Sunday, September 27, 2026
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – Clear skies made for a beautiful sunrise start of the 2026 Mackinac Bridge Walk today, providing exceptional conditions for the roughly 34,000 people who made plans to participate. That turnout was on the upper end for turnout in recent years, which has ranged from 21,000 to 35,000 […]
SUGAR ISLAND, MI – A Chippewa County man faces multiple charges after he allegedly attacked a Michigan State Police patrol vehicle with a hammer while aboard the Sugar Island Ferry and assaulted the trooper during his arrest. The incident occurred Monday, Sept. 7, around 1:30 p.m. as a trooper from […]
Michigan voters will decide on two statewide questions when they cast their ballots for Election Day this November. Proposal 1 is a question on whether to convene a new state constitutional convention. Proposal 2 asks whether to limit political donations from some utilities and large government contractors. The measure survived a […]
ESCANABA, Mich. (WZMQ) – Thursday was Honored Citizens Day at the U.P. State Fair. The day’s activities included a luncheon with Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, a performance by the Woodland Sky Dance Company, and the annual U.P. Veteran of the Year ceremony. Retired Air Force Master Sergeant Steve Kwarciany received this […]
TRAVERSE CITY, MI – A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers is calling for the establishment of a Coast Guard drone testing site in Northern Michigan, citing the region’s expertise in autonomous technology and strategic location on the Great Lakes. U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters, along with U.S. Rep. […]
It’s kind of a strange thing when a team covers the spread, wins by 10 and you still leave the game feeling a little wary about the future. But I think that’s the case following Michigan State football’s win over Toledo on Friday night. The Spartans actually trailed for a few minutes in […]
At what point does time lose its meaning? Physicists point to the speed of light or the edge of a black hole, but for the Big Ten, the boundary is apparently a national television broadcast. It turns out the clock ticking on your screen and the official timing utilized by […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Soo Eagles will be looking for a solid start to their 2026-27 campaign and secure a playoff berth for a third consecutive year. After beginning last season winless in their first nine games, the Eagles rebounded from there to comfortably secure a […]
Republican gubernatorial candidate John James is circulating his first general election ad of the cycle, looking to paint a contrast piece between him and his opponent, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. The ad, which will run on both TV and digital platforms, focuses on combating Michigan’s national rankings: the economy ranked […]
More than a month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers halted work on a critical project aimed at keeping invasive carp out of the Great Lakes, the stop-work order barring the effort from progressing has been lifted. In a text message to Michigan Advance Thursday Morning, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s […]
