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Consumers Energy will mobilize crews in West Michigan to deal with upcoming storms
Consumers Energy is mobilizing a collection of company and contract crews to respond to thunderstorms that could arrive tonight and early tomorrow morning. “We are getting our crews ready — and we want the public to be ready — for storms that could bring high wind gusts,” said Chris Laird, Consumers Energy’s vice president for electric operations said in a news release. ...
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....
Michigan U.S. House District 4
Two Republicans, incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga and Brendan Muir, are running in the Aug. 6 primary to advance to the Nov. 5 general election. Democrat Jessica Swartz is unopposed. The 4th District includes West Michigan from Holland south to Benton Harper, east to Battle Creek. Bill Huizenga, Republican. Huizenga,...
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...
Dozens of community members call on Duluth council to stop encampment ordinance
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) -- Controversy surrounding a new proposed ordinance had dozens of people pack into Duluth’s council chambers. During Monday night’s Duluth City Council meeting, more than 60 people, both housed and unhoused, made an emotional push to councilors asking them to reconsider. Many asking the council to vote down Mayor Roger Reinert’s new ordinance that would make camping on public property worthy of a misdemeanor.
National Weather Service in Far, Remote Northern Michigan Took Over Warning Chicago as Illinois Forecasters Hunkered Down During Tornado Outbreak
The National Weather Service is the government agency we all rely upon for up-to-the-second information particularly in emergency situations like severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks. But what happens when NWS forecasters are in the line of fire for a storm? That was the situation facing the NWS office in Chicago last night (July 15, 2024) as a summer storm spawned a tornado outbreak across the region.
Environmental advocates cheer as budget passes without controversial U.P. mine funds
With the Legislature finalizing the Fiscal Year 2025 budget at the end of June, environmental advocates have praised the exclusion of funding for a controversial mining project as a win for natural preservation. On March 26, the Michigan Strategic Fund board approved $50 million for Copperwood Resources Inc., for the construction of the Copperwood Mine […] The post Environmental advocates cheer as budget passes without controversial U.P. mine funds appeared first on Michigan Advance.
This Michigan City Has the Lowest Cost-of-Living in America
A new survey has determined that the city with the lowest cost of living in the entire United States is right here in Michigan. WalletHub recently did a deep-dive into data to determine America's "Best & Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers". The survey looked at 300 cities across the United States, comparing their affordability and quality of life, as well as their real estate markets.
Meijer mPerks point theft: Michigan man pleads guilty to selling shoppers' logins
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Michigan man pleaded guilty Monday after he was caught selling Meijer customers' mPerks account information. Nicholas Mui, 22, of Grand Haven, pleaded guilty to one count of conducting a criminal enterprise. As part of his plea, Mui will forfeit his computer tower and approximately $630,000 in frozen cryptocurrency and cash.
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