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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...
Deer have acres and acres of woods to wander around in, yet somehow they always end up in front of somebody's headlights. Been there, done that. Here's something Michigan drivers need to know before Bambi decides to cross the road.
Heading that way? Here’s where lane closures and detours could slow you down this week.
Road construction isn't slowing down this fall. More than 50 road projects and other construction will begin this week. Between Monday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 31, drivers will see various levels of new road closures, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The closures are in addition to other ongoing local and state-level projects. This week, new closures will affect drivers including on interstates in Wayne County, Oakland County, Macomb County, Ionia County, Montcalm County and Allegan County. A complete list of closures is available on the MDOT website . Wayne The right lane on eastbound Interstate 94 from Cecil to Livernois will be closed and ramps exiting the interstate in that area will be closed from Monday to Thursday, Oct. 29. On Interstate 75, the ramp from East Gibraltar to northbound I-75 will be closed from Monday, Oct. 26, to Tuesday, Oct. 27. A detour from southbound I-75 to Huron River Drive to northbound I-75 will be open. Oakland Both left lanes on eastbound and westbound Interstate 696 from Couzens to South Mound will have intermittent and mobile closures from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, and Tuesday, Oct 27. Macomb The left lane on westbound
