This summer as the rollercoasters rumble and the crowds line up at Michigan’s Adventure, one thing will be different: the amusement park will be cashless. The park is joining a growing trend of Michigan businesses, venues and organizations that are eliminating cash transactions. But don’t worry, cash isn’t going away. Three major Detroit venues, Comerica Park, Little Caesars Arena and Fox Theatre, have recently gone cashless and the LMCU Ballpark near Grand Rapids announced plans to transition this summer. They say going cashless is safer, more secure and faster for customers. READ MORE ►Inflation is costing Michigan families almost $300 per month
Too many missed shots right at the basket. Too many errant free throws. One big missed opportunity. Michigan lost to Villanova on Thursday night, 63-55, so instead of advancing to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight, the Wolverines will head home for good. Said the normally verbose Hunter Dickinson: “It just wasn’t our night.” One of his Michigan teammates, Eli Brooks, said Michigan got the shots it wanted but just didn’t convert enough. It made for a strange and unfortunate end to the season. READ MORE
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission largely avoided the deadlocks and partisan divides that plagued other states. And as their self-imposed end-of-year deadline loomed, commissioners approved a final product with fewer fireworks than many expected. Many national redistricting observers view that as a win. But Michigan’s redistricting story isn’t over. The overhaul’s ultimate measure of success comes down to whether the public is convinced the maps result in a more representative government. READ MORE
A man who admitted conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said he hoped to die in an expected shootout with police. Kaleb Franks, 27, the second man to testify against former co-defendants, said Thursday that he was depressed after his mother, stepfather and stepbrother died. “I was hoping that I would be killed in the process … because I no longer wanted to live. … I was struggling financially, just wasn’t happy.” Franks is testifying against four men charged in the alleged kidnapping plot. READ MORE
MLive Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa has some less-than-springlike news for this weekend in Michigan: "This probably isn’t a forecast you want to hear for a late March weekend. It’s not a totally wintry weekend, but it’s close. Fortunately, we probably aren’t going to be faced with heavy accumulations of snow. Any snow will be a lake-effect snow, so the snow would be fairly isolated. But the classic snowbelt areas along the west side of Lower Michigan and east of Lake Michigan could have areas of a few inches of snow." READ MORE
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