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Big Changes Coming to Olive Garden and Michiganders Aren’t Happy
The CEO of Olive Garden's parent company just doubled down on a decision that is leaving customers with a bad taste in their mouths. All around the country restaurants are hurting. As people are staying home more to spend less money, national chains are feeling the burn. Not to mention, inflation has increased the price of operation for the restaurants. Many restaurants around the country have started discounting their meals to bring their main customer base back into the stores. Olive Garden is owned by Darden Restaurants. The CEO of Darden, Rick Cardenas has come out publically with a big fat NO to that strategy. Instead, they have decided to increase their prices...again.
Former Michigan Football Player Andre Seldon Jr. Dies
Tragic Loss: Former Michigan Football Star Drowns at 22. According to multiple reports, Andre Seldon Jr., a former Michigan football player and standout at Belleville High School, drowned at the age of 22 after diving off a cliff into the water at Porcupine Dam, according to the Cache County Sheriff’s Office.
Aidan Chiles ranked the 8th-best QB in the Big Ten for 2024
We're just over a month away from the start of the 2024 Michigan State football season and that means it's time for preseason rankings list. No, Michigan State isn't going to sniff any preseason tram rankings, but player rankings are different. And the Spartans are getting some respect on position rankings in the Big Ten -- at least at quarterback.
Casting lines across generations, Michigan church continues COVID comeback
YPSILANTI, Mich. (BP) – COVID-19 knocked churches like Ypsilanti Missionary Baptist for a loop back in 2020. Meeting in person was crucial for a congregation of just over 100, and Michigan’s especially-strict response brought an immediate impact. By that October the state’s Supreme Court had struck down Governor...
Big Ten primer -- Michigan State's greatest football moment
The USC Trojans are about to enter the Big Ten, a reality which will be affirmed at Big Ten media days this week. Michigan State becomes a conference neighbor for USC. If we were to ask which moment is Michigan State’s greatest, it’s not easy to pick the ultimate Spartan football memory.
Businessman Sandy Pensler drops out of Michigan Senate race, endorses Rogers
Businessman Sandy Pensler announced on Saturday that he would be dropping out of the Michigan Senate GOP primary on Saturday and endorsing former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.). “My campaign was always about making America better. The best way to do that is to enact President Trump’s policies,” Pensler said during Trump’s rally in Grand Rapids,…
Michigan State Women’s Sports Teams Preview in the Big-10 Conference
Michigan State University's women's sports teams, including soccer, softball, volleyball, and basketball, are gearing up for the upcoming season with varying prospects and challenges. Michigan State women's soccer team (2023): 14-5-3, First in Big-10 standings, Sweet Sixteen in NCAA tournament. Michigan State women's softball team (2024): 21-30, 13th place in...
7 Michigan State football transfers are still looking for a new home
College athletics is in one of the wildest times in the history of college sports. The transfer portal, which does bring a lot of good for many players, has its downsides that hurt just as many players as those it helps. One of those downsides is players entering the portal,...
Ranking Michigan State football's defensive position groups for 2024
After ranking the Michigan State football offensive position groups, we move on to defense which was a better unit than the offense but that doesn't mean they were good last year. The defense was put in about a thousand bad spots by the offense and had stretches where they could...
Popular Michigan Tag Team Reportedly Signing with WWE
Wrestling is cool again. It's like the attitude era all over again with the way the business has changed over the last few years. Still, plenty of stars made their name in the years between. One such tag team was the Motor City Machine Guns. Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, both born in Michigan (Shelley in Detroit, Sabin in Pinckney), for the duo that has won championships pretty much everywhere in wrestling except the WWE.
Whitmer focuses on policy at NAACP event
(The Center Square) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defended President Joe Biden at this week’s NAACP Convention in Las Vegas amidst growing calls across the party for him to drop out of the race. The contrast is notable. The governor is a top name floated in the Democratic Party as a replacement for the president, even […]
Tom Izzo discusses Keon Coleman's Michigan State basketball career
Before heading to the Buffalo Bills in the 2024 NFL draft… heck, even before going to Florida State–Keon Coleman was at Michigan State playing basketball. Tom Izzo was his coach there prior to Coleman transfering (he also played football at Michigan State). As a dual sport athlete, Coleman was a unique athlete for Izzo to analyze.
WMTA shares mid-summer fun: Coast Guard Fest, Art in the Park & more
July is almost over, but there's no end to the fun in store for West Michiganders this summer. The West Michigan Tourist Association stopped by FOX 17's studio to bring you more fun events
Kids learn how to fish in Bath Township
BATH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WILX) - It’s a day of learning at the Bengel Wildlife Center in Bath Township, as kids learned all the fundamentals of fishing. This was the first time they had ever done this event. Kids who attended got the chance to learn how to craft tackle, how to cast, and learn about fishing ethics.
Demonstrators in Howell Chant 'We Love Hitler, We Love Trump'
On Saturday, as ex-President Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance came for a rally in Grand Rapids, demonstrators in Howell, about 90 minutes away, were at the I-96 and Latson Road overpass chanting, "We love Hitler, we love Trump," the Detroit Free Press reports. In another part of the...
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