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Recently resigned Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle got start in Michigan
Editor's note: This story was updated after Cheatle resigned Tuesday to reflect her departure. The U.S. Secret Service director who resigned following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump started her long career with the agency in Michigan. ...
West Michigan families face long waitlists for childcare amid opening, staffing shortage
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Many families in West Michigan cannot find childcare. Often times when they do find a facility, they are placed on a waiting list because there aren’t any openings. However, those waiting lists can take anywhere from four to nine months to get through at Jumpstart...
Hulk Hogan to visit Metro Detroit, launch new beer. Here's where the WWE legend will be.
(CBS DETROIT) - WWE legend Hulk Hogan is scheduled to visit Michigan this week to launch his Real American Beer brand in the state, following his speech at the Republican National Convention, where he ripped his shirt off. Real American Beer, co-founded by Hogan, is an American-style light lager brewed with North American ingredients, according to a release, and will be at several locations in Metro Detroit for the launch. "If the Great Lakes State is anything like what we experienced last week in Missouri, Michigan better get ready brother," said Hogan. He is expected to attend events in the area on...
Father of teen missing since 1987 speaks out
(NewsNation) — In 1987, then-19-year-old Cassandra Durham was reported missing after a road trip to Michigan with her boyfriend. Nearly 40 years later, her father, Michael Durham, and Brett Nichols with Michigan State Police joined “Banfield” on Tuesday to talk about the ongoing search for Cassandra. Her...
Art on the Bay and Brown Trout Festival Entertaining Alpena Once Again
Last weekend in Alpena was filled with fun, creativity, music and fish. If you ventured out around the Alpena Harbor this weekend, you were in for a real treat. From the Friends of the Alpena County Animal Control at Art on the Bay to the leaderboard at Brown Trout Festival, Alpena represented. “Yesterday was extremely busy. Today’s a little bit slower, but we’re still getting lots of great donations. Thank you very much for all your support,” Friends of Alpena County Animal Control Volunteer Jennifer Newhouse said. Add great food trucks, beautiful art and nostalgic music, and you have Alpena’s Art on the Bay.
New Report Shows How Much Money Grand Rapids Roads Cost Drivers
If you think the roads are bad in Michigan you're not wrong. A new report released by TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit, reveals how bad the roads in Grand Rapids are. The study, titled "Michigan Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State's Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility,"...
National Weather Service in Far, Remote Northern Michigan Took Over Warning Chicago as Illinois Forecasters Hunkered Down During Tornado Outbreak
The National Weather Service is the government agency we all rely upon for up-to-the-second information particularly in emergency situations like severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks. But what happens when NWS forecasters are in the line of fire for a storm? That was the situation facing the NWS office in Chicago last night (July 15, 2024) as a summer storm spawned a tornado outbreak across the region.
Michigan Company Receives $7.56 Million Contract To Repair Dunkirk Harbor Breakwater
A Michigan-based company has received the $7.56 million contract to make repairs to Dunkirk Harbor‘s breakwater. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded the contract to Great Lakes Dock & Materials, LLC. Repairs will focus on approximately 1,450 feet of the lake side of the breakwater, involving...
Boyne City businessman's $630,000 offer for Bay City State Theatre accepted
BAY CITY, Mich. (WJRT) - The Bay Event Center. That could be the new name of the Bay City State Theatre, as court papers indicate a winning bid has been accepted. The building and its contents were put up for sale last month as bankruptcy proceedings continue. The court papers...
Report: ‘Dramatic’ Increase in Pedestrian Related Vehicle Crashes in 2023
Total traffic accidents in Michigan decreased 2 percent from 293,241 in 2022 to 287,953 in 2023, yet the number of injuries increased by 1 percent, according to a new report […] The post Report: ‘Dramatic’ Increase in Pedestrian Related Vehicle Crashes in 2023 appeared first on DBusiness Magazine.
At MSU book tour event, Whitmer again says she has no plans to seek national office
Updated, 11:45 a.m. 7/24/24 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reiterated Tuesday that she currently has no plans to run for president or vice president. Whitmer was asked the familiar question by former Gov. Jim Blanchard during a book tour stop at her alma mater at Michigan State University in East Lansing. The Democratic former governor told her […]
Michigan Among Top States with Most Olympic Gold Medalists
The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are nearly upon us. Michigan is sending 17 total Olympians and Paralympians to France to compete for the gold alongside their fellow countrymen. These are the 17 athletes representing Michigan in the 2024 Olympics:. Heath Baldwin - Kalamazoo - Track and Field. Bobby Body...
Whoa! Bowfishers remove world record koi from Michigan lake
GLEN ARBOR, MI — About six years ago, the Glen Lake Association started getting calls about strange fish in the water. They were orange and Michigan fish aren’t that color. Call frequency increased over the next five years. Finally, the association decided to take action. This spring, the...
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