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City of Detroit Lakes postpones fireworks
Valley News Live - North Dakota
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July 4, 2025
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (Valley News Live) - The City of Detroit Lakes has postponed its 4th of July Fireworks. Organizers tell Valley News Live, the fireworks display will now be moved to Saturday, July 5th at 10:20 P.M. on City Beach. Copyright...
Big fireworks display on Detroit Lakes beach is now set for dusk on Saturday, July 5, due to weather
Detroit Lakes Tribune - Minnesota
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July 5, 2025
DETROIT LAKES — The big Independence Day fireworks display at Detroit Lakes City Beach was postponed Friday evening due to the weather. The fireworks show will be held instead on Saturday, July 5, at dusk, according to a message from the Detroit...
US The Guardian Summer without cherry pie? Michigan’s signature crop faces battery of threats
Yahoo News
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Nearly 100 years ago, north-west Michigan cherry farmers and Traverse City community leaders started a festival to promote the city and their region’s tart cherry crop as a tourist destination. Now known as the “cherry capital of the world”,...
Be prepared for strong thunderstorms in Michigan Saturday evening – gusts may reach 45 mph
MLive - Michigan
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July 5, 2025
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 5:28 p.m. EDT for strong thunderstorms until 6:15 p.m. EDT for Alger, Menominee, Delta and Schoolcraft counties. Residents can anticipate wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At...
Summer without cherry pie? Michigan’s signature crop faces battery of threats
The Guardian
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July 5, 2025
Nearly 100 years ago, north-west Michigan cherry farmers and Traverse City community leaders started a festival to promote the city and their region’s tart cherry crop as a tourist destination. Now known as the “cherry capital of the world”,...
Biting insects: How to protect yourself from black flies in Michigan
Hometown Life - Michigan
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Black flies are small, biting insects prevalent in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, especially near rivers and streams. While peak season is over, they remain active throughout the summer, particularly on hot, humid days. Repellents, light-colored...
US Men's Journal What Airport Agents Found in This Traveler’s Bag Could Wreck U.S. Farms
Yahoo News
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A seemingly routine trip through Detroit Metro Airport took a sharp turn when federal agents uncovered something alarming in a traveler’s luggage—something that could have jeopardized America’s food supply. The BBC reported that authorities say...
Michigan businesses gear up for fights over graduated income tax, minimum wage
Grand Rapids Business Journal - Michigan
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June 27, 2025
LANSING — Business groups are mobilizing against two 2026 ballot drives that could take a procedural step forward as soon as Friday, contending that a proposed graduated income tax and a referendum on a new minimum wage law would kill jobs and...
Michigan City's Patriotic Parade is Saturday
The News-Dispatch - Indiana
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MICHIGAN CITY — Michigan City will celebrate freedom when the city’s annual Patriotic Parade steps off on Saturday morning ahead of the Independence Day holiday. Line-up for the parade will begin at 9 a.m. along Pine Street and the parade will...
3-car crash sends vehicle into vacant building on Detroit’s east side
WDIV Local 4 - Michigan
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July 4, 2025
DETROIT – First responders are on the scene of a three-car crash that sent a vehicle into a vacant building on Detroit’s east side. The crash occurred on Friday (July 4) at 3:40 p.m. on East Vernor Highway and Mt. Elliott Street. Police said a...
Public asked to help Michigan DNR tally turkeys
The Daily News - Michigan
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources needs the public's help for its annual wild turkey brood survey this summer. The DNR asks that any turkeys seen from July 1 through Aug. 31 be reported on the agency's turkey brood survey page,...
Michigan business leaders voice concerns over proposed ballot initiatives
Mid-Michigan Now
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LANSING, Mich. — The Board of State Canvassers is set to review proposed language for ballot initiatives that could significantly impact Michigan's business landscape. The initiatives include a graduated income tax constitutional amendment and a...
Don’t look now but tourists are here
The Mining Journal - Michigan
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Freshwater seas, flowing rivers and waterfalls, natural wilderness and more are all right outside our front doors. We should consider ourselves lucky, seeing as we’re the ones who live where others choose to vacation. It’s that time of year again,...
Michigan center Vlad Goldin lands two-way deal after going undrafted
The Detroit News - Michigan
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Vlad Goldin’s well-traveled basketball journey has taken him all over. He grew up in Russia, went to high school in Connecticut and had a college career that spanned from Texas to Florida to Michigan. Next stop: Miami. That’s where Goldin is...
Michigan launches new craft beverage campaign to highlight tourism, economic impact
MLive - Michigan
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June 26, 2025
Michigan Crafted, a new campaign to elevate the state’s craft beverage industry, was recently launched by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and the Michigan Craft Beverage Council (MCBC). “Michigan’s craft...
US airport authorities foil traveler's attempt to bring illegal item to study at girlfriend's lab: 'It's already causing a lot of problems'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 4, 2025
"It's extremely prevalent." by Michelle RochniakJuly 4, 2025 Two travelers from China were accused of smuggling after bringing a dangerous fungus into the U.S. What's happening? According to the BBC, Zunyong Liu brought Fusarium graminearum with...
Michigan mom shares daughter's journey with Prader-Willi syndrome
WZZM 13 - Michigan
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June 26, 2025
A mother in Michigan hopes a wheelchair-accessible van will provide freedom and ease for her daughter with Prader-Willi syndrome. TWIN LAKE, Mich. — Jennifer Richards has lived in Michigan her whole life. She fondly remembers an amazing childhood...
David Shribman: Michigan's on the move
The Laconia Daily Sun - New Hampshire
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The sun is out, the lake is glistening, the strawberries are bright red and summer-sweet. Golfers and anglers are busy, cyclists are on the move, brats are on the barbecue. This is Michigan at its best. Much of the state is on a summer holiday,...
Asian longhorned ticks found in Michigan for first time
The Detroit News - Michigan
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A species of tick that could spread diseases to people, pets and livestock was recently identified for the first time in Michigan. Calvin University research students in May discovered Asian longhorned ticks during a routine tick surveillance...
Motocross, rodeo and concerts planned for the 2025 Ottawa County Fair
MLive - Michigan
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July 21, 2025
HOLLAND, MI - The Ottawa County Fair is bringing six more days of summer fun to West Michigan starting Monday. The 2025 Ottawa County Fair kicks off at 4 p.m. on July 21, at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds, 1286 Ottawa Beach Road in Holland....