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Donald Trump back in Michigan on Aug. 26 for National Guard Association conference
(FOX 2) - Less than a week after visiting Michigan, former President Donald Trump will be back in the state for another campaign event - this time at the National Guard's General Conference Exhibition at Huntington Place. Trump will be in Detroit on Monday for the final day of the...
Michigan’s corn, other crops maturing quickly, harvest may be done early
Michigan’s row crops are currently estimated to mature somewhat early compared to historic norms. Some Michigan farms also give us what they are seeing on their current crop maturity. Michigan’s most widely grown row crops include corn, soybeans, dry beans and sugar beets. Although it hasn’t been an...
In small towns, even GOP clerks are targets of election conspiracies
PORT AUSTIN, Mich. — Deep in the thumb of Michigan’s mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula, Republican election officials are outcasts in their rural communities. Michigan cities already were familiar with the consequences of election conspiracy theories. In 2020, Republicans flooded Detroit’s ballot counting center looking for fraud. Democratic and Republican election officials faced an onslaught of threats. […]
‘I Felt a Lot of Freedom’: Midwest Summer Camp for LGBTQ+ Youth Offers Sanctuary and Life Lessons
At campsites across Michigan and Ohio, Camp 4 All offers a safe place for summer fun. Standing on a beach in Traverse City, Michigan, 16-year-old Naja Nile chose not to swim despite the brutal summer sun, but saw them: kids with colorful hair splashing in the sparkling water. Wearing bathing...
Benny Cook of Quail Ridge GC wins Michigan PGA Professional Championship
BENTON HARBOR – Benny Cook rallied from behind and then held on to win the 103rd Michigan PGA Professional Championship at Harbor Shores Resort Wednesday. The 30-year-old director of instruction at Quail Ridge Golf Club in Ada won the Michigan PGA state title for the third time by shooting a 3-under 68 in the final round on the Jack Nicklaus-designed layout on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Proposed DTE rate hike could cover the cost of private jet use, Michigan AG Nessel says
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is once again pushing back against a proposed DTE Energy rate hike. Nessel accuses the energy company of spending lavishly on corporate jets for their CEOs and attempting to pass that cost onto customers. DTE is asking for another rate hike just months after a previous hike that amounted to a $368 million increase. In testimony to the Michigan Public Service Commission, Nessel reported that DTE officials inflated the costs associated with running the utility by spending money on corporate jet travel. An additional rate hike would mean a 10% increase in consumers' bills. It's a move Nessel...
Trump piles onto GOP’s China attacks in Michigan Senate race
Republicans are trying to put a Chinese-linked company at the center of Michigan’s heated battleground Senate race between former Michigan GOP Rep. Mike Rogers and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI). Former President Donald Trump has even entered the fray, seeking to portray Slotkin, the Democratic nominee, as weak on China during her three terms in the […]
Case docs reveal details of rekindled search for Nancy Renkas in Iron Mountain
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WJMN) — Search warrants and other documents have revealed more details about the latest efforts by the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office to find out what happened to Nancy Renkas, a Florence County, WI woman last seen eight years ago. Preliminary police documents indicate that Renkas was last seen by her adult child […]
Hancock Police: Deadly scooter crash does not appear suspicious
HANCOCK, Mich. (WJMN) — Police in the City of Hancock said Thursday afternoon that a man had been found dead after a crash earlier that morning. According to a release from Hancock Police Chief Tami Sleeman, officers with the department responded to what they called an “unknown incident” around 5:40 a.m. on Wright Street. When […]
2024 Michigan Democratic Convention set to take place at the Lansing Center
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan Democrats will have their state nomination convention Saturday. The 2024 convention will be at the Lansing Center on Michigan Avenue and will support Michigan candidates from all over. Whey will nominate democratic supreme court members, Michigan State University board members, and more. The convention starts...
US Secretary of Education to visit Green Bay in September
GREEN BAY, WI – (WGBW & WISS) – U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will visit Green Bay next month. Starting September 3rd Cardona will visit schools in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania as part of the “Back to School Bus Tour. The theme of the...
Grand Rapids company’s sales at Meijer benefit youth education
Grady’s Garden is a company and a cartoon series, all about healthy food and getting kids to eat their vegetables. “Hey, this lettuce, tastes like lettuce. Because it is lettuce.”. Founder Mike Wheeler says their products have no artificial flavors, colors or added sugar and reduced sodium. “All raw...
48 workforce housing units coming to Marquette Township
MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) - New attainable housing is on its way to Marquette Township. Renovare Development announced last week that it received approval to build 48 workforce housing units off County Road 492. The project is still in the planning stage, but Renovare expects the homes to be affordable for folks who make 60%-120% of the area’s median income.
A Ranch Dressing Spill Causes The Most Michigan Road Closure Possible
If there's one thing Michiganders love, it's ranch dressing. Some people put that special condiment on everything. Salad, pizza, chicken wings, french fries, heck, I bet people would go swimming in the stuff if they had the chance. Ranch is one of the food's best friends. Apparently, asphalt and Ranch have begun speaking too. Confused? I bet.
Study Says Michigan Believes Its Teachers Are Woefully Underpaid
Many people agree that teachers are one of the most underpaid positions in the entire workforce. Oftentimes they work well over 40 hours, pay out of pocket for classroom supplies, and handle 15-25 children per day. If you know a teacher, you know it's exhaustive work. Unfortunately, in most situations,...
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