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The train travels between concert stops in Windsor, Ontario, and a Chicago suburb. It is expected to pass Romulus, Belleville, Milan and Adrian on the evening or night of Nov. 22.
Drivers experiencing backups on South Airport Road this week should brace for more work ahead this fall. Traffic has been snarled in the corridor this week due to an eastbound lane closure near Logan’s Landing, where the Grand Traverse County Road Commission is performing slope stabilization and culvert armoring work near the Boardman River. That work is expected to continue for another week.
Shipping prices are expected to go up as well because of gas prices, but the holiday shopping season is expected to remain strong.
ROSCOMMON COUNTY — Residents of Roscommon and Oscoda counties will have expanded public transportation options through a $3.37 million state grant to establish coordinated transit service in Oscoda County. According to an Oct. 13 statement from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, funding is part of a $65 million statewide investment in...
You can actually have someone else drive your car across… and way more people use this than you’d think.
The Manistee County Road Commission board discussed four bids for rebuilding the damaged section of High Bridge Road.
If you've ever watched an entire lane sit empty while traffic backs up for miles, this one's for you. It's time to talk about the zipper merge.
A new legislative package would increase fines to as much as $1,000 and require drivers to stop at least 50 feet from school buses.
Before the Mackinac Bridge, families heading north crossed the Straits of Mackinac by ferry in about an hour. On busy weekends and holidays, the wait stretched to a full day in your vehicle.
The state of Michigan has awarded $65 million total in grants to expand public transit in rural, mixed, and urban counties of the state.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Next week is National School Bus Safety Week and the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning, law enforcement and other organizations will be keeping an eye on those buses. Operation Safe Stop is an initiative that puts extra patrol cars on the road. Katrina Morris with...
MDOT plans single-lane closures with alternating traffic near Beach Road for three days
Northern Michigan drivers should be prepared for increased enforcement as police agencies across the state target motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses Oct. 19-23.
In the wake of the second fatal crash on Center Road in three months, Peninsula Township trustees are working with local and state officials to address speeding and safety issues on Old Mission. Those could include new rumble strips along the road shoulder and more law enforcement action, with Grand Traverse County Sheriff Mike Shea promising an “increased presence” in the township. Trustees Tuesday also voted to move forward with a new fire station design and approved plans for the 2027 Bayshore Marathon.
Michigan officials urge drivers to review auto insurance, as deer crashes rise in fall and standard policies may not cover the damage.
More room for kids and bigger fines for drivers who don’t stop. Michigan’s latest proposal would change both.
Closed all summer due to sewer construction work, the stretch of TART Trail that runs parallel to Parsons Road could reopen as soon as tomorrow, TART Director of Strategic Engagement Brian Beauchamp tells The Ticker. Beachamp says a project manager told TART this week that “if everything goes as planned,...
The Mount Clemens club focuses on model railroading and meets once a week to work on layouts, share knowledge and enjoy a hobby that has them coming back to the tracks.
BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — When gas and diesel prices spiked in September, it couldn’t have come at a worse time in pastoral southwestern Michigan. It was the peak of the fall harvest, so the cost of moving corn, apples and soybeans to market was staggering. The timing was sensitive for another reason. It was the final months of the election in the 4th Congressional District in Michigan. The high price of diesel was already an issue before the latest surge. Long-time Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga of Holland is being criticized for his support of the Trump administration’s military foray into Iran, which has slowed the shipping of oil through the region. The impact hit this corner of the state disproportionately because, while residents contended with expensive gas, farmers struggled with high diesel costs. The rising cost put a major crimp in the operations on Elle Johnson’s tomato farm in Bainbridge Township, which is eight miles east of Benton Harbor. “Everyone is feeling it,” she said. “It’s part of everything we do.” The race between Huizenga and his Democratic challenger, Michigan state Sen. Sean McCann of Kalamazoo, has tightened to the point where several political soothsayers are calling it a
