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2+ hour, 24+ min ago (498+ words) Multiple rounds of snow are expected to impact Michigan through Wednesday, with Winter Weather Advisories and a Winter Storm Warning in effect across portions of the state as lake effect and system ... Michigan Weather: Small area of snow today, widespread snow and rainy mess by Wednesday We don't see a break in solid winter weather over the next week. There are also several periods of snow to deal with if you have to travel. Here are the forecast highlights from the National Weather Service offices across Michigan: Multiple rounds of snow are expected to impact Michigan through Wednesday, with Winter Weather Advisories and a Winter Storm Warning in effect across portions of the state as lake effect and system snow combine to create hazardous travel conditions. The most significant impacts will occur tonight through Tuesday morning across northern Michigan. A…...

8+ hour, 23+ min ago (439+ words) The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory at 2:55 a.m. EST on Monday valid from 7 p.m. EST until Tuesday 4 p.m. EST for Leelanau, Benzie and Manistee counties. Northwest Michigan under a winter weather advisory until early Tuesday evening " potentially 6 inches of snow The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory at 2:55 a.m. EST on Monday valid from 7 p.m. EST until Tuesday 4 p.m. EST for Leelanau, Benzie and Manistee counties. The weather service states to expect, "Total snow accumulations between 3 and 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will lead to blowing and drifting snow this evening into tonight." "Plan on hazardous travel conditions. Gusty winds will lead to blowing and drifting snow, along with potential for whiteout conditions later this evening through Tuesday morning," says the weather service. "Slow down and use caution while traveling. Be sure to have a winter travel kit handy…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago (188+ words) ROTHBURY, MI" Michigan's largest music festival just dropped the lineup for June 2026. Electric Forest announced the initial lineup on Monday for the four-day festival that will be held June 25-28. The festival announced names of several artists who will be heading to Rothbury for the 14th edition. 100 artists were announced in the first phase of the billing. Some of the notable headlining artists include: Electric Forest also highlighted these artists in its press release: The festival, known for its eccentric and psychedelic atmosphere, brings tens of thousands of guests to Oceana County each June. Tickets for the festival go on sale Tuesday, Dec. 9 for Forest Family members with loyalty. Ticketing will open up for the general public on Friday, Dec. 12. In 2026 the festival plans to offer several new amenities and ticketing options for festivalgoers: You can explore all of the different pass…...

8+ hour, 42+ min ago (379+ words) A former employee of Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency and her ex-boyfriend have been sentenced to federal prison for stealing more than $250,000 from the state. Timeka Johnson and her co-conspirator Ray Anthony Eddington were sentenced Thursday, Dec. 4, for their roles in an unemployment insurance fraud conspiracy, according to U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Michigan Jerome F. Gordon Jr. Johnson, 44, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison while her former boyfriend Eddington, 45, was sentenced to serve three years. The former couple pleaded guilty to identity theft, wire fraud and conspiracy. "It is one thing to steal if you are hungry and can't find a job. But it is despicable to abuse your position of trust so that you can steal from a program needed to help the unemployed," Gorgon said. Johnson was an employee for the State of Michigan…...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago (161+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Two men had talked about a deal over shoes and a gun before a fatal Nov. 12 shooting in Grand Rapids, police said. Darrius Jones, 18, is charged with open murder and felony firearm in the Nov. 12 shooting death of Amari Hodges, 22. Police responded to the area of Hall Street SE and Kalamazoo Avenue on a report of gunshots. Officers arrived to find a car that had crashed. Inside, they found Hodges with a gunshot wound. Grand Rapids police Chief Eric Winstrom said it was his understanding the shooting happened after two people made an arrangement to meet. "There was some sort of transaction, I believe, involving shoes and perhaps a gun and it ended in gunfire," he said. Jones was arraigned Monday, Dec. 8 in Grand Rapids District Court. John Tunison has been a reporter at MLive/Grand Rapids…...

