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Def Leppard, Journey, Steve Miller perform a rare Comerica Park tripleheader
DETROIT - It’s not every day fans are treated to a tripleheader at the home of the Detroit Tigers. Def Leppard, Journey and Steve Miller rocked for hours at Comerica Park on Thursday, July 18. There was no humidity at the ballpark on this night. Only hit rock music...
Today’s daily horoscopes: Leo, unexpected news may soon impact your life (07/19/24)
Today’s Birthday (07/19/24). Plan for lofty dreams this year. Patient, consistent investigation yields golden reward. Change directions at a summer fork in your professional road, before launching autumn educational adventures. Make domestic changes this winter, before your message goes viral next spring. Imagine miraculous results. To get the advantage,...
Lake Michigan sailors describe dramatic man overboard rescue during storm
LAKE MICHIGAN - There’s being in the right place at the right time - and then there’s clearly being prepared for the unexpected. A man overboard incident during last weekend’s Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac sailboat competition led to a dramatic 20-minute rescue amid a storm that lashed Lake Michigan with some big waves and 46 mph winds.
New pedestrian bridge placed with crane over Huron River
ANN ARBOR, MI – Workers on Thursday installed a long-planned pathway to riverfront land that has been closed to the public since the 19th century. Construction crews, using a crane, placed a new pedestrian bridge across the Huron River between the Argo Cascades and nearly seven acres of unused industrial land that is being transformed into the new Broadway Park West.
Michigan Democrats retaliated against Scholten after she urged Biden to drop out, report says
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Michigan Democrats allegedly cut some reelection assistance for U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Grand Rapids, after she called for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, Politico reports. Politico reported Thursday, July 18, that Scholten was removed by the state party from Michigan’s...
Coach accused of sexual assault, suspended from Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – An Ann Arbor figure skating coach has been suspended amid sexual assault charges. Steven Pottenger, 38, was arraigned July 15 on two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving someone at least 13 and younger than 16 before 14A-3 District Court Magistrate James Cameron. The crime is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of two years in prison and a $500 fine.
Detroit People Mover to shut down for 11 weeks starting in September
DETROIT -- Getting around Downtown Detroit will be a little more difficult later this summer as officials have announced an impending 11-week closure of the Detroit People Mover. Starting after Labor Day the public transportation service will be shut down so that repairs can be made to an estimated 7,000 feet of track.
These road closures in Michigan could impact weekend travel for drivers
If you’ve got plans to travel around Michigan this weekend, it’s best to know whether construction-related closures will affect your routes. The Michigan Department of Transportation has another 40 road closures scheduled for Friday, July 19, through Sunday, July 21, on top of dozens of ongoing projects. If...
Michigan weekend forecast: Mild temps, slight chances for rain
A beautiful weekend of weather is in store for much of Michigan, with mild temperatures and mostly dry and sunny conditions. Starting with Friday, mostly sunny skies are expected for all of Lower Michigan and much of the Upper Peninsula. Fair-weather cumulus clouds will likely develop inland from the lakes but will not amount to much. Western portions of the Upper Peninsula may see slightly more in the way of cloud cover, but still a pleasant day, nonetheless. Everyone will stay dry.
Vandals caused $10K in damage to excavators at Michigan limestone quarry
EATON COUNTY, MI — Polie are investigating after vandals caused more than $10,000 in damage at a Michigan limestone quarry. According to the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office, two excavators were damaged and vandalized at the Cheney Limestone Quarry in Bellevue at approximately 7:30 a.m. on July 12. If...
Food truck along Up North highway features music, picnic area
LUDINGTON, MI – Sitting at a shiny wooden picnic table under a big tent with hanging string lights, you can almost forget that you’re in the middle of a strip mall parking lot next to a highway. Although the 10 Spot food truck is situated in a strip...
Senior dog Houdinis himself out of locked crate, closed office and shelter – twice
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – Tiki is ready to go home, even if he doesn’t know where his home is yet. Apparently yearning for freedom while waiting to be adopted, Tiki, a 10-year-old stray dog being housed in the Humane Society of Huron Valley in Ann Arbor, has twice busted out of the shelter during the annual “Empty the Shelters” adoption event going on throughout July.
How you can get in on the 10,000 dinners at the 71st Manchester Chicken Broil
MANCHESTER, MI - The air in Manchester will soon fill with the smell of chicken as people line up to get a taste of a popular chicken broil. The 71st annual Manchester Chicken Broil is 4 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Alumni Memorial Field, 600 E. Duncan St.
Teen accused in sexual assault during University of Michigan game to undergo psychiatric exam
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A teenager accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a University of Michigan football game will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Childs, along with a 13-year-old boy, are accused of sexually assaulting a 39-year-old woman around 10 p.m. Nov. 4 as she walked back to her vehicle on the golf course at Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club, 400 E. Stadium Boulevard. Childs was charged with first-degree sexual assault, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, stealing a financial transaction device and larceny.
Michigan regulators want to ‘hear directly from Yoopers’ for U.P. energy study
MARQUETTE, MI - As Michigan energy regulators study the unique challenges facing the Upper Peninsula’s electric grid and its path away from fossil fuel-based power generation, they want to hear from residents. The Michigan Public Service Commission will present on an ongoing U.P. energy study and take public comment...
Detroit Dog Rescue offering $2K reward for return of dog dragged out of its yard
DETROIT -- After a family dog was stolen from outside its home last week, the Detroit Dog Rescue is now offering a $2,000 reward for the animal’s safe return to its owner. According to WXYZ-Detroit, security camera footage at Kat Delph’s home on Detroit’s west side shows the dognapping as it happened in the middle of the day.
Bodies of 2 children recovered from Lake Michigan identified as those missing from capsized sailboat
The bodies of two children recovered from Lake Michigan on Monday have been identified as those who were missing from a capsized sailboat that was found earlier that day, authorities said. Charlotte Salnik, 5, and Joshua Salnik, 3, were recovered from Green Bay south of Chambers Island, about three nautical...
Ex-Secret Service agent: Expect ‘unprecedented level’ of officers during Trump’s Michigan rally
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Law enforcement officials are tight-lipped about preparations for former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally Saturday in downtown Grand Rapids. However, coming a week after the assassination attempt of Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, a former Secret Service agent says to expect a much larger police presence.
57 single-family condos approved near Ann Arbor in exchange for land donation
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - A housing development of 57 single-family condominiums has received the final approvals it needed from Ann Arbor Township to move forward. The township’s Board of Trustees voted Monday, July 15, to approve the development’s private wastewater system. It was the final requirement for sign-off on the project by the township, allowing developers Toll Brothers, Inc. to move forward.
This is Michigan’s hottest time of the year: How we’re stacking up
Contrary to popular belief, our daily average high temperatures are actually at their peak right now, and they begin to decrease by Aug. 1. This isn’t to say that hot weather will not occur next month, but based on climatology, late July is our hottest part of the year for Lower Michigan.
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