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Garage Fire Keeps Crews Busy in Fowlerville During Storms
Still no cause of a garage fire that kept crews busy in Fowlerville during Friday night’s storms. Fowlerville Area Fire Department posted on social media that crews were dispatched to a garage on fire with a vehicle inside, in the Village of Fowlerville around 8:45 pm. Fowlerville Police Department...
5 developments to watch in Greater Lansing
DELTA TWP. — The Ultium battery plant could be one of the biggest economic boons in the Lansing area in decades, bringing a full factory's worth of new jobs to the region that has struggled for years with stagnant population growth. It is one of several major developments to...
Schools Rule: Fowlerville Junior High School teacher among America’s Favorite Teachers
FOWLERVILLE, Mich. (WILX) - A lot of students like to claim their teacher is the best in the country. For students at Fowlerville Junior High School, their teacher may very well be. America’s Favorite Teacher will be awarded a feature in Reader’s Digest, a trip to Hawaii and $25,000. The...
Son of Couple Who Survived the Bath School Disaster Says We Can Learn from the Past
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in 2023 The last day of the school year at Bath Consolidated School on May 18, 1927, turned tragic after an explosion rocked the school, killing 38 students and three adults and injuring 50. The attack was perpetrated by school board member Andrew Kehoe, who was displeased by the rising taxes brought on by the new school, and sour over losing a public election. Almost 100 years later, the Bath School disaster remains the deadliest school attack in United States history. The son of two people who survived the dynamite attack talked about what happened that day, and what we can learn from it. George Robson grew up in Bath, a small town northwest of Lansing. His parents, Byron and Arlene, were students at Bath Consolidated School at the time of the disaster. Byron Robson was the senior class president and valedictorian anxious for his graduation ceremony later that week. Arlene Dreyer was nearing the end of her sophomore year.
Tracking isolated showers Thursday evening into Friday
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - As we fall into more of a summer-like weather pattern, some showers are going to trek across our area but we don’t see any significant or long-lasting chance of rain. If anything, going forward we’ve actually even seen the chance of rain dialing back slightly not only for Friday, but also the weekend! If you have any plans that take you outdoors, there will be a few showers to dodge from time-to-time, but not need to change or cancel any of your plans!
Tribute Events For Victims Of Dangerous Dogs
Two upcoming events aim to pay tribute to victims of dangerous dogs, raise awareness about the issue, and push for stronger laws. Fowlerville resident Leticia Spagnuolo is among those involved in a movement to strengthen laws related to dangerous dogs in Michigan after her 4 ½-year-old Yorkie named Pearl was viciously attacked over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in 2022 by a roughly 100-pound bull mastiff mix dog that had jumped a fence with another dog. Pearl was attacked on Tuesday, May 28th and after multiple surgeries, succumbed to her injuries on the 30th.
Brighton Man Killed in I-96 Crash Near Williamston
The Ingham County Sheriff's Department reports a 61-year-old Brighton man was killed in a single-vehicle crash along eastbound I-96 near Zimmer Road Wednesday night. The pickup truck went into the median and struck a tree. Responders found the driver unresponsive. Paramedics rendered aid on-scene before transporting the man to a...
Softball Game Preview: Lakeville Leaves Home
The Lakeville Falcons are on the road again on Monday to play the Durand Railroaders at 4:00 p.m. Lakeville knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Durand likes a good challenge. Lakeville...
Softball Game Preview: Waverly Takes on Fowlerville
The Waverly Warriors will square off against the Fowlerville Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. On Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Waverly had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Escanaba. Waverly has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. Meanwhile, Fowlerville came tearing into Friday's matchup with...
Railroad Days kicks off the summer season in Durand
DURAND, Mich.— Festivities kicked off for the 49th annual Railroad Days festival on Thursday, celebrating the town's connection to the railroad industry. Thursday morning, students from across the area got a chance to test out all the rides at the fair for free. : Nearly four years after historic...
97 years later, this small town Michigan massacre remains deadliest in US history
May 18, 1927 is etched into the fabric of a small Michigan town. Bath Township, known for being home to the worst mass murder at a school in U.S. history, is about 100 miles northwest of Detroit. In 1927, the town of about 300 people was the victim of a...
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