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Spectacular Lake Michigan views on the menu at Up North restaurant
MANISTEE, MI – Spectacular Lake Michigan views are on the menu at this fifth-floor restaurant in a new Up North beachfront hotel. The Hampton Inn & Suites Manistee Waterfront opened a year ago across from Manistee’s First Street Beach – recently voted the best beach in Michigan. It boosts a resort atmosphere with decor that can be described as light, airy and nautical. That includes the lobby, rooms, beach bar and Windward restaurant.
Garden Talk: The right way to water our gardens now
Water is the most important thing for our gardens right now. Here are some tips for the best watering of the garden. Firstly, I remember one of the best simple tips on watering when asked about when to water. If you think you might not have the time to water later on, the best time to water is when you have the time. In other words, don’t worrying about watering totally correctly all the time. Watering to keep plants alive is better than no watering at all.
Flint Fire Department ambulances could be making runs by mid-August
FLINT, MI -- Flint Fire Department ambulances could begin making hospital transports in a matter of weeks, reinstating a service that hasn’t been provided in more than 20 years. Fire Chief Theron Wiggins gave the estimate to the City Council last week, and Mayor Sheldon Neeley said on Friday,...
Dog lost year ago at Tahquamenon Falls campground finally caught 50 miles away
PARADISE, MI – A dog that went missing at Tahquamenon Falls State Park more than a year ago has finally been located and captured. Park officials shared the happy news on Friday after a local woman, Deanna Suggitt, and professional dog catcher confirmed they had secured the dog, Barley, after months of effort.
Fenton Art Walk returns featuring art, music and food
FENTON, MI - Music, art and entertainment. That’s what Fenton residents and others can enjoy this weekend during the 11th annual Fenton Art Walk being held by the City of Fenton Downtown Development Authority (DDA), in collaboration with Southern Lakes Parks & Recreation. If you purchase a product or...
Early voting starts this weekend for Michigan’s primary election
LANSING, MI – Early voting starts this weekend ahead of Michigan’s August primary, allowing registered voters across the state to cast their ballots early and in-person before the Aug. 6 election. Michigan will offer nine days of early, in-person voting starting Saturday, July 27, and ending Sunday, Aug....
Report: Former Lions starting cornerback set to join Los Angeles Rams
ALLEN PARK -- Jerry Jacobs, who started 29 games at cornerback over the last three seasons for the Detroit Lions, is reportedly set to join the Los Angeles Rams, pending a physical with the team. The 26-year-old cornerback started a career-high 12 games last season but lost his job down...
U.S. 23 Flex Route expansion work is closing multiple highway ramps
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MI - Continued work on the U.S. 23 Flex Route expansion project near Brighton will cause nightly closures at multiple ramps starting Saturday. The closures are 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily starting July 27 through Saturday, Aug. 3, primarily at the highway’s interchange with I-96 in Brighton, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.
City, St. John Street group aim to keep memory of north Flint neighborhood alive
FLINT, MI -- Decades after the St. John Street neighborhood was torn apart to make way for the construction of I-475 in Flint, the city and those who remember the thriving and racially diverse community celebrated plans to create a memorial park to preserve that piece of the history. Flint...
Suspect charged in first Flint homicide of 2023 sentenced to prison
FLINT, MI – A Flint man was sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to the city’s first homicide of 2023. Ryan Lamar Cooper, 32, will serve at least seven years and two months to a maximum of 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. He has been in jail for more than 1,500 days.
Scuba diver dies while exploring Lake Superior shipwreck near Isle Royale
HOUGHTON, MI -- A Wisconsin man died while Scuba diving in Lake Superior. According to the National Park Service, John Nousaine, 70, of Superior, was exploring the shipwreck of the SS Emperor near Isle Royale National Park when an incident occurred around 1 p.m. on Thursday. Nousaine was exploring the...
Hendon Hooker continues to show growth, bumps and all, on quest for QB2 job
ALLEN PARK -- Hendon Hooker is getting doused in snaps under center, just like the Detroit Lions wanted and planned all along, to open this year’s training camp. The young quarterback is far from a finished product in his quest to win the top backup quarterback job, but the flashes of arm talent are impossible to miss through all the bumps in the road of his development. Hooker has shared snaps with Nate Sudfeld with the reserve units to open training camp, and that’s something that should continue moving forward through the next month as they duke it out for QB2.
Veteran Lions CB can’t stop smiling after getting another chance in Detroit
ALLEN PARK -- Emmanuel Moseley met with reporters after Friday’s training camp practice, and the Detroit Lions cornerback couldn’t stop smiling, and that’s for good reason. Moseley is back on the field after suffering two season-ending ACL injuries in as many years. The first ended his 2022...
Trio of players split $697K Fantasy 5 jackpot
LANSING, MI -- Three player each brought home a $232,658 prize recently after they split a $697,974 Fantasy 5 jackpot. The winners each matched all five numbers drawn -- 08-17-18-24-29 -- for the drawing on July 12 to win their share of the jackpot. Among the winners was David Constantakis,...
Cruise line returning to Great Lakes adds 34 stops at this Lake Michigan destination
ESCANABA, MI – This small Upper Peninsula town on the northern shoreline of Lake Michigan is expecting dozens of visits from one cruise line in 2025. Victory Cruise Lines has plans to call on Escanaba 34 times in its first year back on the Great Lakes, WLUC reports. If...
18-year-old facing charges in Mt. Morris Township shooting that left teen dead
MT. MORRIS TOWNSHIP, MI – A teenager is facing an attempted murder charge and two weapons charges for his alleged involvement in a June 25 shooting in Mt. Morris Township. Cordell Warwick Allen, 18, was arraigned by Genesee County District Court Judge Jennifer Manley this week on single counts of assault with intent to murder, felony firearm and carrying a concealed weapon.
Here comes the heat: See how hot it could get next week
A hot week is in store for much of the state next week as high temperatures surge well into the upper 80s and possibly the lower 90s. Overnight low temperatures will not provide much relief either. Given that this aligns with late July and early August, this heat is nothing unusual for Michigan.
‘I do it for the community’: Michigan teen crowned back-to-back Coney eating champion
FLUSHING, MI— A question hangs in the air: Who will devour the most Coney dogs in only three minutes?. Nine contenders, hoping to be named the next Coney dog-eating champion, stared at their plates which contained six beef frankfurters heaped with meat sauce wrapped in a single layer of aluminum foil.
20 Michigan beaches closed, under advisories going into weekend of beach weather
There are 20 Michigan beaches closed or under contamination advisories ahead of what’s expected to be a great weekend to hit the beach. This weekend’s weather will include high temperatures in the 80s, sunny conditions with haze from Canadian wildfires and, most importantly, no storm systems. If your...
Birmingham restaurant flips summer menu into Maine lobster spot
BIRMINGHAM, MI - If you’re seated at Hazel’s and tucking in to an overflowing lobster roll, you might be forgiven if you swear you can smell a little salty East Coast breeze. That’s because this popular destination built on seasonal menus has flipped its high summer fare toward...
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