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5 MLB teams that could make bold trade deadline moves ft. Yankees and Phillies
With the trade deadline fast approaching, there is plenty of excitement in the air. MLB fans look forward to their team making important additions, which could prove inportant come the business end of the season. Teams enduring tough campaigns...

Oil prices leap and US stocks slump on worries about the crude market
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices leaped, and stocks slumped Friday on worries that escalating violence following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy. The...

3 Players the Detroit Tigers Could Target at the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline
The Detroit Tigers are performing impressively this season and are contemplating roster enhancements ahead of the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline. They are targeting players like 3B Eugenio Suárez, RP Aroldis Chapman, and SP Andrew Heaney to bolster their...

Michigan AD Issues Clear Sherrone Moore Verdict After Joining Ryan Day to Push CFP Agenda
In Ann Arbor, the Michigan athletic department is gearing up for a financial juggling act like no other. With student-athlete revenue sharing now entering the ledger books and scholarships ballooning, the Wolverines are bracing for record-high...

A Flexible Regional Housing Fund Is Essential for Northern Michigan
Guest Opinion Northwest Lower Michigan is a place of incredible natural beauty, vibrant communities, and economic opportunity. Yet, for many who live and work here—or hope to—the region’s lack of attainable housing seems like an insurmountable...
Opinion: The latest good economic news is already largely forgotten.
President Trump has gotten some good economic news recently. It's already largely forgotten. Inflation continues to cool, and consumers are feeling a bit cheerier. The year-over-year inflation rate for May came in at a tame 2.4%, lower than...

Market tumbles after Iran attack
NEW YORK -- Oil prices leaped, and stocks slumped Friday on worries that escalating violence following Israel's attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy. The S&P...

Tigers trade proposal grabs $77 million pitcher after Jackson Jobe news
The Detroit Tigers got very unfortunate news earlier in the week when it was announced that right-handed youngster Jackson Jobe will be out for the remainder of the campaign after it was reported that he’ll undergo Tommy John surgery. Jobe was...

Adam Duritz and Counting Crows to play the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, 5 things to know
Counting Crows have been in flight for since 1991 and have logged 20 years with its present lineup, which still includes three original members.. And the San Francisco Bay Area-formed group has no plans for nesting any time soon. The sextet...

Nessel files suit against southeast Michigan auto suppliers for several pollution violations
Martindale Beach at Kensington Metropark sits empty as signs announce the beach is closed due to potential hexavalent chromium contamination | Kyle Davidson The Michigan Department of Attorney General on Friday announced it had filed a lawsuit...

What’s that on Westnedge? New business is being built next door to its competitor
PORTAGE, MI — A new business is under construction on a busy stretch of road in Portage. The business is a new Chase bank branch coming to 6460 S. Westnedge Ave., a sign at the site reads. Heavy machinery was moving dirt at the construction site,...
Terrace dining brings ‘big city feel’ to boutique hotel rooftop in West Michigan
ADA, MI — An oasis with live-edge tables, open air and stunning views awaits dinner guests three stories above the streets of Ada. In its first summer of operation, Rix is redefining destination dining in West Michigan with unique craft cocktails,...
6 farms near Lake Michigan where you can pick fresh strawberries
SOUTH HAVEN, MI -- June doesn’t just mean warmer temperatures and flowers blooming. It’s strawberry season on the shores of Lake Michigan. While ripening times vary, strawberries are primarily available for picking in Southwest Michigan from early...

Where’s the inflation from tariffs? Just wait, economists say
Tariffs raise consumer prices. It’s a view held by most economists since long before President Donald Trump entered the White House. Prices rose when Trump imposed levies on China in his first term, though that did not translate to noticeably...

2 Bennington Township residents opening new meat and produce market today
BENNINGTON TWP. — If a customer has a question about the contents or origin of any product, Hanna Campbell will be able to provide an answer. Campbell, 26, alongside husband Connor Campbell, 27, will open Campbell’s Creekside Farms today. The...

TRADE RUMORS: Should The Detroit Pistons Go After Trey Murphy III? | Is Pelicans' Star WORTH the PRICE?
Pistons' offseason strategy: Murphy trade, Ivey and Duren extensions, and free agent decisions. Will Detroit make a splash? Author: wnep.com Published: 11:21 PM EDT June 13, 2025 Updated: 11:21 PM EDT June 13, 2025

Michigan State’s hockey head coach Adam Nightingale agrees to a contract extension
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State Athletics announced today that head hockey coach Adam Nightingale has signed a multi-year contract extension, reaffirming the department’s commitment to sustained excellence of the Spartan hockey...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 3:56 a.m. EDT
Death toll in Indian plane crash climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodies AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Search and recovery teams continue to search the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters for a third day. An Air India flight fell from...

Radical Plants is Michigan's first 100% vegan market
ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI (WXYZ) — In December 2022, Radical Plants transitioned from wholesale food producer to opening Michigan's first 100% vegan market. The shop solves a key problem for plant-based eaters and the veg-curious looking for...

$2,800 Cash Payments for Parents in Michigan – Who’s Eligible and How to Get It
Parents in Michigan could soon see welcome financial relief in the form of $2,800 cash payments, as part of an expanded support initiative for families facing increased living costs. The state has approved this payout to assist low- and...