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Herbie Lantz: Celebrating a century of stories from a Yooper legend
FELCH, Mich. (WZMQ) – Herbie Lantz, a lifelong U.P. resident, is celebrating his 100th birthday, a milestone he will share with family and friends at the Felch Community Center tomorrow. Born in Felch when Model T cars were the height of automotive technology, Lantz has witnessed nearly a century of change and history.
Rising artist shines at Iron Mountain’s rooftop music venue
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WZMQ) The Sandstone Terrace featured local self-taught artist Sara Westcott, known for her pen-&-ink and charcoal work. Her black-and-white designs, influenced by her partial color-blindness, offer a unique perspective that has made her a standout in the local art scene. Westcott’s journey began in high school, but...
Escanaba launches new app for its residents
ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) - The City of Escanaba launched its new app for people to have one place to do everything. MyEscanaba is available to download for Apple and Android devices. Residents can view topics like community events, road closures and job opportunities in one spot. Users can also look...
Camp New Day U.P. provides summer experience for kids affected by incarceration
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) — Everyone knows what summer camp entails: arts and crafts, the Great Outdoors, and new best friends. But not every child gets to experience a summer camp. Staff at Camp New Day are working to change that, and to provide positive role models for its campers—all of whom come from households where […]
Upper Echelon car show returns to Marquette for 2nd year
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - A car show is making its return to Marquette this weekend. Upper Echelon will host its second car show at Lower Harbor Park. Cars of all different makes and models will fill the park Saturday. Those who registered will be entered to win different prizes and awards.
BEWARE-Dangerous Viral Disease Now Confirmed In More MI Counties
While many Michigan residents enjoy more outdoor activities with the summer weather, there are some summertime illnesses to be concerned about such as those associated with heat or swimming. There is one concerning viral disease now being detected in more Michigan counties that could cause serious illness or death to people and pets.
Many state, city government services disrupted by CrowdStrike outage
State and city governments are reporting disruptions caused by a faulty update to CrowdStrike cybersecurity software Friday morning, mainly knocking administrative systems offline and delaying the delivery of some services. State and local governments join the large number of organizations worldwide where operations have been disrupted, a list that includes...
Money Tight? No State’s Worse For That Than Michigan
If you're in Michigan and struggling to make ends meet, know that you're not alone. A new study finds that Michigan leads the nation with the greatest percentage of people in financial distress. The personal finance website WalletHub recently dug into the data to determine the "States with the Most...
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.
Michigan authorities reopen cold case of 19-year-old missing since 1987
DETROIT, Mich. (WWJ) - Authorities have reopened the cold case of Cassandra Durham, a 19-year-old Maryland girl who was reported missing after heading to Northern Michigan to visit her boyfriend's family. In the summer of 1987, Durham and her boyfriend left their Baltimore home to visit his grandparents in Roscommon.
Michigan Making Money: Salaries Of The State’s Top 1% Earners
Most people have a desire to make as much money as they possibly can to not just take care of themselves and their families but also to have bragging rights as one of the richest people alive or to ever live. I can't lie, it's nice motivation to have in life and money does make life easier and happier but is not the end all be all since we don't get to take it with us after life. Nonetheless, most of us are competing for the best paying jobs for different reasons.
Michigan GOP was front and center at Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — The road to the White House runs through Michigan, so it's no surprise the battleground state took center stage at the the Republican National Convention this week. The gathering of GOP activists from across the country offered a chance for the Michigan GOP to demonstrate on the national stage its recovery from a period of protracted infighting that saw competing factions fighting for control of the state party. But in Milwaukee, Michigan Republicans teamed up...
Long range forecast: Michigan weather outlook for August 2024
What sort of August weather should we expect around Michigan this summer?. The National Weather Service and NOAA released their monthly weather outlook for August 2024 this week. The predictions are based on probability vs. normal averages, and can help show possible trends in the longer range forecast. Here’s what...
OOH in Michigan: Flint-Saginaw
Friday Fast Fact – OOH in Michigan: The State by Numbers. For today’s Fast Fact, let’s take a look at some OOH statistics across the 83 counties of Michigan!. Did you know that Michigan has the only floating Post Office in the world? The J. W. Westcott II is a USPS boat that operates out of Detroit, delivering mail to freighters on the Great Lakes. This boat also has its own ZIP code, 48222 – the only floating ZIP code in the US!
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