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‘I do it for the community’: Michigan teen crowned back-to-back Coney eating champion
FLUSHING, MI— A question hangs in the air: Who will devour the most Coney dogs in only three minutes?. Nine contenders, hoping to be named the next Coney dog-eating champion, stared at their plates which contained six beef frankfurters heaped with meat sauce wrapped in a single layer of aluminum foil.
Gus Macker kicks off tournament with youth training camp
FLINT, Mich.—The Gus Macker three-on-three basketball tournament has returned back to its home state this weekend to celebrate its 50th year anniversary. The Gus Macker tournament packs a full weekend of basketball activities for various age groups. This weekend's activities include :. a special youth camp. a three-on-three tournament...
Inside The Pitch: Central Conference Championship Happening Tonight
FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) - The Flint City Bucks have made it to the Central Conference Championship and will take on Peoria tonight at 8:30 PM. For fans not able to attend, there will be a watch party held at Luigi’s in Flint. Hear from midfielder Baraka Tarleton and Team...
Flint Fire Department ambulances could be making runs by mid-August
FLINT, MI -- Flint Fire Department ambulances could begin making hospital transports in a matter of weeks, reinstating a service that hasn’t been provided in more than 20 years. Fire Chief Theron Wiggins gave the estimate to the City Council last week, and Mayor Sheldon Neeley said on Friday,...
Michigan is about to get its first PGA Tour Superstore: Here’s a look inside
NOVI, MI - This store is a golf lover’s dream. Michigan is about to get its very first PGA Tour Superstore. Located at 21061 Haggerty Road in Novi, the 42,000 square foot store is holding its grand opening on Saturday, July 27 at 9:00 a.m. People were already waiting...
Flint resident celebrates 100th birthday with family
FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) – A decades-long Flint resident is celebrating her 100th birthday soon. The family of Berthola (Bert) Ross-Altheimer will be celebrating her birthday with her at the Genesys Conference & Banquet Center in Grand Blanc Township Saturday afternoon. Bert’s family said she was born July 31, 1924,...
How business in Michigan is affected by dispensary density
NILES, Mich. -- Cannabis was legalized nearly six years ago in Michigan, creating an influx of dispensaries. Now, in Niles, Michigan, those same shops that started here are thriving. In other parts of Michigan, cannabis dispensaries are not doing as well. Many having to shut their doors after too many...
After years of opioids agony, rural Michigan finds reason for hope
GAYLORD — Something different was in the air Thursday at an annual gathering of northern Michigan addiction service providers. While their work battling the epidemic remains grim, and their needs are great, many in the recovery community say there are also signs of progress after years of heartbreak. The...
International coalition pushes for action on Line 5 during Kalamazoo River spill anniversary
Fourteen years after Enbridge’s Line 6B pipeline ruptured, spilling up to a million gallons of tar-sands crude oil into a Kalamazoo River tributary, environmental advocates continue to speak out against Enbridge’s pipelines, calling for a shutdown of the company’s controversial Line 5. At six gatherings on Thursday in Michigan, Wisconsin and Canada, members of the […]
The Internet Is Just Now Discovering What is Odd About Interstate 69 in Michigan
Interstate 69 is one of 4 major interstate routes that cross Michigan along with I-75, I-94 and I-96. Interstate does something odd in Michigan and it's something that is exceedingly rare across the entire interstate system. I-69 changes direction. North-south interstates have odd numbers and for a great deal of...
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