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Country Brouhaha: Must-See Acts & Preview of Michigan’s Faster Horses Festival 2024
Throngs of country music fans will flock to Jackson County for a weekend country music extravaganza starring Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson and more. The Local Spins guide to Faster Horses. SCROLL DOWN FOR SCHEDULE, MUST-SEE PICKS. Hold your horses, because it’s Michigan’s biggest country music festival. The revelry...
Spartans named to national committee for data, computing in K-12 education
Two Michigan State University Spartans were named to a national committee that will advance the national conversation of data and computing within K-12 schools. Aman Yadav, Lappan-Phillips Professor of Computing Science Education, and alum Joshua M. Rosenberg were formally named to the committee in March 2024. They are two of sixteen members on the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine ad hoc committee. The National Science Foundation sponsors the work.
Meet the contenders who want to unseat Michigan’s constitutional sheriff
HASTINGS, MI -- For the past four years, Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf has been on a quest to prove there was fraud in the 2020 elections, a conspiracy touted by losing presidential candidate Donald Trump. Now Leaf himself is in the middle of an election, running against more contenders...
Extremist or hero? Meet Michigan’s freedom-loving constitutional sheriff
HASTINGS, MI -- Dar Leaf is either a hero or an embarrassment. It depends on who you ask. “He’s definitely one of my heroes,” said Eric Molitor, one of the men accused (and later acquitted) of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Richard Mack, the founder of Constitutional...
LEAP creates new hub supporting small businesses
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - There are more than 900,000 small businesses in Michigan alone and many say, it takes both support and money to keep them going. That’s why the Lansing Economic Area Partnership or LEAP created the new Trek Small Business Support Hub, where businesses can find hundreds of resources with just a few clicks.
There Is a Single Michigan County With Almost No Risk for a Tornado
Michigan has a significant history of tornados. While not quite like the states of Tornado Alley, there are been some doozies over the years like the 1953 twister in the Flint area that's considered one of the 10 deadliest in the nation's history to the recent Portage tornado in Southwest Michigan from 2024.
Energy Bill Going Up? Here’s How Much Michiganders Are Paying Per Month
It's no surprise that Michiganders are paying more in 2024. Known for its cold winters and humid summers, Michigan's wild weather mood swings can be tough on your home's heating and cool system-- and tough on your wallet. It's not uncommon to hear the phrase, "If you don't like the...
Lawsuit alleges Iowa telepharmacy sold fake Ozempic to Michigan company
An Iowa telepharmacy company faces allegations in a civil lawsuit that it sold counterfeit Ozempic, the high-demand weight-loss drug, to a Michigan company. The lawsuit appears to be one of the first of its kind accusing a licensed pharmacy in Iowa of selling customers fake semaglutide. It's an uncommon but increasing problem nationally, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
MSU Extension announces free, virtual evening self-care series in September
As summer winds down, a new type of busyness begins: the start of back-to-school, extracurricular activities, and the upcoming holiday seasons. With too much to do and not enough time in the day to do it, many of us find it difficult to set aside time to refresh and recharge.
Michigan weather: ‘Just wait. It will get worse’
On the morning of June 17, Richie Waters and his partner, Miles Abdal, left their apartment at The Quarters in East Lansing to find the latter’s car mostly covered in water in the parking lot. Abdal was planning on driving Waters to work that morning, but the damage totaled...
A Real Fight For Stay Again! Michigan Diners React to Sudden Shutdowns of Local Restaurant Chain
‘A family fight over the business,’ according to reports, has led to the sudden closure of several locations of a restaurant chain in Michigan. After 52 locations closed, Lefty’s Famous Cheesesteaks, Hoagies & Grill is down to 20 locations nationwide. The first restaurant in this fast food franchise...
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