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Petoskey calls for muralist to decorate tunnel connecting downtown to Lake Michigan
PETOSKEY, MI – Petoskey is looking for a muralist to add some color to a pedestrian tunnel that connects its downtown to Lake Michigan. The walkway tunnel leads to Bayfront Park on Little Traverse Bay; it also connects downtown to the Little Traverse Wheelway. For the past year, it has been home to the city’s public piano. The planned mural will cover its walls and ceiling – about 1,955 square feet.
It’s Back in Service
Whether cruising across Lake Michigan on a starry night or a blue-sky summer day, a trip on the S.S. Badger is more than a shortcut across the lake. The Badger provides travelers with an adventure — an authentic steamship experience that harkens back 70 years and mixes history with nostalgia. A National Historic Landmark, the S.S. Badger car ferry resumes sailing this year after repairs were made to the ramp system at the dock in Ludington, which was responsible for sidelining the crossings last year.
'The benefit here is full the whole region'
Editor's note: Central Michigan Life Managing Editor Masha Smahliuk wrote this story as a news intern for WCMU based at the Midland Daily News. This story was first published July 26 at ourmidland.com and July 29 at WCMU.com. The Central Michigan University College of Medicine plans to move its campus...
Michigan Supreme Court decision will likely strike hundreds from sex-offender registry
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan’s policy of putting people on a sex-offender registry even if their crime was nonsexual is unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court said Monday. In a 5-2 decision, the court said a portion of a 2021 law is “cruel or unusual punishment” barred by the Michigan Constitution. A Wayne County man in 2015 […]
Michigan has fix in place after brief outage in early-voter check-in system
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here.An overloaded server briefly brought Michigan’s voter check-in system to a crawl Saturday morning, a hiccup on the first day of early in-person voting in the state primary that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says she is “confident” won’t happen again.The error was the result of other applications running on the same server that also hosted the state’s early voting electronic poll books, Benson said during a news conference Monday. When voting started, those hundreds of poll...
Northern Lights possible across most of Michigan this week
(CBS DETROIT) - Residents across Michigan have a chance to see the Northern Lights this week. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a strong geomagnetic storm watch from July 29 through 31 due to an increased number of coronal mass ejections, which are eruptions of solar material. Where will the Northern Lights be visible in Michigan?In Michigan, the viewing line for the Northern Lights forecast for tonight appears to reach part of Metro Detroit, while the forecast for tomorrow brings the viewing line further south, covering all of Michigan. Forecasters say solar activity was elevated over the...
Rite Aid closing 10 more stores in Ohio as total nears 150: Here are the latest locations to shutter
CLEVELAND — The rash of Rite Aid closings in Ohio is continuing. As the pharmacy chain continues to battle its way through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it is also closing more and more stores in the Buckeye State. According to documents filed on July 22 and July 26 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 40 additional stores will be shuttered in Ohio and Michigan. Ten of the 40 locations closing are in Ohio.
Another Michigan Democrat cited as ‘dark horse’ VP candidate for Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON D.C. — A new Michigan Democrat has emerged as a “dark horse” candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris’ search for a running mate in her bid for the presidency. U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, of Bloomfield Township, was the subject of an Axios report this week...
Michigan woman opens spam folder, finds she’s won $207K lottery prize
MACOMB COUNTY, MI – A Michigan woman got the surprise of a lifetime after she found an email in her spam folder informing her she’d won a $207,199 lottery prize. The 54-year-old from Macomb County, who chose to remain anonymous, won after she was selected in a random drawing on July 9.
How one state's 'fair and reasonable' reforms allow car insurers to charge more in Black neighborhoods
Alana, a retired preschool teacher on a fixed income, gave up driving because of how expensive it was to insure her car. Insurance, she recalled, cost more than her monthly auto payments. "I've turned down at least three good-paying jobs because I couldn't get there," she said. "I was so hurt. I went into a deep depression after that."
Michigan Woman Finds Dog That Went Missing In 2023
If you've ever had the unfortune experience of your dog running away you know how sad and devastating it can be. You search your neighborhood, put up signs and doing anything you can think of to try and get the word out that your precious pet is missing. Michigan Woman...
MSP to appear in American Association of State Trooper 2025 Wall Calendar after winning 9th place
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A photo from the Michigan State Police (MSP) will be featured in the American Association of State Trooper’s 2025 Wall Calendar thanks to people who voted. MSP ran in the American Association of State Trooper’s Best Looking Cruiser contest over the summer. On July 26,...
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