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Michigan is a Midwestern state of the United States of America, located in the east north central portion of the country. Bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair, Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the United States, the ninth longest total shoreline (including island shorelines), and in 2005 had more registered recreational boats than any state except California and Florida.
Local News from The Saginaw News via Yahoo! News
Judge delays decision on Saginaw halfway house as courts decide jurisdiction
Aug 7, 2008 11:57 am
Lawyers for operators of a halfway house on the city's Northeast Side are going back to federal court to see if a judge has jurisdiction involving a case to shut down the facility.
Saginaw County ranks 10th for unclaimed economic stimulus checks
Aug 7, 2008 11:57 am
Saginaw County ranks 10th out of Michigan's 83 counties for the number of residents who have yet to claim economic stimulus payments. The Internal Revenue Service reported 3,244 households have yet to...
Covenant neighborhood ready to beautify region
Aug 7, 2008 10:57 am
Members of Saginaw's Covenant Neighborhood Association learned officials and volunteers plan to help clean up their community this month.
Treasure hunt's on as 'Roadshow' comes to town
Aug 7, 2008 10:27 am
Like thousands of other folks hoping to snag tickets to the popular PBS "Antiques Roadshow" visit to Grand Rapids on Saturday, Lou Ann Lanham-VanSlyke has vintage treasures she wants to know...
Saginaw schools OK search plan for new superintendent
Aug 7, 2008 10:27 am
Saginaw Board of Education members have developed a seven-month plan to hire a replacement for outgoing Superintendent Gerald Dawkins. Depending on the depth of the search, the quest to find the right...
Troubled township in limbo on November ballot for supervisor
Aug 6, 2008 12:57 pm
A day after the election and Kochville Township's Democrats still don't know who to back this November. Residents on Tuesday failed to decide on a Democratic candidate for township supervisor, leaving...
Saginaw County gives win to Jim Howell, but others will vie for judge
Aug 6, 2008 12:57 pm
DETROIT -- Trial lawyer Michael Kelly and Ingham County Circuit Judge Paula Manderfield will face off in November for a spot on the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Buena Vista keeps supervisor; looks to November for board
Aug 6, 2008 11:42 am
Will Incumbent Trustee Gilbert E. Ritter, a Republican, retain his seat on the Buena Vista Township Board of Trustees or will seven Democrats lead the township for the next four years?
Frankenmuth mayor ejects pool activist from public meeting
Aug 6, 2008 9:27 am
The Frankenmuth City Council meeting lasted nearly 1 1/5 hours Tuesday, including approval for the Frankenmuth Area Recreation Plan, but the evening ended abruptly for Mark A. Adams.
Federspiel upsets Brown for Saginaw County sheriff
Aug 6, 2008 4:12 am
There's a new sheriff in town. Almost. In one of Saginaw County's closest-watched primary elections and biggest upsets, Democrat William L. Federspiel unseated 10-year Sheriff Charles L. Brown.
Local News from WPBN Traverse City via Yahoo! News
Lexus tops list of dependable vehicles
Aug 7, 2008 3:31 pm
Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 11:20 a.m. NEW YORK (AP) -- Lexus once again stands alone atop a closely watched ranking of vehicle dependability after Buick slipped from the No. 1 spot it shared with th...
Bush arrives in Beijing for Summer Olympics
Aug 7, 2008 2:47 pm
Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 10:31 a.m. BEIJING, CHINA (AP) -- President Bush, an avid sports fan, is eagerly awaiting the start of the Summer Olympics, making history as the first president to attend...
TC Police warn seniors about mail scam
Aug 7, 2008 2:47 pm
The mail offering 150 dollars worth of free gasoline for a processing fee of $19.95.
Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall in Kalkaska
Aug 7, 2008 2:46 pm
The memorial is an attempt to share the power experienced when visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.
Retailers report mixed July sales results
Aug 7, 2008 2:35 pm
Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 10:20 a.m. NEW YORK (AP) -- The outlook for the back-to-school shopping season looked grim Thursday, as retailers' July sales reports showed an increasing shift toward buy...
Clinton aims to soothe delegates at convention
Aug 7, 2008 2:31 pm
Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 10:28 a.m. DENVER, COLORADO (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is seeking a way for her delegates to be heard at the Democratic National Convention, telling supporters su...
Emmet County Sheriff warns about break-ins
Aug 7, 2008 2:31 pm
He says no one was home and they're not easy to see from the road or by neighbors.
Trial to begin in suit against Joel Osteen's wife
Aug 7, 2008 1:32 pm
Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 9:23 a.m. HOUSTON (AP) -- She's the wife of a renowned evangelical pastor and one of the leaders of a Houston megachurch, but Victoria Osteen is being accused of some very...
More people sign up for jobless benefits
Aug 7, 2008 1:32 pm
Thursday, August 07, 2008 at 9:26 a.m. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government says the number of people signing up for jobless benefits climbed to its highest point in more than six years as companies cut ...
Mecosta restuarant and ice cream shop fire
Aug 7, 2008 12:32 pm
The fire started just before 11:30 Wednesday night at Stanwood Pizza and Ice Cream.
Metro and State News for Michigan from detnews.com
Scores rise minimally on Michigan Merit Exam
Aug 7, 2008 8:48 pm
LANSING -- While scores increased minimally this year on most portions of the state's high school test, results remained dismal with just about half of the state's juniors passing the English test and...
Councilwoman Conyers back on the job; says Kilpatrick should take leave
Aug 7, 2008 8:42 pm
DETROIT -- President Pro Tem Monica Conyers is back at work today, after more than a month off recovering from out-patient surgery, and said she's done nothing wrong in connection with the federal inv...
Cox to hold press conference on Kilpatrick
Aug 7, 2008 8:32 pm
DETROIT -- Attorney General Mike Cox has announced a 10 a.m. Friday press conference in Detroit "regarding alleged assault" that involves Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Community leaders, politicians call for Kilpatrick to step down
Aug 7, 2008 8:32 pm
DETROIT -- Community leaders around Metro Detroit expressed disgust at the latest development in the ongoing scandal involving Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, with many calling for his resignation.
Kandia Milton, mayor's chief of staff, to run Detroit
Aug 7, 2008 8:32 pm
DETROIT -- Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has appointed his childhood friend and Chief of Staff Kandia N. Milton as deputy mayor to run the city while Kilpatrick spends the night in jail.
Mayor Kilpatrick jailed, files appeal
Aug 7, 2008 8:32 pm
A Wayne County judge on Thursday ordered Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to jail for violating the terms of his bond by traveling to Canada on July 23. The mayor's booking photo is seen above.
Aug 7, 2008 8:12 pm
Despite the resounding victory at the polls Tuesday for a tri-county tax to fund the Detroit Zoo, the zoo isn't completely in the clear yet. Zoo officials are still facing an $8 million funding gap th...
Cool rides: Fins, fumes, fans rule the road for next 10 days
Aug 7, 2008 6:47 pm
Even in a year when miles per gallon trumps speed and style, there's no denying the magnetic pull of a cruise down the avenue on a starlit night, waving to friends from a dazzling hunk of sheet metal.
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