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How bad is the bird flu in Michigan and what does it mean for eggs, milk?
LANSING — The avian flu outbreak across the U.S. has continued to spread in Michigan, where the disease has been found in poultry and cattle, and prompted an emergency order by state officials earlier this month. The news Thursday of 400 layoffs at Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch Ionia County, and...
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!
Former DeWitt swimmer becomes the first in school history to make the Olympic Trials
DEWITT, Mich. (WILX) - Jordyn Shipps is forever etched into school history as the first swimmer from DeWitt High School to make the Olympic Trials. Shipps swam at DeWitt High School, graduated in 2021, and just wrapped up her junior year at Oakland University. Shipps has been one of the...
Electric co-op offering $10k after more than a dozen transformers shot up
PORTLAND, Mich. — A mid-Michigan electric cooperative needs your help finding a trigger-happy vandal that caused more than $250,000 in damage and power outages over the past year. Since May 2023, someone has been using HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative electric system equipment for target practice. The co-op said there...
Superhero troupe for sick children loses gear in trailer fire
A Dewitt-based performance group that dresses up in superhero costumes for sick children is asking for donations after a fire destroyed their prop trailer Sunday. “Everything is gone,” Shamus Smith, the head of the League of Enchantment Michigan. Smith says he was driving on Holt Road transporting props and...
Exploring Michigan: 55th Annual Alma Highland Festival & Games
Alma, MICH -- Organizers say opening ceremonies started in the back of a truck in 1968. Now, the Alma Highland Festival & Games attracts thousands to a town of less than 10,000 people. However, don't let the size of Scotland, USA fool you, this event is complete with bagpipes, kilts,...
Small Indiana plane had hard landing at Chesaning airport
CHESANING, MI — An out-of-state plane had a hard landing at a Chesaning airport over the weekend. At 2:13 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, police and firefighters responded to a call of a small plane crash at the Howard Nixon Memorial Airport, 205 S. Fourth St. They arrived to find a 2022 single-engine Cirrus SR22 had run off the western end of the runway while trying to land, said Chesaning-Brady Fire Chief Scott Fall.
Mason girls soccer captures first ever Gold Cup with shootout win over DeWitt
MASON – It's been a season of milestones for the Mason girls soccer program — sharing a league title and having coach Christie Hursey earn her 200th career victory in Tuesday's CAAC Gold Cup semifinal win. Now you can add a Gold Cup championship. For the first time in program history, Mason was able...
Mitcher T And Miles Of Paint
Almost 500 miles of road separate Middleton, Mich., and Owensboro, Ky., and Mitchell Tolan—the famed powerboat-painter you know as Mitcher T—traveled them all yesterday on his Honda Gold Wing motorcycle. Tolan was on a pilgrimage of sorts from his Michigan home-base. His goal? Meeting fellow powerboat painter Stephen...
Red flags for young-onset dementia
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- Most of the time, dementia affects people who are 65 years and older. But young-onset dementia can happen to those in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. Now, a new study identifies factors that can up your risk for developing this devastating disease. Young-onset dementia, also...
Owosso runner voted Flint-area Athlete of the Week for May 6-11
FLINT – Gabrielle Hufnagel of Owosso’s girls track team has been voted Flint-area Athlete of the Week for May 6-11 by readers of MLive-The Flint Journal. Hufnagel received 12,014 of the 30,397 votes cast – that’s 39.5 percent – to finish ahead of Clio softball player Addie Taylor, who received 8,976 votes.
Crews responding to Saginaw plane crash
SAGINAW COUNTY, MI -- Emergency crews responded to a plane crash in Saginaw County Saturday afternoon. Police, fire and medical crews were called around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11, for a report of a plane crash at the Howard Nixon Memorial Airport, 205 S. Fourth St. in Chesaning, according to county emergency dispatch.
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