Sandusky
LATEST NEWS
Workers celebrate as the steel topped out at Flint Assembly
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - General Motors is celebrating the expansion of its 263,000-square-foot body shop expansion at Flint Assembly. GM is spending $788 million to expand the plant with a larger body shop, a larger assembly conveyor system, new tooling and new equipment. The added space will support the plant's production of the next generation of GM's heavy-duty internal combustion ending pickup trucks.
Take a video tour through Saginaw's newest school before it opens
SAGINAW, MI - Saginaw High and Arthur Hill students will officially be known as the Phoenixes in less than two weeks. And principal Eric Gordon says the students at the two schools have already been a team, aside from basketball, for years. “The kids have already been mingling together for...
Michigan aims to tackle clean energy goals in Upper Peninsula
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Michigan’s new climate laws require utilities to transition to entirely “clean” electricity sources by 2040. As the state’s Public Service Commission figures out what that will look like, it has to pay special attention to the Upper Peninsula […]
New Graduation Requirement Now Affects All Michigan High Schools
A new school year in Michigan means changes in courses and curriculum as students advance to the next grade level. One new course change will affect all Michigan high school students as it's now required to receive their diploma. New Graduation Requirement Now Affects All Michigan High Schools. While Michigan...
WATCH: GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance to visit Michigan
WASHINGTON - Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance will return to Michigan on Tuesday when he makes an appearance in Big Rapids. According to the Donald Trump for President campaign, Vance will talk about the economy, inflation and manufacturing on his trip to west Michigan. He will be visiting a private business during the trip. The campaign has not clarified if the event will be open to the public or not.
How Michigan Bottle Returns May Earn a Man 15 Years in Prison
A Michigan man allegedly committed bottle return fraud and if convicted could get up to 15 years in prison. I remember being a little kid and my best friend Alan and I were so excited when we learned that bottles and cans would be worth 5 and 10 cents. This was in 1976 when people used to throw bottles and cans out everywhere and we saw this as a way to make money to buy candy because that's what little kids do.
Water temperatures heat up in Lake Michigan
MICHIGAN, USA — It might be the last time you'll get to break out the swimsuit this summer, West Michigan. Water temperatures are on the rise amid a heat wave in the area. Tuesday is the peak of West Michigan's heat, with temperatures climbing as high as the lower to middle 90s. The only exception will be the immediate lakeshore, where the upper 80s are expected for high temperatures. There’ll be no escaping the humidity as dew points soar into the lower to middle 70s.
Portage helps the state appeal FEMA's denial of federal disaster relief for tornado damage
In July, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied a disaster relief request for Southwest Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer submitted the request after tornadoes and other storms struck the area on May 7. The state has until September 21 to appeal the decision. In an effort to win that appeal,...
New federal grant will help Lake Superior communities ward off costly flooding
A $1.45 million federal project will help communities across Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan prepare for floods by building up resilience along the Lake Superior coast and reestablishing the land’s ability to store water and release it slowly. The project, which is funded by the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, is one of 19...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.