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Manhunt For Michigan Fugitives: U.S. Marshals Offer $25,000 Reward
Get involved in the hunt for two Michigan fugitives on the U.S. Marshals Most Wanted list. Help bring these dangerous criminals to justice!. There is currently a $25,000 reward for a Grand Rapids man and a Melvindale, Michigan woman who is wanted for horrific Michigan murders. Trigger Warning: this article details graphic violence.
Dollar General to pay $12 million in fines over worker safety issues
Dollar General has agreed to pay $12 million in a settlement with the federal government over workplace safety. The ubiquitous retail chain, with 19,000 locations including more than 700 in Michigan, agreed to the settlement last month with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It comes after Dollar General had been cited repeatedly for unsafe working conditions and was deemed a “severe violator” by the federal agency.
Michigan suspends child care center’s license after state found 65 violations
LANSING, MI - A Michigan child care center with a documented history of problems is no longer operating after the state ordered it to shut down and suspended its license. The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential Licensing Bureau issued a notice Aug. 22 that it plans revoke the license of Tiny Tators Childcare LLC, 1036 Bell Road in Niles, after investigators found the center “failed to provide appropriate care and supervision of children at all times and used prohibited means of discipline when caring for children.”
TSA Warning Will Affect Labor Day Travelers In Michigan
This summer has been one of the busiest summers for traveling in Michigan history. With the upcoming holiday, it will only get worse. Labor Day is often the last chance for Michiganders to leave the area and take a vacation before their crazy family schedules gear up in the fall.
MI Dems finalize ’24 ticket, fire up for November
Michigan Democrats held their nominating convention on Saturday in Lansing, where delegates finalized the party’s ticket for the November ballot. The state convention ratified its slate of presidential electors following the Democratic National Convention that formally nominated Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Some delegates traveled directly from the...
Roahrig Sweeps 500 Tour Weekend in Michigan
MARNE, MI (August 24, 2024) — MARNE, MI (August 24, 2024) — Tyler Roahrig completed a sweep of the 500 Sprint Car Series two-night tour of Michigan by winning the feature event Saturday night at Berlin Raceway. Roahrig backed up his victory Friday at Kalamazoo Speedway by passing...
Karamo ejected from convention as divisions persist in Michigan Republican Party
FLINT — Michigan Republicans activists are united behind former President Donald Trump, but other strong divisions persist, a Saturday state party convention in Flint made clear. The party selected its two candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court early Saturday evening, but voting and counting continued for university boards and the State Board of...
Michigan DNR Approves Electric Bikes On State Trails
The use of electric bikes is going up every day in Michigan- you've probably seen people ripping around town at a high speed on these motorized bicycles. So naturally in a move that reflects the rising popularity of electric bikes, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has updated its rules to allow certain e-bikes on state-owned trails.
Donald Trump to visit Michigan again on Thursday. This time, it's Potterville
Michigan's importance to the Trump campaign was reinforced Saturday when former President Donald Trump announced he will make his eighth visit to Michigan this year, scheduling an event in Eaton County Thursday. Trump, who is already scheduled to visit Detroit on Monday to address a conference of the National Guard Association of the...
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 […]
Stabenow keeps sights set on new farm bill before retiring
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow said during an appearance at the CNN-Politico Grill outside the Democratic National Convention on Thursday that she remains hopeful of passing one more farm bill before her term ends at the end of the year, adding another to a record-breaking streak of getting the bills passed. “We’ve always been able to […]
Pritzker says Trump suggested nets to stop Asian carp invasion of Great Lakes
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a Michigan Democratic Party delegation breakfast on day four of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that former President Donald Trump suggested using nets to stop Asian carp...
Vintage Day in Hermansville honors longtime resident
HERMANSVILLE, Mich. (WLUC) - A Menominee County town celebrated its own history Sunday afternoon. Hermansville community members gathered at the IXL Historical Museum for Vintage Day. Museum President Marilyn Popp says the town had a booming logging industry about 100 years ago. “We’re celebrating the way things were back then,”...
‘Try a tryke’: Marquette AMBUCS chapter brings exercise, fun to people with limitations
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) — For people with physical or mental limitations, the experience of riding a traditional bicycle may not be possible. That’s where AMBUCS, a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to ’empowering inclusive recreation and living’, comes in. August 25 at Marquette Commons, the Marquette AMBUCS chapter held a ‘Try a tryke’ event, which welcomed […]
Racers used modified snowmobiles on Lake Linden
LAKE LINDEN, Mich. (WLUC) - Racers used snowmobiles to compete on Lake Linden Sunday at the Lake Linden campgrounds. It was the 5th annual Jeff Moyle Memorial Watercross event. Watercross racer James Marietta says the sport disappeared in the 90s. “There’s enough of us doing it, and the support of...
Anti-war group urges Whitmer to drop support for potential munitions facility in Grayling
(WPBN/WGTU) -- An anti-war organization is encouraging Michigan residents to oppose the potential development of a munitions facility in Grayling. Saab AB, a Swedish aerospace and defense company, announced earlier this year it intends to build a new munitions facility in the U.S., with Grayling as one of the proposed locations.
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