Pure Michigan budget cut stings for travel industry hat  Have we seen the last of Pure Michigan? Maybe. Maybe not. Governor Gretchen Whitmer's line-item veto of Pure Michigan's entire budget this week was a surprise move to most. Vocal supporters of the tourism ad campaign that began in 2006 are aghast, while others have expressed approval of the veto. However, negotiations between legislators and Whitmer could breathe new funding life into vetoed items. MORE ►Pure Michigan brew celebrates fall in the Great Beer State ►See four commercials promoting Pure Michigan fall to national audiences ►11 winners, losers in this year's budget process

  

FBI releases crime statistics for 2018   Muskegon Heights had Michigan's highest violent crime rate in 2018 among communities with at least 10,000 residents. Grosse Pointe Park had no violent crimes reported to local police last year. The two communities, located on either side of the state, were on opposite sides of the spectrum in FBI crime statistics that were released this week. We broke all the info down into handy databases and interactive maps. Please peruse them at your leisure. MORE ►Which Michigan communities had the highest violent-crime rate in 2018?

Red Wings seeking much better results with largely same cast hat  The Detroit Red Wings drop the puck on the 2019-20 season Saturday. (Ready or not!) The return of Stevie Y certainly has the fan base hopeful for a bright future, as do rosters rife with young talent in Hockeytown and Grand Rapids. However, with a lineup in The D that isn't much different from a year ago, let's just keep any talk of ending the current three-year streak without reaching the playoffs to a mumble. MORE ►5 ways the Red Wings can improve this season ►The challenge for Griffins is to develop all that first-round talent

  

These 10 Michigan wineries should be on your list       Fall is the perfect time of year to sit back and sip some delicious wine. It's even better if that wine is Michigan made. You could even take a fall color tour that includes wine sampling at some of the state's best wineries! Want to know where those wineries are? We have that info for you right here. Cheers to John "Gonzo" Gonzalez for sharing his wine wisdom. MORE ►Not into wine? How about some Michigan beer?