's because a great show is coming to the platform. But as we've come to learn over the years, it usually means a spike in prices or advertisements. Unfortunately, the newest change coming to Netflix falls...
Wrong-way crash on U.S. 131 injures 2 drivers, 1 child, state police say
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A wrong-way, head-on collision along U.S. 131 left two women and one child injured, Michigan State Police said. The conditions of those hurt were not immediately available Sunday morning. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site,...
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