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Michigan’s Landlines Have Been Saved From Extinction…For Now
In February, I wrote an article about how AT&T submitted a waiver to no longer have to service landlines in California, effectively paving the way to end service for all landlines nationwide. However, the waiver has faced resistance from the nearly 100 million people in the US (my family included)...
Gretchen Whitmer is really good at having it all
Gretchen Whitmer has been known for a lot of things in her life. She’s never lost an election, gaining national attention for fighting against anti-abortion and anti-labor policies while serving in the Legislature. As Michigan’s 49th governor, she was the subject of an assassination plot during her first term and went on to sign an […]
Did you win $4.57 million? Someone in Michigan who bought a lottery ticket online did
LANSING – A Michigan Lottery player is a millionaire after winning the $4.57 million Lotto 47 jackpot on Saturday night. One ticket matched the winning Lotto 47 numbers drawn Saturday: 03-08-27-34-40-43. The winning ticket was bought online at MichiganLottery.com. This is the fourth time the Lotto 47 jackpot has been won this year, lottery officials said. The lucky player should contact the Lottery’s Player Relations division at 844-917-6325 to set up an appointment to claim their prize.
Growing Truck Stop Indian Food Restaurant Trend Hits Michigan Border
There's been a growing trending - particular in the western states of America - truck stop restaurants that serve Indian cuisine. The roadside diners, named dhabas, have sprung up in surprising places like rural Oklahoma and Arizona. The trend is slowly but surly spreading across the country and has now hit Michigan's doorstep.
Michigan Judge Has Field Trip Student Placed in Cuffs and Jumpsuit
According to WXYZ, a non-profit The Greening of Detroit went on a field trip to the 36th District Court where Judge Kenneth King was presiding. A 15-year-old student was falling asleep and Judge King did not like and warned about it but he felt she had a bad attitude. That is when he ordered her out of the courtroom. Judge King felt she needed a lesson and told her to change into a jail uniform, put her in cuffs, and sit in lock up.
Michigan Companies Testing Device to Check for Cannabis Use at Work
Nearly six years after Michigan voters made the use of recreational marijuana legal in our state, companies continue to face one issue: Testing employees for pot use at work. Traditional drug tests are only capable of providing vague results, using blood, urine, or hair samples that can only detect the use of cannabis within the last 30 days or more.
Whitmer says people ‘reading too much’ into price-gouging plan specifics
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Sunday people are “reading too much” into the specifics of the price-gouging plan from the Harris-Walz campaign amid backlash from pundits and Vice President Harris’s political opponents. “Well, I think people are reading too much into what has been put out there. We know that Kamala Harris is going to […]
Boyne City's Minier completes Lake Charlevoix end to end swim
BOYNE CITY — British swimmer and ultra-sportsman Ross Edlegy swam 1,791 miles around the British Isles in 2018. Little does Edlegy know, a fascinated Northern Michigan resident decided to take on a challenge of his own. Just over 3,000 miles away, Frank Minier, a 2019 Boyne City graduate, completed a much more modest, but...
'I want to bring back energy': Sabolsky a unique offensive threat with Cheboygan football
CHEBOYGAN – Gabe Sabolsky took the handoff, read his blocks, found a hole and sprung loose late Saturday morning. For the Cheboygan senior, moments like that mean everything. “It’s amazing – it makes you feel free,” Sabolsky said. “You’ve just kind of got to wheel and deal and cook as far as...
Aug. 18 — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Sen. Lindsey Graham
The race for the White House has dramatically shifted, with VP Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) exclusively joins Meet the Press to discuss the state of the race in her own state of battleground Michigan. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) talks about former President Donald Trump’s strategy for campaigning against Harris. Mary Ann Ahern, Matt Gorman, Kelly O’Donnell and Symone Sanders-Townsend join the roundtable.
Tommy’s Walloon Lake is now Legacy Water Sports and Marina
Jonathan and Mary Kay Borisch are excited to announce that they have added Legacy Water Sports and Marina (formerly Tommy’s) at 4075 M-75 in downtown Walloon Lake to their portfolio of businesses in northern Michigan. This full-service marina will continue to offer sales, service, storage, detailing, rentals and a year-round retail pro shop in downtown Walloon Lake, in addition to boat rentals, fuel services, and seasonal slips at Bay Marina on Lake Charlevoix.
Balloons Over Bellaire to soar at Shanty Creek Resort
BELLAIRE, MI - One of the most eye-catching events of the summer is about to happen this weekend in Northern Michigan. Balloons over Bellaire is set to soar over Shanty Creek Resort on Friday, Aug. 23 and Saturday, Aug. 24. Nearly two dozen of those big, beautiful balloons are slated...
Dynamic, versatile Brach Taylor the ultimate 'football guy' for Pellston Hornets
PELLSTON – The term ‘football guy’ gets thrown around a lot these days. But perhaps no one in the Cheboygan area epitomizes it more than Pellston senior Brach Taylor, one of the most versatile players around. Since joining Pellston’s varsity as a freshman, it’s been a massive rise for Taylor, someone who doesn’t mind playing any spot on the field. ...
PILOT Agreement, TCLP Property, City Projects on Commission Agenda
In addition to a proposed restaurant lease agreement for the Scalawags space on State Street, Traverse City commissioners will tackle a busy agenda tonight (Monday) that includes approving a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement for Orchardview Apartments, certifying Traverse City Light & Power property on Cedar Run Road as surplus so it can be sold, accepting $300,000 in state grant funding for FishPass, and approving several city project contracts.
Wisconsin man in stolen car at large near Glen Arbor
Yesterday evening around sunset on M-109 near Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, a park ranger with the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore pulled over a vehicle stolen from Wisconsin. The driver, 28-year-old Steven Lisowski, abandoned the vehicle near Shauger Hill Road, fled into the woods, and has eluded rangers and deputies from three different northern Michigan sheriff’s departments since last night. He remains at large.
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