West Michigan flooding: Local expert shares tips to protect homes from rain damage

WYOMING, Mich. — Heavy rain on Wednesday caused widespread flooding throughout West Michigan, including Kalamazoo, closing multiple streets in the city.  Rob Vansuilichem, owner of Everdry Waterproofing in Wyoming, said rainstorms can damage your home, but …

Former Central Michigan Football Player Pacino Horne Faces 20-Year Prison Bid

He pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining almost $150,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. A former Central Michigan University football player faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on April 2 after pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining money …

Paid Surrogacy now legal in the state of Michigan

Stephanie Jones faced secondary infertility and explored surrogacy after a traumatic experience trying to have a second child. While recovering in a hospital, Jones learned that contractual and compensated surrogacy was banned in Michigan, which led her to …

Flyers welcome Karsen Dorwart from Michigan State

VOORHEES, N.J. – As Wednesday’s practice came to a close, in a typical Flyers’ tradition, the players  formed a circle at center ice and kneeled to honor one special individual. In this case it was new teammate Karsen Dorwart, who signed a contract out of …

Mallory McMorrow launches Michigan Senate primary bid by slamming Democrats for ‘lacking the urgency of this moment’

Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow launched her bid Wednesday to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters — tearing into her party’s leadership for its “lack of plan” and “lack of response” during President Trump’s second term. McMorrow, 38, …

Michigan man allegedly sold counterfeit air bags, 81K vehicles may be impacted

LANSING MI – A Michigan man is accused of selling counterfeit car parts in Michigan, posing serious safety risk to the owners of an estimated 81,000 vehicles. Dinas Kamaitis, 31, of New Baltimore, was arraigned in the 37th District Court in Warren on …

Northern Michigan counties see progress in ice storm recovery efforts

A long stretch of days without power, internet access and in some cases, fuel, could be coming to an end for northern Michigan residents. Governor Gretchen Whitmer deployed the Michigan National Guard to assist ice storm recovery efforts as northern …

Michigan congressman travels to Mexico to aid couple jailed in timeshare dispute

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A Michigan congressman has flown to Mexico to check on a Spring Arbor couple who were detained in the country over an alleged timeshare dispute. U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett announced Wednesday morning, April 2, he was on his way to Mexico to …

Second confirmed case of measles in Michigan

NCAA investigating Michigan State football for potential violations under Mel Tucker

The Michigan State football program is being investigated by the NCAA for potential recruiting violations under former coach Mel Tucker, university president Kevin Guskiewicz told the Detroit News on Wednesday. “Michigan State athletics has cooperated with …