Wall heater sparks southwest Michigan fire Friday morning

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The Lincoln Charter Township Fire Department and Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety responded to and extinguished a structure fire on Friday morning that fire officials say was started by a wall heater.  Crews responded to …

Update: Anticipate pea-sized hail with thunderstorms in Northern Michigan Friday

The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 6:14 p.m. EDT on Friday for strong thunderstorms until 6:45 p.m. EDT for Grand Traverse, Wexford and Missaukee counties. The storms are packing pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). "At 6:14 p.m …

Pea-sized hail forecast with thunderstorms in Northern Michigan Friday

A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Friday at 7:14 p.m. EDT for strong thunderstorms until 7:45 p.m. EDT for Oscoda, Ogemaw and Iosco counties. The storms may bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). “At 7:14 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a …

Michigan Rep. Julie Brixie cling wraps Rep. Matthew Maddocks’ car

Lincoln Riley Launches 4-Word Recruiting Pitch After Michigan Loyalist Tom Brady’s Powerful Gesture for USC

Woah! The spring portal has opened its windows. And we all know what’s going to happen next. While some programs will lose players like dominoes falling, they will be filling the gaps with notable transfers. Things are a bit tough for USC Trojans head …

About 60 rabbits rescued from Michigan basement

JACKSON COUNTY, MI — The Jackson County Animal Shelter is housing 15 of about 60 rabbits rescued from a Saginaw County basement. They include nine adults and six newborns, and the animals are in “rough shape.” Almost all of them have scabs and pieces of …

Update: Thunderstorms with nickel-sized hail in 4 Michigan counties Friday

An updated weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 9:50 p.m. EDT for strong thunderstorms until 10:45 p.m. EDT for Mason, Lake, Osceola and Oceana counties. The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and nickel-sized …

Prepare for marble-sized hail with thunderstorms in Northern Michigan Friday

A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Friday at 11:48 p.m. EDT for strong thunderstorms until Saturday at 12:30 a.m. EDT for Antrim, Otsego and Kalkaska counties. The storms may bring marble-sized hail (0.5 inches). “At 11:47 p.m., …

Michigan governor race gets crowded: 'The more, the better'

Democratic Michigan legislator plastic wraps GOP colleague’s car 

Towards the beginning of session Thursday, Michigan state Rep. Julie Brixie (D-Meridian Township,) stood up and announced on the House floor that she had just come from the parking ramp that representatives use and a black BMW had its hood open, lights on …