11+ hour ago (429+ words) After No. 1 Purdue lost handily to Iowa State this weekend, the Michigan men's basketball team inched one spot closer to the top spot in the AP Poll. Michigan is ranked No. 2 in this week's edition of the poll, one spot behind No. 1 Arizona. Purdue fell all the way to No. 6 in the poll, with Duke, Iowa State, and UConn rounding out the top ten. Other Big Ten teams ranked include Michigan State (No. 9), Illinois (No. 13), Nebraska (No. 23) and UCLA (No. 25). This is the first time the Wolverines have been ranked second in the poll since the poll was released on March 1, 2021. It comes after the Wolverines played just one game this week, routing Rutgers at home, 101-60. This was the third game in a row that the Wolverines scored 100 points in the game, the first time that's happened in program history…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago (446+ words) Kennesaw State (10-3) vs. Western Michigan (9-4), Dec. 19 at 11 a.m. EST. BetMGM College Football Odds Opening Line: Western Michigan by 4. Against the spread: Western Michigan 9-3-1, Kennesaw State 9-4. Overall: 336.5 yards per game (107th in FBS) Passing: 139.9 yards per game (129th) Rushing: 196.6 yards per game (23rd) Scoring: 23.6 points per game (96th) Overall: 299.9 yards per game (15th in FBS) Passing: 177.7 yards per game (18th) Rushing: 122.2 yards per game (33rd) Scoring: 18.2 points per game (14th) Overall: 404.3 yards per game (51st in FBS) Passing: 245.7 yards per game (51st) Rushing: 158.6 yards per game (69th) Scoring: 28.3 points per game (65th) Overall: 401.9 yards per game (97th in FBS) Passing: 223.7 yards per game (75th) Rushing: 178.2 yards per game (106th) Scoring: 24.3 points per game (64th) Western Michigan ranks 14th in FBS in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert on 31.9% of third downs. Kennesaw State ranks 81st in the FBS with a -2 turnover margin, compared to Western Michigan's 24th-ranked +7 margin. Kennesaw State ranks 124th in the FBS averaging 66.2 penalty yards per…...

12+ hour, 22+ min ago (194+ words) HOUGHTON, MI " A resolution declaring there are "only two sexes male and female" is on a county board agenda in Michigan's Upper Peninsula this week. The Houghton County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote on the resolution at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9. In part, the resolution states that "unknown, other and undetermined" should not be options on Michigan's birth, marriage and death certificates, and that a person's sex, determined by XY (male) or XX (female) chromosomes, will follow them from birth to death and "there are no other options." The resolution ends with a call to other counties and the state of Michigan to recognize the existence of two sexes: male and female. "Science is clear you cannot change your chromosomes," the resolution concludes. Republicans have a 3-2 majority on the board, which was elected in November 2024 when…...

12+ hour, 49+ min ago (453+ words) Michigan State is set to lose some of its depth in its defensive backfield. On Monday morning, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported that MSU cornerback Jeremiah Hughes will enter the transfer portal. Hughes has been with the program for two seasons and has appeared in 13 total games. Hughes played in only four games this past season, meaning that he will preserve his redshirt. The four games he appeared in this season were against Western Michigan, Youngstown State, USC, and Nebraska, where he played 29 defensive snaps and seven special teams snaps and recorded three total tackles. According to Pro Football Focus, Hughes played 21 coverage snaps this season, allowing four catches on six targets for 51 yards and a touchdown. His next school will be his third in his college career, as he spent his true freshman season at LSU, where he…...

13+ hour, 21+ min ago (344+ words) WYOMING, MI " Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan and University of Michigan Health-West have broken ground on a new outpatient orthopedic center in Wyoming that's set to include operating rooms, urgent care, occupational therapy and clinical services. Located on UM Health-West's campus, the building's clinical space is expected to open in mid-2026, while its surgical center will launch in fall 2027, according to a release. The project includes the renovation of a 30,767-square-foot building on Metro Court SW and the construction of a 50,000-square-foot addition. Ronald Grifka, president of UM Health-West, said the new center will "bring advanced orthopaedic care closer to home for thousands of families in West Michigan." "With this collaboration, we're giving patients the best of all worlds: local expertise, expanded surgical capacity and seamless access to U-M Health's specialty resources when needed," he said. The orthopedic center is being built…...