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Michigan is building the nation’s first smart highway
A three-mile stretch of Interstate 94 in Michigan will be converted into America’s first smart highway. Axios reports that the Alphabet-backed startup Cavnue has started constructing the smart highway as part of a new pilot project that could spur other construction projects across the country. Another project, a "Smart Freight Corridor" on State Highway 130 by Austin, Texas, is also being developed.
Man Arrested In Fatal Iosco County Crash
A 34-year-old Hale man was arrested in Iosco County Tuesday for impaired driving resulting in the death of another man. State Police troopers were called to the scene on M-65 near Slosser Trail around 11:30 P.M. after a collision between a 2013 Ford Taurus and a 2015 Fiat 500. Investigators say the man was driving the Taurus heading north and turned directly into the path of the Fiat, driven by a 42-year-old Hale man. That man was critically injured and died later at a hospital. A 22-year-old Hale woman, who was the victim’s passenger, suffered minor injuries, as did the at fault driver.
Delta Air Lines flight to Amsterdam diverted to JFK due to coach passengers being served ‘contaminated food’
I travel to 20+ countries a year sharing my firsthand knowledge of reward travel, travel credit card deals, travel tips and more. A Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) was turned around mid-flight and diverted to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport at 4am this morning.
Puppies found in Flint home set for demolition, saved by quick action
FLINT, Mich. - A contractor working for the Genesee County Land Bank was getting ready to start demolition on a home on Flint’s Northside last week when they discovered something inside the home. It forced them to stop all operations, what they found inside might surprise you. “They heard...
Police make 2 arrests after deadly shooting at Flint gas station
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Two suspects are in custody for a deadly double shooting at the BP gas station on Flint's north side Monday evening. Michigan State Police say investigators identified two suspects allegedly involved in the incident. Both suspects were arrested during a traffic stop on Tuesday. Authorities did...
Mancelona to host six free music concerts this summer
MANCELONA – Mancelona Chamber of Commerce has announced six live music concerts have been scheduled for this summer. The first event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 9, with Yankee Station. Comprised of four men and one woman, this energized band plays the songs of popular artists and has entertained at northern Michigan venues for more than 30 years.
Corrections officers union asks Gov. Whitmer to deploy National Guard due to staffing shortages in Michigan prisons
(CBS DETROIT) - A union that represents Michigan corrections officers asked Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday to deploy the National Guard to help understaffed prisons. Byron Osborn, the president of the Michigan Corrections Organization - SEIU Local 526M, said in a letter to Whitmer that she needs to "take working conditions that have persisted and worsened" throughout her time as governor.The letter says that corrections officers have to work mandatory 16-hour overtime shifts per week, and have to run prison operations with "far less" than the number of officers required. Osborn said officers often have to work in isolated areas by themselves, jeopardizing...
Abandoned Michigan Sears Store: A Silent Reminder
WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property. Sears stores were founded in 1886 as the R.W. Sears Watch Company in Chicago. Along with Richard Sears, the company was co-founded by Alvah Roebuck. For almost...
Michigan’s rarest butterfly is going extinct. Scientists are trying to save it.
BENTON HARBOR, MI – Ashley Cole-Wick brushed a walking pole across the tops of thin-leafed sedges in a groundwater-fed prairie fen in southern Michigan when a tiny, brown butterfly took flight. The endangered Mitchell’s satyr bobbled through the air low along the tops of the tall sedges and landed...
Michiganders feeling frustrated as Rite Aid closes in the state
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Many people are scrambling to get their prescription medications as Rite Aids across Michigan shut down for good. The Rite Aid store at the intersection of Saginaw and Waverly will close after Wednesday, and people who needed their prescriptions filled before the last day were left in a bind as stock is running low and cannot be restocked.
Law firm: Michigan's 'most dangerous' intersections are mostly in metro Detroit
Michigan Auto Law in Farmington Hills compiles an annual list of the most dangerous intersections in the state based upon findings from Michigan State Police official data. The law firm says Eleven Mile Road/I-696 at Van Dyke Avenue is the most dangerous intersection in Michigan, with 218 crashes and 52 injuries. Crashes increased 69.9% over the last five years, from 129 in 2019 to 218 in 2023.
Woman tucks kitten under her coat, walks out of Michigan humane society
LANSING, MI – A woman was caught on camera tucking kitten under her coat and leaving a Michigan humane society this week, WILX reports. Surveillance video at the Capital Area Humane Society shows a woman forcing open a locked kitten cage, tucking a kitten under her coat and leaving the building on Monday afternoon, the report said.
Lottery winner ‘in disbelief’ after securing $1m Powerball prize – after years of trying she had to forfeit thousands
A MICHIGAN woman won $1 million playing Powerball after years of trying to score a win. Lisa Cecil, 66, bought the Powerball ticket at supermarket Family Fare in Grand Rapids, about 158 miles northwest of Detroit. The winning lottery ticket was drawn on June 12, 2024. She matched the five white balls with this combination: […]
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