THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2023 |
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In today's newsletter, the Michigan Capitol Commission OKs total gun ban with one exception, Summer heat is coming back to Michigan, and an ex-Lions coach emerges as finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame consideration. |
Michigan's largest free festival celebrates 121 years |
Michigan's largest free festival is back in Lapeer this weekend and kicks off on Friday, Aug. 18. Featuring a parade, exotic animal show, beautiful baby contest, beard contest, live music and more, Lapeer Days draws an estimated 100,000 people downtown. Fall is right around the corner (that was fast, wasn't it?) and that means jack-o-lanterns and trick-or-treaters will soon be lining the streets. Grand Haven is welcoming a new fall festival complete with a street performance of “Thriller” this year. Flint’s flagship summer celebration Back to the Bricks is underway, as the main event week kicked off this week. Here’s where you will and won’t be able to get around during the event on Thursday. |
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A monarch butterfly sits on a milkweed plant on Beaver Island on July 17, 2023. (Neil Blake | MLive.com) |
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Michigan Capitol Commission OKs total gun ban with one exception |
New rules: Only currently sitting lawmakers with concealed pistol licenses will be able to keep their firearms in the Michigan Capitol after members of the State Capitol Commission unanimously moved to enact a total gun ban within building early Wednesday. Pushing back: Should the Michigan State Capitol Commission keep the ban on openly or concealed carrying firearms inside the Capitol building, at least one legislative Republican says the move could prompt legal action. More in politics: Gov. Whitmer pushed backed against Michigan’s elected State Board of Education in an interview with MLive this week for their disapproval of her plans to establish a new Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential. |
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The current monarch butterfly ‘super generation’ is different from others, here’s why |
Pretty wings: The monarchs we witness in mid- to late August and early September are part of what’s known as the species’ annual “super generation” — a special group of butterflies that will live for up to eight months, traveling 10 times farther than their 2023 predecessors. Helping hand: Hundreds of baby sturgeon are about to find new homes this month, and you can help. The public is invited to attend multiple sturgeon release events happening across the Saginaw Bay area Saturday, Aug. 19. Vital role: Experts say Lake Michigan's giant water battery located south of Ludington is expected to be critically important as Michigan shifts away from fossil fuels and toward more renewable sources. |
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Summer heat is coming back to Michigan, but it won’t last long |
Heating back up: A cold front coming through Michigan on Thursday will give us an early fall feel through Friday before warming back up. The high temperature forecast shows Saturday being a solid summer day. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday will be hot with highs ranging from 85 degrees to 95 degrees. Rainy days: Our next rain is already lined up to sweep through Michigan. This next rain will be a quick moving cold front with a thin line of thunderstorms. Depending on the timeline, some of these storms could be severe. Garden Talk: Are your cucumber plants dying overnight? MLive meteorologist and master garden Mark Torregrossa has some tips. |
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Ex-Lions coach emerges as finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame consideration |
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Starting classes at the University of Michigan soon? Let these loaded Reubens welcome you |
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We'll see you here tomorrow morning. |
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