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Viral Real Estate Blunder: Michigan Listing Sparks Online Frenzy
A Michigan home has recently gone viral on X (formerly Twitter) thanks to the account @zillowgonewild. Located in Belleville, Michigan, the home didn't attract attention for anything unusual about its physical features. Instead, it became famous for an odd listing error: the 1,396-square-foot home was originally listed as having two bedrooms and 86 bathrooms.
Rubin: We're outnumbered by zebra mussels. Where they may be headed next
Ceci Weibert first saw zebra mussels on a third grade field trip, clinging to a rock in their persistent and environmentally menacing way. Now she's knee deep, or sometimes even fully submerged, in trying to control them. It's a slow process; one estimate puts their population in the Great Lakes alone at 750...
Power outage bill credits from Michigan utilities jumped by millions. Are they enough?
In 2023, Michigan’s top four utilities issued more than $10.1 million in bill credits to customers after they sat in the dark for days, or saw their lights blink out again and again. The deluge of credits, 335,174 in total, set a high-water mark stretching back at least a...
Investigator Karen Drew on ride-along with Border Patrol agents
Local 4 Investigator Karen Drew was live with U.S. Border Patrol agents along the border on Thursday morning. Because Michigan has a water border, it brings a new set of challenges in terms of tracking down who comes into the country. To tell the story, Drew went live with agents...
Recent study shows older adults have trouble paying for health care
From the grocery store to the gas pump, many people are feeling the strain of higher prices. With that, I asked Metro Detroiters what expenses they've been cutting back on this year.
Shower coverage turning more limited today & Friday
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Today’s chance of rain has garnered our attention since the beginning of the week, especially as of recently with the southerly shift in the track of the low. This morning, that track is only reinforced with the latest data we have coming in. The most important takeaway with the forecast today is that we will see some showers, but this will be far from an all-day, even all-afternoon, rain. If you have any outdoor plans or events, the forecast is looking a little bit more favorable for you than before!
The Last Month of Meteorological Summer
Two months of summer have flown by and our last 9 pm sunset will be tomorrow. Yesterday’s high was 87° and the low was 65° with dewpoints in the low 70s. Once again we had no rainfall. Isolated storms are possible through this evening and patchy fog...
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants to reduce DTE Energy's 10% rate hike to less than 3%
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed testimony arguing that the DTE Energy rate hike for residents should be under 3%. In March, DTE Energy filed a request to the Michigan Public Service Commission seeking an annual increase in revenues of $456.4 million. This came less than four months after the electric company received a $368 million annual rate increase, which caused a 10% rate hike for residents, according to a release from Nessel's office. Nessel argued in her testimony that DTE Energy should not receive an annual increase of more than $139.5 million, limiting the ratepayer increase to about 2.5%. She...
One National Chain Restaurant Has Closed All of Its Michigan Locations
After recent closures of two locations, there are no longer any locations in Michigan of one restaurant in particular. Restaurants close all the time, but not all close as abruptly and without fanfare as this one. Restaurant Closures in Michigan. According to Detroit Free Press, the national chain Buca di...
Michigan Has The Most Financially Distressed People In The US
If you live in Michigan and are strapped for cash, you are not alone. Michigan is home to the most financially distressed people in the United States. That's right, out of 50 states the Great Lakes State takes the number one spot on a recent Wallet Hub list. How did...
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