With captain Braden Hache suspended for two games and starting goaltender Andrew Oke injured, the Saginaw Spirit dug deep enough to claim a 3-2 advantage in their Western Conference semifinal series against Sault Ste. Marie. But nothing was easy. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...

LANSING, MI -- Jennifer Horton doesn’t play Powerball all that often so maybe that’s why she neglected for over a month to check the ticket she bought in January. But the 41-year-old Mount Pleasant resident is sure glad she found the ticket, because she soon learned it was worth $150,000.

Five months after delivering the long-delayed Cybertruck to customers, Tesla announced it is recalling 3,878 of the trucks because the accelerator can get stuck in place, according to the Associated Press. When the pedal gets stuck, it increases the risk of a crash according to documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

SAGINAW, MI — A 25- and 24-year-old man have been charged with murder in connection with the Friday, April 12, shooting death of a teenager near Saginaw Township’s Bay Road commercial district. Donsha Wesby-Whitley, 25, and Antrell Wright, 24, appeared before Saginaw County District Court Magistrate Janey J....

MANISTEE, MI -- The owners of The Gold & Silver Exchange in downtown Manistee says they are leaving the city after 13 years because of an ordinance banning bird feeders near their store, according to 9 & 10 News. Co-Owner Nikki Bromley says she doesn’t want to leave the city,...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — This weekend, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park members will spend their Saturday morning vying for tickets for the hottest performances set for this year’s Meijer Gardens summer concert series. Last year, two-thirds of the 30 concerts sold out on the first day of...

After earning Saginaw Valley League all-conference honors her first three years, Heritage senior Lillie Marker seems intent on adding even more honors before she graduates. That includes the MLive Saginaw Athlete-of-the-Week honor claiming the title in the first poll of the 2024 spring sports season. If you purchase a product...

If you don’t pay close attention, you might miss them entirely. Michigan’s earliest wildflowers are beginning to emerge in wetlands and woodlands statewide, heralding the shift in seasons. These tiny, dainty, fairy-land looking wonders are the spring ephemerals — native plants that, as their name suggests, exist only briefly before fading away.

ESSEXVILLE, MI — The Bay Chorale’s spring-celebrating concert this year will include music from modern performers ranging from Pharrell Williams to Joni Mitchell. Tickets remain available for the concert, titled “Dream,” scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Essexville Garber High School, located at 213 Pine in Essexville.

SAGINAW, MI — The Saginaw Children’s Zoo has reopened for the 2024 spring and summer season without a few familiar four-legged friends, but they’ll be back. The zoo, located at 1730 S. Washington Ave., opened to guests Saturday, April 13, a day after a vehicle struck the wooden fence of the Mexican grey wolf enclosure. Police and firefighters who responded found a hole in the fence, but the wolves were unharmed and did not escape.

EMPIRE, MI - The team at Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate is used to repeat customers at their shop near Sleeping Bear Dunes. But those frequent visitors usually don’t skulk around the back door at night, then break in to steal a hefty bag of sugar. A persistent black bear...

This next week will be at times on the cold side. The cold won’t last long. The weather pattern by late next week really looks like May. The newest extended forecast into May starts to look a touch like summer. We do have some cold weather this weekend, and...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI - People travel to northern Michigan from all over the country for the serenity of being surrounded by nature, the lakes, beaches, sand dunes and waterfalls, the world-class trails and, of course, the food. Traverse City has just been recognized as having one of the top 10...

The Great North American Eclipse has passed but skywatchers will soon have the opportunity to see something NASA experts are describing as a “once-in-a-lifetime” event. A star system located 3,000 light-years away from Earth is predicted to soon become visible to the naked eye due to a nova outburst, an occurrence that only takes place about every 80 years. The “blaze star,” officially known as T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB, last exploded in 1946 and astronomers believe it will do it again sometime between February and September 2024.

Conditions expected this weekend are going to look much more like mid-spring for the upper tier of our state. Focusing on the northern Lower Peninsula first, mild temperatures and slim chances for precipitation highlight a cooldown this weekend. Featured below is a graphic from the National Weather Service in Gaylord that pretty much sums up the expected weather through Saturday. A few scattered snow showers are possible in the very early morning hours for Friday, then it should be dry the rest of the day with temps in the upper 40s/low 50s. On Saturday, it will be a bit colder but there is no precipitation expected. Sunday will warm up a bit, ranging from the mid 40s to mid 50s, with lots of sunshine.

FLINT, MI – Summer’s almost here, and that means community events, concerts and more fun in the sun. As the weather warms and you begin to plan out your summer, here are five mid-Michigan events to plan around over the next few months:. If you purchase a product...

A pair of Michigan universities have produced more than 2,000 Peace Corps volunteers since its founding in 1961. The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Michigan State University rank No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, in the top-10 universities with at least 15,000 undergraduates enrolled, according to the Peace Corps. If...

EMPIRE, MICH. -- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is seeking public feedback on a project to improve safe and reliable boat access to the park’s Manitou Islands. The $32 million project will address the impact of natural processes like shifting sands and high-water levels on the islands’ docks. An environmental assessment outlining proposals for repairing or replacing the docks has been posted on the park’s website for public review and comments from now through May 15.

Matt Hirschenberger admits he’s a bit unconventional. So as unconventional as his first season as a Freeland head coach was, his exit is just as surprising. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners is expected to take up an anti-abortion resolution next week, venturing into cultural issues most county boards dare not go. County board Chair Joe Moss and Vice Chair Sylvia Rhodea announced Thursday, April 18, they would bring up the “resolution...