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From HERE Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Mich. — The University of Michigan men’s soccer team travels to East Lansing to face No. 19 Michigan State on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. at DeMartin Stadium in the annual Battle for the Big Bear. Michigan enters at 3-4-3 overall and 0-2-2 in the Big Ten…
From HERE Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan returns to Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday, October 17 for its Homecoming game against Penn State, with kickoff set for 3:30 p.m. Michigan is 3-2 this season and 0-2 in the Big Ten, and the Wolverines are coming off their bye week…
From the HERE City National Desk
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Buffalo Bills beat the Los Angeles Rams 37-34 in overtime Monday night, a back-and-forth game between the quarterbacks who won the last two NFL MVP awards. Josh Allen completed 12 of 19 passes for 210 yards, one touchdown and one interception, and ran 10 times for…
From HERE Plymouth
Plymouth, Mich. — Plymouth Downtown Development Authority reviewed its five-year action plan at a public informational meeting Monday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall Commission Chambers, with a regular board meeting to follow at 7 p.m. The update covers more than a dozen active downtown projects. Staff is…
From HERE Novi
Novi, Mich. — Novi City Council on Monday, October 12, 2026 considered a revised agreement with The Christman Company totaling $9,830,309 for sitework and certain structural components for Fire Stations #2 and #3. The City Managers packet says the consideration covers earthwork, paving, site utilities, and landscaping, plus structural concrete,…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a statewide energy emergency Monday so farm and forestry trucks can burn lower-cost dyed diesel on Michigan roads during the fall harvest. Executive Order 2026-15 lets vehicles with farm or wood harvester license plates use dyed diesel fuel on public roads by suspending…
From HERE Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Mich. — Voters in Ann Arbor will decide in November whether to clear the way for a city-owned electric utility, as Proposal E pits a grassroots public power campaign against DTE Energy and most of the City Council. Ann Arbor for Public Power, known as A2P2, gathered enough…
From HERE Novi
Novi, Mich. — Novi City Council on Monday, October 12, 2026 listed a discussion regarding a potential electric bicycle e-bike ordinance on its regular meeting agenda at the Novi Civic Center. The Ordinance Review Committee on October 5, 2026 also scheduled discussion on a potential ordinance to regulate electric bicycles,…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan has joined 13 other states in a federal lawsuit over the U.S. Department of Labor ending grants meant to upgrade state unemployment insurance systems and fight fraud. Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the case Monday. The states filed their complaint on Oct. 8 in the U.S.…
Health
Northville, Mich. — The new Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital on Haggerty Road in Northville Township is scheduled to begin accepting patients later this month, expanding state inpatient psychiatric capacity. The 264-bed, state-run hospital can treat up to 192 adults and 72 youth and adds 54 beds to Michigan state psychiatric…
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