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Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings kicking off 70th Port Huron Town Hall season
PORT HURON — A former contestant and current major gameshow host will kick off this year’s Port Huron Town Hall events next month for the speaker series’ 70th season. According to a news release, Ken Jennings, whose long winning streak on Jeopardy! and involvement with the show preceded his eventual inheritance of host...
Dearborn kicks off 43rd annual Homecoming Festival
DEARBORN, Mich. (WXYZ) — Friday was the first day of the 43rd annual Dearborn Homecoming Festival. The festival runs Aug. 2 through Aug. 4 at Ford Field Park. “It’s a Dearborn tradition and its purpose is in its name. This is a homecoming for many a folks who might have left the city, graduated," Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud explained.
'I feel like a stranger in my own life': Couple loses everything in Auburn Hills storage unit
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A young couple lost all their belongings after they trusted a storage facility with them. Their unit was completely emptied, and some valuables can never be replaced. "I feel like a stranger in my own life now," said 27-year-old Hailey Haynes. "The teddy bear...
5 arrested during home invasion in Troy, connected to international crime units
TROY, Mich. (FOX 2) - Police busted five undocumented immigrants from Colombia in the midst of a home invasion in Troy on Thursday, a police source confirmed. And one Troy resident says he just happened to witness the bust on the 3600 block of Millay Street. "I was like, ‘man...
2 people charged in fatal assault of 6-year-old boy in Madison Heights
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (FOX 2) - Two people are facing charges after a 6-year-old boy was fatally beaten in Madison Heights earlier this week. On Tuesday, police responded to a call of a child not breathing at a mobile home park in the 25000 block of Dequindre around 2:30 p.m, according to a release from the Madison Heights Police Department. When officers arrived, the boy was found unresponsive, with multiple physical injuries.
Macomb County infrastructure strained by heavy rainfall
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. – Metro Detroit saw significant rainfall overnight that resulted in a Flash Flood Warning being issued Friday, Aug. 2, for Wayne and Macomb counties. In addition to flooded freeways and roads, many residents are cleaning up after their basements flooded. Those impacted by the water...
Pleasantrees Mount Clemens Presents The 1st Annual Gibraltar Car Show
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Pleasantrees Mount Clemens is hosting the 1st Annual Gibraltar Car Show on September 21st at the historic Gibraltar Trade Center in Mt. Clemens. The event aims to bring back memories of old Gibraltar with a variety of activities for the...
City Of Howell Seeks To Demolish Abandoned Gas Station
The City of Howell is taking legal action against the owner of an abandoned gas station that’s long been an eyesore in the community. Howell Gas & More is located at 401 E. Grand River at the corner of Barnard Street. Mayor Bob Ellis tells WHMI the gas station...
Court orders Sandusky farm to pay $10K fine, restore wetlands
SANDUSKY — A family-run Sanilac County farm will have to pay $10,000 in fines and restore 69 acres of wetlands under an order issued in an Ingham County court late last month. The state first filed a lawsuit against Weaverland Farms in October 2022, alleging the illegal destruction of...
Should Michigan Have More Intrastate Interstate Highways
Currently Michigan is home to 4 mainline interstate highways (I-69, I-75, I-94 and I-96) and several auxiliary routes like I-196 and I-275. But there is one highway that stands out for being an intrastate interstate and that is I-96. The freeway travels between Muskegon and Detroit via Grand Rapids and Lansing. I-96 does not exist in any state except Michigan.
Billboards Are Ruining Michigan And It’s Time To Ban Them
Growing up in Grand Rapids, we're not strangers to billboards shoved in our faces every couple of feet going along US-131. As of 2023, there are an estimated 450 billboards in Grand Rapids alone. Then, the billboards space out and you can appreciate Pure Michigan. But Michigan has an outrageous...
BUSTED: Michigan Thieves Use Key Fob Hack to Steal Over 400 Cars
In what sounds like a sidequest gone wrong on the wildly popular video game Grand Theft Auto, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced earlier this year that state and local police cracked a huge auto theft ring. How big? Well, over the past year, these high-tech thieves managed to drive off with over 400 cars, including models direct from the factory and dealership lots.
Michigan voters to choose party candidates for crucial Senate race in battleground state
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan voters could play a major role in choosing who the next president will be — and they could also determine which major party controls Congress in 2025. Party primaries Tuesday for an open U.S. Senate seat and two congressional races in the battleground state will set the stage for November. Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has the inside track for her party's nomination to the Senate against a challenge from a television actor. Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has the...
Growing Truck Stop Indian Food Restaurant Trend Hits Michigan Border
There's been a growing trending - particular in the western states of America - truck stop restaurants that serve Indian cuisine. The roadside diners, named dhabas, have sprung up in surprising places like rural Oklahoma and Arizona. The trend is slowly but surly spreading across the country and has now hit Michigan's doorstep.
Lee Ann Womack to join Alan Jackson’s final tour
Womack will join for two dates in Michigan & Arkansas. As he gears up for tonight’s (Fri, Aug 2nd) first concert on his Last Call: One More for the Road Tour, Alan Jackson reveals good friend Lee Ann Womack will join him as his special guest at upcoming shows in Grand Rapids, MI on Saturday, August 24th at Van Andel Arena and Fayetteville, AR on Saturday, September 28th at Bud Walton Arena.