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Bay City Central celebrates prom 2024 in Frankenmuth
FRANKENMUTH, MI -- Over 300 Bay City Central High School students and guests celebrated their 2024 prom on Thursday night, May 23. With a theme of “Under the Lanterns,” the students danced the night away at Uptown North Main in Frankenmuth. Freelance photojournalist Anthony Summers was there to...
20-year-old woman dead after shooting at gas station in Flint
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A 20-year-old woman is dead and a suspect was arrested after a shooting on Flint's north side early Sunday. Michigan State Police say the shooting was reported at the Marathon gas station at 7022 N. Saginaw St. at Carpenter Road around 1:45 a.m. Authorities found 20-year-old...
Friday, May 24, 2024: 5 things you need to know
MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) - Happy Friday morning! We made it to the holiday weekend. If you’re still in town with us, here are five things you need to know today. 1. Ascension hospitals are still dealing with a ransomware attack from this month. Doctors and nurses in Michigan and 18 other states haven’t had access to patients’ electronic medical records. The hospital system has set up a special page on its website regarding the attack. It didn’t include a timeline on when issues would be resolved but said it’s working to rebuild and restore systems securely.
MSP: Woman killed, suspect in custody after trooper-involved shooting
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Michigan State Police are investigating a shooting incident that involved troopers in Saginaw on Sunday night, May 26. State police said troopers responded to a shooting at a home in 1000 block of Cathay Street in Saginaw around 9:30 p.m. The suspect, a 63-year-old man, fled...
Inflatable Duck Goes Viral After Surviving Michigan Storm
What the duck just happened in Frankenmuth, Michigan? (UPDATE) The duck didn't make it. A TikToker who goes by @gresties_gvf on the popular social media app usually posts nothing but Greta Van Fleet content. Yesterday, something very different happened and the result was a massive viral video. In less than 24 hours Gresties had a video pull in nearly 2 million views with 300 thousand likes and over 3,000 comments. This is a simple 15-second video showing an out-of-control, giant inflatable duck being blown across the street during an intense storm.
Saginaw Spirit to wear commemorative jerseys for 2024 Memorial Cup
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - The Saginaw Spirit will have a different appearance from what fans are used to seeing during their opening game of the Memorial Cup, presented by Dow, on Friday night, May 24. They will be wearing commemorative jerseys for their game on Friday against the Moose Jaw...
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