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Maroons host Hancock in West-PAC Conference opener
MENOMINEE — Conference play commences for the Menominee High School football team, as the Maroons welcome Hancock to Walton Blesch Stadium tonight. Both Menominee and Hancock enter tonight’s West-PAC Copper division contest 1-0 after collecting wins in their season-openers last week, albeit in vastly different fashions. Hancock managed to outlast L’Anse 6-0, while the Maroons made an emphatic statement with a 49-6 victory over Marinette in the 118th edition of the M&M Game. “The M&M Game is the biggest and most important game on our schedule, but as soon as it was over, we moved on,” Menominee coach Chad Brandt...
Fall salmon run approaches West Michigan
Sep. 5—For those who fish in West Michigan, the dawn of September means only one thing: It's time for the fall salmon run. As the temperature cools down and natural lake turnover sends water down from northern Lake Michigan, the water near the shore starts to get colder. The salmon follow the turnover, also called "lake flips," and head down the southern half of Michigan's coast along with ...
6 months later, Whitmer still mum on whether she'll remove 2 fellow Dems from MSU board
EAST LANSING — Six months after the Michigan State University Board of Trustees referred Trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for potential removal, the governor has not publicly announced any decision. Wednesday, her Press Secretary Stacey LaRouche said Whitmer was still reviewing the request. The request from the trustees came...
Michigan City Ranked as One of the Most Foul Mouthed in America
Well, son of a--biscuit eater, would you look at that? It seems one of Michigan's finest cities has again ranked in a less than illustrious top ten. This time around, a Mitten State metro has been ranked as one of the nation's ten most foul-mouthed. Shot. The grammar gurus at...
Michiganders ask why Manhattan Project waste being shipped into state
(CBS DETROIT) – Radioactive waste from the making of the atomic bomb is coming to Michigan, and on Wednesday, residents were able to ask why.People packed into the town hall at the Wayne Community College District Ted Scott Campus. Concerned residents lined up to question representatives from EGLE, the Army Corps of Engineers, and Republic Services, among others."I care about what this is going to do to my property values, as well as to my health," said one woman in attendance.The waste in question is from the Manhattan Project, 6,000 cubic yards of mostly soil and some concrete from Niagara Falls, New...
Public Health Officials in Michigan Investigating Backyard Bacterial Outbreak
The outbreak has spread to 7 new states including Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. Between the spotted lanternfly, a massive deli meat recall, and the brain-eating amoeba that could be lurking in Michigan's lakes, I'm not even sure where in The Mitten is safe anymore-- because it's certainly not your own back yard!
State grants $15M for new Drummond Island ferry
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI – A new ferry for Drummond Island is in the works with a $15 million state grant, WPBN/WGTU reports. The Michigan Department of Transportation recently granted the funds to the Eastern Upper Peninsula Transportation Authority to improve access to the remote island in Lake Huron, the report said. The new vessel has yet to be designed but officials say it could be ready in time for summer 2026.
High Rip Current Risk Along Lake Superior Poses Life-Threatening Conditions
MARQUETTE — Issued by the National Weather Service at 4:48 AM on September 6, 2024. Severe Rip Currents and High Waves Threaten Lake Superior Beaches. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Marquette has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for Marquette and Alger Counties due to dangerous swimming conditions along the Lake Superior shoreline. The warning is in effect through this evening, as high wave action and strong rip currents are expected to create life-threatening situations for swimmers.
Dirt bike rider dead after losing control, crossing center line in Calumet Twp.
CALUMET TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJMN) — A spokesperson for Michigan State Police have confirmed that a man is dead after crashing his dirt bike near Copper City last week. According to MSP, deputies were dispatched shortly after 5 p.m. to the report of a crash where someone had died on Copper City Road, near Copper City […]
Michigan Leaders Warn of Latest Text Scam
Most of Michigan has likely settled in from all of their summer plans. School is back in session and the trips to other parts of the country, for most of us, will be on hold for the next few months. But for those of us who regularly travel to other...
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