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COLDWATR, MI (WTVB) – Michigan drivers are entering the most dangerous stretch of the year on the roads for vehicle-deer collisions as we are now experiencing their annual seasonal surge. Shorter daylight hours, the fall harvest, and the peak of the autumn whitetail breeding season have caused deer to...
Backed by the support of local leaders and elected representatives including U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin, the Grand Traverse County Road Commission (GTCRC) is taking a big swing to address four of its crossings along the Boardman River. GTCRC has applied for more than $47 million in federal funding to replace culverts on Supply, Brown Bridge, and South Airport roads with modern bridge structures – a potential game-changing opportunity to protect against future flooding impacts along the Boardman.
“For public safety, the boardwalk has been closed indefinitely."
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Beitner Road bridge in Grand Traverse County is expected to reopen sometime in November, with favorable weather and construction progress giving road commission officials enough confidence to offer a reopening timeline. In a video update Tuesday, the Grand Traverse County Road Commission manager...
US 131 is crawling during rush hour, with traffic backed up for miles at just five miles per hour. Help's on the way though.
MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Children are more than twice as likely to be struck and killed by a vehicle on Halloween than on any other day of the year, according to Safe Kids Worldwide. With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, safety officials in Michigan are warning motorists and families...
Midwest gasoline stockpiles fell 1.2 million barrels last week to a record-low 41 million barrels, Energy Department data released Oct. 28 showed. Tight supplies and refinery disruptions drove Great Lakes pump prices higher, with Michigan gasoline averaging $4.69 a gallon and Ohio around $4.30. Wholesale prices have retreated and Cenovus...
After nearly seven years of Bluff Road closures on Old Mission Peninsula, the Grand Traverse County Road Commission (GTCRC) is eyeing design work to stabilize the surrounding slope – key work that must be completed before the road itself can be repaired. Road commissioners discussed that and other road work Thursday, including the latest with Three Mile/Hammond and numerous projects on deck for 2027.
A deer can do thousands of dollars in damage. Depending on your coverage, that bill could be yours.
Could gas prices go down soon?
Deer are crossing Michigan roads year-round, and spring through early summer brings a spike in collisions. State police say April through June sees the most vehicle-deer crashes, with another surge come fall.
Michigan gas prices jumped 33 cents in one week as Metro Detroit drivers face nearly $5 a gallon, putting added pressure on families and businesses.
All aboard! There’s something extra magical about climbing aboard a train during the holiday season. From tiny trains traveling through twinkling lights to historic railcars pulled by legendary locomotives, Michigan families have plenty of ways to bring a little Polar Express magic to life this Christmas. We’ve rounded up...
With the war with Iran unresolved and elections about a week away, gas prices in Michigan jumped an average of 32 cents from a week ago, AAA reports. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $4.83 per gallon for regular unleaded, which is 6 cents less than this time last month and $1.75 more than this time last year. In some areas of Metro Detroit, prices are hovering around $5 a gallon, including Ferndale.
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) - AAA is urging drivers to slow down as fall marks peak season for deer crashes across the state. More than 58,000 deer crashes were reported in Michigan last year, resulting in 13 deaths and more than 1,700 injuries, according to AAA. Nearly 41% of deer-related crashes happened in October, November and December during deer breeding season, when deer are more active and more likely to run into the road.
Gas prices rise 32 cents from last week in Metro Detroit
DEARBORN, MI -- Triple A Michigan reports gas prices statewide are up 32-cents from a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $4.83 per gallon for regular unleaded. The price is 06-cents less than this time last month and $1.75 more than this time last year. AAA...
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Gas prices are jumping again in Michigan, rising 30-cents a gallon in the past week. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average is now up to $4.81 a gallon, eight-cents less than last month, but a dollar-73 more than last year. In Branch County the pump...
