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MDHHS Restaurant Meal Program continues to expand
LANSING, Mich. (WJMN) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Restaurant Meal Program that provides restaurant meals to seniors and eligible food assistant recipients has grown to more than 100 restaurants in 26 counties since it launched three years ago. To serve Michigan residents who have difficulties preparing their own food due […]
Groundbreaking for the first children's rehab hospital in Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A new rehabilitation hospital coming to Grand Rapids broke ground Thursday. This will be the first of its kind in the state of Michigan, officially called the Joan Secchia Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital. A partnership between Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation and Corewell Health Helen DeVos...
Metro Detroit asphalt company ordered to pay $6.5 million criminal fine for rigging bids for nearly a decade
A Metro Detroit-based company has been ordered to pay a criminal fine of $6.5 million for its role in conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving contracts in Michigan.
Amid ‘green burial’ dispute, judge rejects Michigan township’s cemetery ban
Officials in Brooks Township responded to a proposed ‘green burial’ cemetery by banning all cemeteries in the community. Peter and Annica Quakenbush responded with a lawsuit, and a judge sided with them Thursday. It’s the latest in a string of disputes over an increasingly popular end-of-life option.
‘Clean Energy REVolution’ tour touts impacts of EV investments in Michigan
Representatives from environmental efforts, local business and government gathered in Lansing Thursday to outline the environmental and economic impacts federal electric vehicle (EV) investments have had on the state. Mary Frances Repko, deputy national climate adviser and deputy assistant to President Joe Biden; EDF Action President David Kieve; Lansing City Councilmember-At-Large Peter Spadafore; and Lansing […]
Michigan teacher shortages alleviated, not student performance decline
(The Center Square) – Michigan has made progress addressing teacher shortages in hard-to-fill subjects and specialties within the past five years, the State Board of Education announced. Since the 2017-18 school year, the number of certified teachers teaching math jumped 60%, 31% for science, and 53% for English as a Second Language and bilingual education. The number of early childhood education teachers increased by 171%. “Efforts by local educators to...
Michigan Republican committee member killed by neighbor after argument about wood chips, police say
Michigan police are investigating after a 35-year-old man was allegedly shot and killed by his neighbor after an argument over landscaping. Canton police told Scripps News Detroit that Nathan Morris was on a walk Saturday when just before noon, the suspect confronted him and began an argument over wood chips, though officials are still working out the details of how the shooting played out.
Rabies detected in Genesee Co. bat
FENTON, Mich. (WNEM) - A bat with rabies has been identified in Fenton. The Genesee County Health Department (GCHD) made the announcement on Friday, Aug. 16. The health department said this is the first confirmed case of rabies in an animal this year. According to the GCHD, the bat is...
Police identify 23-year-old who died when car flipped on freeway
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MI – Police have identified the woman who died when her car flipped several times on a Livingston County freeway. Brooke Elizabeth Newman, 23, of Jackson was killed Aug. 10 in a single-vehicle crash near Nicholson Road in Handy Township, confirmed Lt. Chad Sell with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office.
Detroit City Distillery adds new Michigan, Kentucky blended bourbon to lineup
Detroit City Distillery has added a new bourbon to its permanent lineup of spirits that pairs with another region's popular bourbon. Its new Two Faced Blended Straight Bourbon blends Kentucky wheated bourbon with 50% Detroit City Distillery (DCD) bourbon made from Michigan grains that hail from local farms. ...
This Lakefront Estate in Michigan Could Fetch $1.7 Million at Auction This Month
While Michigan’s Detroit and Grand Rapids are known to draw crowds to the Great Lake State for their many cultural and entertainment options, the small township of Gregory is a nature lover’s paradise. If proximity to calm waters and unspoiled hardwood forests gets you starry-eyed, a lakefront estate that’s about 60 miles west of Motor City is headed to auction and could be for you. 'Suicide Squad' Director David Ayer's Los Angeles Home Lists for $2.5 Million The home, dubbed Eagle’s Crest and previously listed for $5.1 million, will hit the Interluxe auction block on August 26 with a starting bid of $1.7 million,...
Fenton Man Wins Big Playing Michigan Lottery Lucky For Life
A last-minute decision to purchase a Michigan Lottery ticket paid off for a Fenton man. The lucky winner, Matthew Russell, won $25,000 a year for life playing Lucky for Life. Like most lottery winners seem to do, Russell took a lump sum payout of $390,000. Russell matched the five white...
Hello, Ann Arbor: An ancient gold discovery, M Den woes and a pic-perfect pink cafe
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Unpacking Michigan’s tightly contested quarterback competition
If Michigan wants to defend their Big Ten and national title this upcoming season, there’s no question that they’ll need consistent play from the quarterback position. A starting spot that’s currently being competed over during fall camp in Ann Arbor ahead of the 2024 college football season. The Wolverine‘s Clayton Sayfie recently joined the On3 Roundtable […] The post Unpacking Michigan’s tightly contested quarterback competition appeared first on On3.
Alcohol believed to be a factor in crash that killed man; Woman in critical condition after being airlifted to UM Hospital in Ann Arbor
Michigan State Police investigators believe alcohol was a factor in a Lenawee County crash Wednesday night that claimed a 72-year-old man’s life and left a 75-year-old woman in critical condition.
Body of missing woman found in Lake Michigan near Beaver Island
BEAVER ISLAND, MI – A body found near Beaver Island has been identified as a woman who has been missing since Aug. 2. The Michigan State Police said Thursday that dental records confirmed the body of 39-year-old Kristen Terrain was found in Lake Michigan near the western shore of the island on Aug. 9.
Trice sentenced to life without parole for Wynter Cole-Smith homicide
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Rashad Trice was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Trice was sentenced today at 9 a.m. in Ingham County for the 2023 murder of 2-year-old Wynter Smith. Wynter’s grandfather gave an emotional statement saying, “I don’t hate you, I hate what you’ve done,” speaking directly to Trice. When asked to […]
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