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17+ hour, 36+ min ago (190+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. " Drivers looking to get on southbound US-131 from westbound I-196 in Grand Rapids will have to use a different route until further notice after a semi-truck carrying 140,000lbs of pea gravel and sand crashed in the S-curve Tuesday morning, according to Michigan State Police (MSP). The semi was going south on US-131 around 11 a.m. when the front end began to "pitch" left, and despite the driver's attempt to recover, troopers said that's when the truck drifted into the westbound I-196 to southbound US-131 ramp -- crashing into the concrete wall before it became partially wedged under the ramp. No other vehicles were involved, according to MSP. As of 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, southbound US-131 at the westbound I-196 ramp remains closed. While the ramp undergoes a full structural inspection, authorities said it will be closed "indefinitely." The Michigan Department of Transportation's online drive map shows that…...

18+ hour, 21+ min ago (185+ words) The No. 7 Michigan State Spartans will return to the Breslin Center tonight to host the Iowa Hawkeyes in a Big Ten showdown. Fans can catch the action exclusively on Peacock at 7 p.m. ET. Live sports plans start at $10.99 per month and include access to live NBC Sports coverage as well as hit TV shows and movies. The Spartans are 7-0 to start the season and are coming off a 74-56 victory over No. 16 North Carolina, their third Top 25 win of the season. Jeremy Fears led the team in the win with 19 points and seven assists. Carson Cooper added 14 points and Jaxon Kohler finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Hawkeyes are also undefeated this season, but tonight's matchup will be their first conference game, and the Spartans will be their first ranked opponent. They're coming off a 59-46 win over Grand Canyon last Wednesday, led…...

18+ hour, 36+ min ago (724+ words) CARO, MI " The day before Thanksgiving 2024, a Vassar policer office tried intervening as a husband attacked and threatened to kill his wife in a pole barn. The assailant responded by trying to kill the officer by shooting at him, though his shots did not result in bloodshed. The gunman is now heading to prison for up to a quarter century. Tuscola County Circuit Judge Amy Grace Gierhart on Tuesday, Dec. 2, sentenced 39-year-old Michael S. Fall to four concurrent terms, the longest being 15 to 25 years. She gave Fall credit for 369 days already served. According to police reports obtained by MLive via the Freedom of Information Act, a Vassar police officer around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 27, 2024, responded to a residence in the 8100 block of Irish Road in Millington Township after a person there called 911. The caller alleged Fall and his wife were arguing in a…...

20+ hour, 52+ min ago (283+ words) LANSING, MI " The state of Michigan has awarded $2.9 million to eight local projects designed to reduce polluted runoff. On Nov. 20, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced nonpoint source program grants for work to reduce bacteria, nutrients and sediment washing into waterways. The grants, a mix of state and federal funds, target watersheds struggling with failing septic systems and agricultural runoff. In northern Michigan, the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council received $45,356, the Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay received $614,993, the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy received $415,673 and the Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District received $500,000. In the Thornapple River Watershed, grants will fund outreach to homeowners, technical assistance and funding for the repair and replacement of failing septic systems. In the Grand Traverse Bay Watershed, an undersized railroad-stream crossing will be restored with proper stream dimensions and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (740+ words) December 2, 2025 / 1:52 PM EST / AP Despite efforts in recent years to gain clarity, the roughly 110-mile state line between Michigan and Indiana remains blurry as ever. The last official survey of the dividing line between Michiganders and Hoosiers was conducted in 1827, and wooden markers placed by federal surveyors at that time have largely rotted into the pastoral landscape. Some surveyors have estimated that the state line generally accepted by locals could be off by a few feet in some areas, creating potential areas of conflict. Unlike Michigan's border with Ohio " famously decided by the Toledo War " and the border dispute with Wisconsin that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, no one has ever bothered to contest the dividing line between Michigan and Indiana. But especially for residents living on or near the border, an official state line would provide…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (106+ words) An accident involving a semi truck on SB US-131 at I-196 caused a diesel fuel spill on the highway. Lanes were closed while crews worked on the cleanup. Crash and fuel spill on SB US-131 in Grand Rapids causes backups GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. " Grand Rapids Firefighters responded to a crash involving a semi truck on SB US-131 and I-196 around noon on Tuesday. Lanes were closed while crews dealt with a diesel fuel leak on the freeway. One person was trapped inside a vehicle, but they were extracted and taken to the hospital. No other information was shared about their condition....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (637+ words) EAST LANSING, Mich. " Pat Fitzgerald spoke with eight schools about potentially coaching their football teams, looking for the best place to resume his career, before choosing Michigan State. The former Northwestern coach and All-America linebacker signed an incentive-laden, five-year, $30 million contract to lead the Spartans back to relevance. "It was almost a no-brainer for me when the opportunity was presented," the 51-year-old Fitzgerald said Tuesday. Fitzgerald will make $5 million guaranteed in his first year and will be paid at least $500,000 more in each of the following four seasons. If he helps Michigan State win seven games in any of his first three seasons, an extra year and $500,000 will be added to his contract. If the Spartans simply win six games or more in the regular season, he will earn a $500,000 bonus; seven wins would give him an additional $1 million and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1000+ words) Pat Fitzgerald was a part of Northwestern's football program for 26 years, first as an All-America linebacker, then as an assistant to coach Randy Walker and finally as head coach for 17 seasons. On Tuesday, he stepped in front of reporters in East Lansing, Mich., wearing a suit with a green-and-white-striped tie and concluded his opening statement by pumping his fist, smiling and uttering, "Go Green." Two and a half years after Northwestern fired Fitzgerald amid a hazing scandal in Evanston, he officially was back in the Big Ten as Michigan State's coach. The Spartans signed Fitzgerald to a five-year contract to replace Jonathan Smith, whom they fired after two seasons and a 9-15 record. After flying in Tuesday morning, Fitzgerald promised during his on-campus introduction to bring to Michigan State a coaching philosophy "centered around being the best player development program in…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (733+ words) Former longtime Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has been named as Michigan State's new football coach, a little more than 24 hours after Jonathan Smith was fired. Terms of the deal were not released on Monday, Dec. 1, but multiple reports indicate Fitzgerald agreed to a five-year contract. The breakdown of MSU's newest hire is one of five "must-read" stories from MLive for Tuesday, Dec. 2. Fitzgerald, an Illinois native and former All-American linebacker at Northwestern who led the team to a Big Ten title in 1995, gives the Spartans an experienced coach who knows the conference and has deep roots in the Midwest. One of his greatest strengths is that he embodies Michigan State's foundational principles of defense and toughness. He achieved notable success at Northwestern, leading the team to 10 bowl games and two Big Ten championship appearances. He's also known as a strong…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago (60+ words) After sitting empty for five years, the former UICA building in downtown Grand Rapids is set to get new life Thursday as it reopens as Bamboo Cowork. (Dec. 2, 2025) ... After sitting empty for five years, the former UICA building in downtown Grand Rapids is set to get new life Thursday as it reopens as Bamboo Cowork. (Dec. 2, 2025)...