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5+ min ago (256+ words) Thousands take to downtown Grand Rapids in 33rd annual Turkey Trot GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- More than 6,000 runners, walkers and rollers warmed up for their marathon Thanksgiving meal with the 33rd annual Grand Rapids Public Schools Turkey Trot. Despite the winter weather advisory, the event had a record-breaking 6,529 participants on Thursday, Nov. 27, raising almost $300,000 for GRPS athletics programs and collecting food for various food banks across Grand Rapids. Turkey trotters ran for various causes this Thanksgiving, both personal and philanthropic. MyTeam Triumph, a group of runners who partner with people with disabilities so they can experience endurance events like the holiday 5K, kicked off the race. Bruce Babcock, 78, ran for a simple reason: tradition. Representing City High Middle School, Babcock has been part of roughly 20 Turkey Trots. And as the barricades were broken down behind her, Amy Perez closed out the race with a…...

33+ min ago (576+ words) Lapeer mother adopts two children on Adoption Day in Michigan FLINT, MI " When Autumn Coulter first met her daughter, it was in a hospital room. Mora Wendel was 5 months old, a feeding tube coming out of her little body at Hurley Medical Center. "I met her on a Friday, and I took her home on a Saturday," Coulter said of their first encounter on July 30, 2022. Mora weighed less than 2 pounds at the time. "I think I fell in love with her the first time I held her," she said. Coulter had been licensed to adopt one child, but she noted, "They immediately moved my license to two." A little over a month later, on Sept. 1, 2022, Zay entered the picture. "I always wanted more children. I was told I couldn't have them," said Coulter, who also has a 13-year-old daughter. "I…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago (144+ words) Join us each day on our MLive weather page between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. weekdays when we do our live forecast. Want to see it later? You can catch up on the forecast by watching our video. 2 snowstorms and a probable weather rant: Watch Torregrossa's live Michigan forecast In today's weather broadcast video, we have two wintry periods to cover. The next storm system looks like a solid one. It's not a mega-storm, but it's a rough one on holiday travel. I will start to look at the details of timing and amounts with you. Join us each day on our MLive weather page between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. weekdays when we do our live forecast. Want to see it later? You can catch up on the forecast by watching our video....

4+ hour, 32+ min ago (438+ words) November 27, 2025 / 1:01 PM EST / CBS Detroit The 2025 Michigan High School Athletic Association football state finals are set for this weekend at Ford Field in Detroit." For the second time in three years, the state finals will not be played as their traditional Friday-Saturday event, as Michigan State will host Maryland Saturday night at Ford Field." State finals for Divisions 2, 4, 6 and 8 are played on Friday, Nov. 28, while championships for Divisions 1, 3, 5 and 7 will be played on Sunday, Nov. 30." Of the 16 teams remaining, seven bring undefeated records into the final week of the 2025 season. The Divisions 1, 3 and 8 finals feature matchups of undefeated, 13-0 teams." Detroit Catholic Central (Division 1) and Jackson Lumen Christi (10-3) are both making their 18th state finals appearance in program history. Catholic Central has won 10 state championships, with its most recent coming in 2009, while Lumen Christi has 14 state titles to its credit, with its…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago (578+ words) Inside the Michigan garden center where Christmas preparation begins in January FRANKENLUST TWP, MI " It's that time of year when the green is replaced by the blaze of blue and red and yellow lights at Begick Nursery & Garden Center. For neighbors and motorists driving by, the multicolored redecoration process at the Bay County business is a surefire sign the holidays are here. That's when staff at the nursery and landscaping business transform the property into a wall-to-wall-to-ceiling display of Christmas decorations, its interior a maze full of tens of thousands of items for sale. Raymond Schwall, general manager at the Frankenlust Township-based business, is no stranger to this metamorphosis. For years, he's helped lead the store's 15 staff members as they remove the trappings of warm-weather commerce and replace it all with the lure of Christmas. There are a lot of…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago (237+ words) The top high school football teams in Michigan are set for state championship games across eight divisions this weekend. The state's top two teams in the MaxPreps national rankings, No. 21 Cass Tech and No. 65 Detroit Catholic Central, will close out the proceedings Sunday night as the Technicians seek a second consecutive Division 1 title. Plenty of drama awaits before that showdown, though. Three other teams also are looking to repeat as champions: Orchard Lake St. Mary's in D2, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in D5 and Jackson Lumen Christi in D6, with Lumen Christi trying for a fourth straight state title after winning the D7 crown in 2022 and 2023. The best news: All eight title games are available to watch live for viewers in Michigan and around the country. Here's how to tune in: The Michigan high school football championship games will not air on traditional television…...

10+ hour, 38+ min ago (531+ words) LAS VEGAS " Dusty May felt his Michigan basketball team, upon arrival in Las Vegas this week, was better than its stats suggested. He sensed an impending breakthrough. But this? Three straight nights of blowout victories " two by 40, one by a mere 30 " against quality opponents? Did he expect that? "Not unless we were scheduling non-(Division I teams)," he said. What the Wolverines just accomplished can't be overstated. They beat No. 14 Gonzaga in the Players Era Championship title game Wednesday night 101-61. They beat No. 21 Auburn 102-72 the night before and San Diego State 94-54 the night before that. Per ESPN, Michigan is the first team in the AP Poll era, which extends to 1948, with consecutive wins by at least 30 points against ranked teams. Wednesday's win was Michigan's most lopsided over an AP-ranked team ever. Gonzaga hadn't lost by that much since 1990, nine years…...

12+ hour, 14+ min ago (1717+ words) Trey McKenney added 17 points for the impressive Wolverines (7-0), who dominated every one of their opponents in the event. They won their three games by an average of 36.7 points, beating San Diego State by 40 and No. 21 Auburn by 30 before handing Mark Few his worst loss in 902 games as Gonzaga's coach. The 18-team field featured some of the top programs in the country, and Michigan served notice it's a serious national title contender. Nimari Burnett had 14 points, Aday Mara scored 13 and Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 11 for the Wolverines. The defense limited Gonzaga to 33.8% shooting from the floor, including 3 of 22 from 3-point range (13.6%). NO. 3 HOUSTON 66, NOTRE DAME 56 Houston (7-1), which had its season-opening six-game win streak halted in the tournament's second round against No. 17 Tennessee 76-73, opened with a 26-4 run against Notre Dame (5-3) and withstood a late comeback try by the Irish. Milos Uzon…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago (60+ words) TREACHEROUS TRAVEL: Road conditions are quickly deteriorating along Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Brandon Copic recorded video of near-whiteout conditions on Wednesday afternoon. TREACHEROUS TRAVEL: Road conditions are quickly deteriorating along Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Brandon Copic recorded video of near-whiteout conditions on Wednesday afternoon....

18+ hour, 52+ min ago (51+ words) Tom Hanks reveals how he strategically made sure he'd be off-camera for a scene in "A League of Their Own" that he knew would film for days Sanders was asked Wednesday about a lot more than just the ... Grand Rapids bar Gimmie's Par and Grill expects big Wednesday night...