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Michigan Football 2025 Opponent Preview: Week 4 @ Nebraska
Once a proud national power, the Nebraska Cornhuskers haven’t really established themselves as a big threat in the Big Ten during their 13 seasons in the conference. Now, with a bit of momentum on their side, they’ll look to play spoiler for...

Michigan-Based Kellogg’s Sells to Italian Candy Maker
For generations, Michiganders have taken pride in locally made products—from Koegel Meats and Better Made Chips to Faygo, Vernor's, Jiffy Mix, and Kellogg’s cereals. But now, one of the state’s most iconic brands is no longer Michigan-owned. On...

Michigan Man Wins $500K After Scratch-Off Switch in Caro
When a Tuscola County man couldn’t buy his favorite Michigan Lottery ticket, he settled for a different scratch-off. That unexpected choice turned into a big win. Retailer Sells Out of His Favorite Ticket The player, who chose to remain anonymous,...

Michigan McDonald’s Manager Fatally Stabbed by Coworker in Shocking Incident
A tragic incident unfolded today in Macomb County, where a Michigan McDonald's manager lost her life after being fatally stabbed by a co-worker. Reports indicate that during the incident at the Eastpointe McDonald’s, a customer fired a gun, trying...

Blues defenseman prospect Colin Ralph hopes to continue winning ways at Michigan State
Jakub Stancl (93), left, and Colin Ralph (33) battle for the puck in a three-on-three scrimmage during Day 1 of the Blues’ prospect development camp Monday, June 30, 2025, at Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights. Eli Randolph,...

Michigan State professor announces run for Congress
"We don't need DeVos and her billionaires pushing their harmful agenda that benefits a select few at the expense of the many," Cowen said in a news release. LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University professor Josh Cowen announced Thursday that he...

Michigan earns highest ever rank in CNBC’s top 10 states for business
LANSING, Mich. (WNEM) - Michigan has ranked sixth, its highest rank ever, in CNBC’s top 10 states for business list. This is the fourth time that Michigan has been ranked inside the top 10 since the list was started in 2007. This is the third...
Top Michigan softball players head to Davenport University for all-star game
The top high school senior softball players in the state will compete in the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association all-star game at Davenport University. The four games are Tuesday, July 15, beginning at 10 a.m. with the Division 1...

Michigan’s weekend weather will have a period of thunderstorms, possibly severe
This weekend will have one area of widespread thunderstorms moving through our state. Before and after the t-storms should have some great summer weather. The weather-maker I’m talking about for this weekend is a cold front moving through Saturday...

Hunters Feeding Michigan hosts food drive July 14-18

The Monarch debuts as Michigan wedding, event venue with huge ballroom in elegant setting
PLYMOUTH, MI - For years, Saint John’s Resort has been a venue for destination weddings and special events. Guests are welcomed into ballrooms, a garden pavilion and other elegantly-appointed spaces. And they are surrounded by the resort’s...

Michigan Residents Have Reported Three Dozen UFO In 2025 Alone
DETROIT – Michigan residents have reported 36 UFO sightings this year, most recently on June 29 a person reported seeing a mass group of reflective objects near Detroit. “Mass grouping of high altitude random pattern reflective objects — dozens,”...

Michigan man says $500,000 lottery win was 'an answered prayer'
A Tuscola County man won $500,000 from a Detroit Tigers lottery game after his usual ticket was unavailable. CARO, Mich. — A Tuscola County man went to purchase his usual lottery ticket, a Triple Red 777s, but the gas station was all out of them....

These 7 Michigan counties have 33% of residents or more on Medicaid
More than 40% of residents in Wayne County were enrolled in Medicaid for health insurance this spring. The state’s most populous county had the largest dependence on the government health care program as of May 2025, according to the Centers for...

Mid-Michigan entertainment for the weekend of July 11-13 and beyond
Art Kimberly Chapman’s “86 Reasons for Asylum Admission”: Through July 20, Baber Room Gallery, CMU, cmich.edu/research/cmu-library/about/exhibits Beats Concerts in the Park with The Schrock Bros: 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 17, Island Park, Mt.Pleasant,...

Doctors and public health leaders urge vaccination amid rising preventable diseases in Michigan
A nurse administers a flu shot at the Marquette County Health Department in Negaunee Township. (Journal file photo) MARQUETTE — With vaccine-preventable diseases like pertussis and measles making a resurgence in Michigan, doctors and public health...

Bowser, Stoll, Elzinga, Fennell in Michigan Amateur final four; TC's Dy gets to final eight
EAST LANSING — Elise Fennell of Caledonia and Illinois State University and Macie Elzinga of Byron Center and Bowling Green State University are in the final four of the Michigan Women’s Amateur Championship for the second consecutive year. Elayna...

Michigan McDonald's manager killed in workplace stabbing was single mom to six
A workplace dispute in Eastpointe ended with a McDonald's manager dead and one of her employees held at gunpoint by a customer. EASTPOINTE, Mich. (FOX 2) - The manager of an Eastpointe McDonald's who was stabbed to death on Thursday after getting...

Michigan DNR announces graduation of 15 new conservation officers
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Training Academy recently hosted a graduation ceremony in Roscommon, for 15 new conservation officers. Among them were two Oakland County residents: Zachary Adams from Commerce...

Michigan Parents Could Be Refunded For Accidental Fortnite Charge
Fortnite took the world by storm back in 2015 when it became a wildly popular first-person shooter/adventure game. The idea of the game is to survive in a battle royale style against 99 other players in which you all drop from a plane and...