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Where to park and how to navigate the 2024 Ann Arbor Art Fair
ANN ARBOR, MI -- As the popular Ann Arbor Art Fair approaches, you may be wondering about how to get around the city and where to park. The three-day art fair is 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 18-19 and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 20, throughout downtown Ann Arbor.
Today’s daily horoscopes: Aries, resist the desire to throw money around (07/16/24)
Today’s Birthday (07/16/24). Invent possibilities and plot this year. Travel, studies and investigations unfold solutions with careful preparation. Making professional changes this summer leads to exciting and educational autumn explorations. Resolve winter domestic challenges, before springtime creativity, communication and connection open new doors. Chart your course. To get the...
Continuous severe storm coverage: minute by minute tracking of need-to-know info
Very severe thunderstorms are in a solid line moving from northern Illinois toward southwest Michigan. This is the article where the MLive weather team will be adding the latest important severe weather info at the top of the article as the line of storms moves across our state. 11:50 p.m....
High-end Tornado Watch issued for SW Michigan, Gusts up to 90 mph possible
A tornado watch has been issued across northern Illinois into southwest Lower Michigan and northwest Indiana. Intense severe weather is ongoing in Iowa and Illinois at 8:00 p.m. and heading east. The Michigan counties in the tornado watch are Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren. The tornado watch...
Track tonight's severe storms as they barrel into Michigan
A line of severe storms is expected to hit the southern tier of Lower Michigan overnight. This storm system, currently in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, is forecast to bring dangerous wind gusts up to 90 mph and the possibility for embedded tornadoes. The storms are expected to enter Michigan...
Lansing police acted in self defense in fatal shooting of man with gun
LANSING, MI – Two Lansing police officers acted in self-defense when they shot a man who reached for a pistol in his waistband when police ordered him to the ground, the state Department of Attorney General said. Stephen Luis Romero, 33, of Lansing, was killed Dec. 1, 2023, in...
Fresno State has new head coach weeks before season opener vs. Michigan
Six weeks before the Michigan football program begins preparing for its season opener, the opponent is suddenly changing coaches. Fresno State on Monday announced that its head coach, Jeff Tedford, is stepping down due to ongoing health concerns. In a statement, the 62-year-old Tedford said the decision came “following my recent medical check-up.”
Catholic counselors sue over Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A group of Catholic therapists is arguing in a federal lawsuit that Michigan’s recent ban on conversion therapy for minors limits their ability to counsel children who have questions about gender identity. Emily Jones, a Lansing-based Catholic counselor, and Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and...
Severe Weather Update: Important increase on possible strength of storms in part of Michigan
The early afternoon severe weather update slides the significant wind damage potential into the southwest quarter of Michigan. The update also shifts the less important low-end severe weather chances farther east into southern Michigan. Here are the severe weather forecasts issued at 12:30 p.m. by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC)....
Michigan lands on national list for worst short-term rental growth in the next 5 years
The mitten state is known for its fresh lakes, scenic trails and a growing four-season tourism scene. Despite all that, Michigan recently landed on a national list for worst short-term rental growth. AirDNA, a software company that analyzes Airbnb data covering 10 million listings in 120,000 markets worldwide, categorized the...
More Ann Arbor road closures coming for next phase of Hill Street project
ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor’s Hill Street improvement project is shifting into its next phase with more lane closures expected to last through mid-August. A long stretch of Hill is newly resurfaced west of State Street with new bike lanes. Now the city is turning its attention...
Health officials shut down Livingston County lake after sewage spill
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MI - A Hamburg Township lake was shut down by the Livingston County Health Department due to a weekend a sewage spill. Hamburg Township officials were notified of the sewer break on Branch Drive at Mohican Drive, affecting Ore Lake, around 9:45 a.m. Sunday, July 14, according to a statement from the township’s public safety department.
Flood Watch issued for several Michigan counties ahead of tonight’s storms
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for several Lower Michigan counties from 9 p.m. Monday until 4a.m. Tuesday. Last night, heavy rain fell from Ottawa County east through Kent and Ionia counties and south. As a result, the ground is saturated and heavy rain associated with tonight’s storms will heighten the risk of flooding for these areas. Smaller streams may reach flood stage. Flood-prone urban areas are also at risk.
Severe thunderstorm potential tonight will really have to be watched, Here’s why
A higher-end severe thunderstorm complex is likely somewhere in the Great Lakes region this evening and tonight. The track of this severe storm complex will be the difference between a burst of significant severe weather somewhere in Michigan and just a big sky show over southern Michigan. The whole severe...
Idle ethanol plant in Michigan’s top corn-producing area gets new ownership
LENAWEE COUNTY, MI - In Michigan’s top corn-producing county, an ethanol plant that once processed 19 million bushels a year into fuel and other products hasn’t produced a drop in years. That could change under new ownership. In July, ZFS Riga, LLC, an affiliate of Michigan agribusiness Zeeland...
Long time Republican incumbent challenged for Lima Township treasurer
WASHTENAW COUNTY - Republican Nanette Havens, who has served as Lima Township treasurer for 20 years, faces the first election challenger of her political career in the upcoming Aug. 6 primary. Republican Phillip Kwaske is running against Havens for treasurer. He has lived in the township for five years and...
Trump campaign sues Whitmer, Benson over using federal offices to register voters
The Republican National Committee and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign have sued Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, along with two federal agencies and other others, alleging that they improperly allowed Veteran’s Affairs medical centers and Small Business Administration offices to act as voter registration agencies.
Man robs hotel after using its bathroom, Brighton police say
BRIGHTON, MI – An armed and masked man robbed a hotel in Brighton early Monday morning. Police were called at 1:20 a.m. Monday, July 15, to the Hampton Inn Suites, 8068 Challis Road, in the City of Brighton for a reported armed robbery that had just occurred, according to the Brighton Police Department.
Ann Arbor Art Fair attracts thousands, but parking, traffic snarls frustrate locals
ANN ARBOR, MI -- On one July weekend in Ann Arbor, thousands of people flock to the Ann Arbor Art Fair, one of the city’s most popular events. Travelers from across the country flood Ann Arbor’s streets during the three-day affair that started in 1960 and hosts more than 60 vendors annually. The event is well renowned as one of the top art fairs in the country.
Today’s ‘feels like’ temperatures will soar into the 90s
Warm afternoon temperatures combined with oppressive humidity will send “feels like” temperatures into the mid 90s today for much of Lower Michigan. This comes before the possibility of strong to severe storms later this evening and overnight. Monday will be the last excessively warm day for the next...
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