In today's newsletter, a break in humidity is coming, Trump to visit Michigan and four of the top 10 resorts in the entire Midwest just happen to be in Michigan. |
Revealing the best of the best |
The results are in! In an effort led by prep sports reporter Steve Kaminski, MLive developed a formula in 2015 to determine which Michigan high school athletic department had the best school year, based on how teams finished in all MHSAA sanctioned state tournaments. Kaminski passed away in December 2022, but his legacy and dedication to high school sports live on in the continuation of the Ultimate State Champion project. Click here for a breakdown of the top 20 finishers in the 2023-24 Ultimate State Champion standings. |
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Three miles of sandy Lake Michigan shoreline is accessible by parking along southbound M-116 at Ludington State Park. This area is south of the entry booth, allowing guests to skip the line and get right to the water. Parallel parking and turnouts with pull-in parking are available. (Justine Lofton | MLive.com) |
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Are Michigan’s mobile home parks up next for energy-efficiency protections? |
Keeping an eye on it: Michigan’s trailer courts could become the next battleground for energy-efficiency protections. This comes after the state just enshrined energy-efficiency measures for homeowners who live under rules imposed by homeowners’ associations. The Homeowners’ Energy Policy Act will take effect in October. The effort was the latest energy reform codified into state law. This recent change in law prevents HOAs from blocking its members from installing a wide range of energy efficiency measures at their residences. Officials said residents of mobile home communities might be able to receive similar legal protections. More in public interest: Two hospitals are tied for the best in Michigan, according to U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals” rankings for 2024-25. University of Michigan Health-Ann Arbor and Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak both ranked No. 1. |
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Ready for a break in humidity? It’s coming in a big way, but for how long? |
Embrace it: Michigan has been in sticky humid weather for several days now. There’s a big change coming over the next few days, and you’ll be able to enjoy it for several days. With a series of two cold fronts moving south through Michigan, our meteorologist is calling it a six-day break in high humidity starting today and ending Tuesday morning. Adding up: Another round of heavy rain in severe storms hit far southern Michigan Monday night. The overnight rain combined with several other rounds of heavy rain is pushing some southern Michigan areas to a very heavy monthly rain amount. Here are some of the exact rainfall totals from rain gauges across the southern half of Lower Michigan. Don't forget to look up: The Perseid meteor shower officially began July 15. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this is the best meteor shower of the year with up to 90 meteors per hour during peak nights. From tonight until its peak, a few meteors are still possible in the night sky. |
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Trump to visit Michigan in first public rally since assassination attempt |
Coming to town:Former President Donald Trump will be in Grand Rapids on Saturday for his first public rally since the failed assassination attempt over the weekend. The rally will start at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at the Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids and feature remarks from Trump as well as his running mate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio. Stopping by soon: Vice President Kamala Harris is making a campaign stop in the city of Kalamazoo today to host a conversation with former Trump national security official Olivia Troye. Also in politics: A proposal to give veterans free access to state parks failed to make Michigan’s budget. |
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Pregnant woman among 3 people shot at gas station by man having suspected mental health crisis |
What we know: Three people were shot and a fourth person was injured Monday night after a man opened fire while having an apparent mental health crisis. The shooting happened just before 9 p.m. at the Sunoco gas station at the intersection of Gratiot and Van Dyke. An update: A Grand Haven man has pleaded guilty in a cyber fraud scheme to steal mPerks credentials that cost Meijer an estimated $1 million. Tragedy: The bodies of two children were found in Lake Michigan on Monday, hours after their family’s capsized sailboat was recovered. |
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Four of the top 10 resorts in the entire Midwest just happen to be in Michigan |
Check it out: Michigan has not one, not two, but four of the top 10 resorts in the entire Midwest, according to a new list from Travel and Leisure. Ranking No. 4 is Mackinac Island’s Hotel Iroquois, followed by The Grand Hotel at No. 5, Saint John’s Resort in Plymouth is No. 9 and Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island ranks at No. 10. Hidden lake gem: What once was a gravel pit is now a place city dwellers use to cool off during the hot summer months near Grand Rapids. Versluis Park is a rare gem in Plainfield Township that offers free and easy access to a beach area, swimming, boating and fishing. An anniversary: If you have ever ventured to Mackinac Island, you’ve probably visited America’s oldest family-owned grocery store. The island’s only store, Doud’s Market is celebrating 140 years of providing a vast variety of products that you may need or forgot on your journey. |
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We're halfway through the week |
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