https://themittendaily.com/stories/sterling-heights-news-ambulance-rollover-van-dyke-metro-parkway-patient-dies-north-branch-man-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T13:27:00-04:00 Sterling Heights ambulance crash: patient dies after Jeep hits ambulance at Van Dyke and Metro Parkway, a known problem intersection https://themittendaily.com/stories/saginaw-election-isd-career-technical-education-millage-renewal-1-mill-7-million-nov-3-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T13:27:00-04:00 Saginaw ISD asks voters to renew its career-tech millage for 10 more years: what 1 mill costs and what it has paid for https://themittendaily.com/stories/muskegon-travel-uss-silversides-return-window-oct-29-nov-4-dry-dock-sturgeon-bay-museum-hours-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T13:27:00-04:00 USS Silversides return to Muskegon: the WWII submarine could be towed home from Wisconsin dry dock between Oct. 29 and Nov. 4 https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-news-daylight-saving-time-ends-nov-1-2026-michigan-sunset-times-albert-bill-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T13:27:00-04:00 Daylight saving time 2026 in Michigan: clocks fall back Nov. 1, the night after Halloween, and a bill to end the switch is still stuck https://themittendaily.com/stories/kalamazoo-news-asylum-lake-preserve-wmu-trustees-vote-kalamazoo-county-parks-oct-29-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T13:27:00-04:00 Asylum Lake Preserve: WMU trustees vote Thursday on handing the 274-acre Kalamazoo preserve to Kalamazoo County Parks https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-travel-hide-fest-halloween-oct-31-lake-lansing-park-south-free-music-films-trick-or-treat-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T11:38:00-04:00 Lansing-area Halloween: free HIDE Fest fills Lake Lansing Park South with seven bands, trick-or-treating and indie films on Saturday https://themittendaily.com/stories/holland-news-ottawa-county-votes-10-1-intervene-silver-maple-solar-mpsc-case-rwe-50000-nov-12-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T11:38:00-04:00 Ottawa County votes 10-1 to join the state review of the Silver Maple Solar project near Zeeland, with $50,000 from the developer paying its lawyers https://themittendaily.com/stories/grand-rapids-travel-canal-park-reopens-grand-river-playground-kayak-launch-heated-pavilion-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T11:38:00-04:00 Grand Rapids’ rebuilt Canal Park is open on the Grand River, with a new playground, kayak launch and heated pavilion ahead of a spring grand opening https://themittendaily.com/stories/delta-township-news-gm-lansing-delta-assembly-hybrid-suvs-traverse-enclave-acadia-2-billion-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T11:38:00-04:00 GM will ready its Lansing Delta Township plant to build hybrids, part of more than $2 billion it plans to spend in the Lansing region https://themittendaily.com/stories/flint-news-historic-masonic-temple-reopens-oct-29-gala-saginaw-street-venue-restaurant-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T09:38:00-04:00 Flint’s historic Masonic Temple reopens its doors Thursday after years closed, with a 300-to-400-seat event hall and a restaurant space ready for a tenant https://themittendaily.com/stories/dearborn-sports-fordson-hosts-belleville-dearborn-at-unbeaten-saline-division-1-playoffs-oct-30-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T09:38:00-04:00 Dearborn’s two Division 1 playoff teams on Friday: Fordson hosts Belleville in a near-even 4-5 game, and Dearborn High visits unbeaten Saline https://themittendaily.com/stories/bay-city-news-cafe-louie-opens-oct-31-1881-lumbermans-state-bank-midland-street-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T09:38:00-04:00 Café Louie opens Halloween weekend in Bay City’s 1881 Lumberman’s State Bank, with a sidewalk coffee window cut from an old Linn Street opening https://themittendaily.com/stories/ann-arbor-community-trick-or-treat-hours-2026-5-8-pm-saturday-oct-31-washtenaw-county-times-sunset-forecast-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T09:38:00-04:00 Ann Arbor trick-or-treat hours 2026: 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, plus the times for Chelsea, Dexter, Saline, Milan and the rest of Washtenaw County https://themittendaily.com/stories/traverse-city-travel-patriot-farms-veteran-owned-corn-maze-hours-prices-halloween-weekend-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T05:38:00-04:00 Patriot Farms near Traverse City: a veteran family’s new corn maze, hay mazes and Highland cows, open Thursday through Sunday this Halloween weekend https://themittendaily.com/stories/marquette-news-city-opts-out-pa-152-health-care-cap-covers-half-of-premium-increase-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T05:38:00-04:00 Marquette opts out of Michigan’s cap on public-employee health care for 2027, and the city will pick up half of workers’ premium increase https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-news-michigan-first-snow-2026-when-it-usually-arrives-none-in-forecast-through-nov-3-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T05:38:00-04:00 Michigan first snow 2026: none in the forecast through Election Day, and here is when it usually arrives in eight Lower Michigan cities https://themittendaily.com/stories/grand-rapids-news-gvsu-blue-dot-lab-construction-starts-166-million-eberhard-center-2029-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T05:38:00-04:00 GVSU starts work on its $166 million Blue Dot Lab in downtown Grand Rapids, a tech hub set to open in 2029 with $30 million from the state https://themittendaily.com/stories/sterling-heights-news-smartburner-cooking-fire-pilot-fieldstone-apartments-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T19:32:00-04:00 Sterling Heights tests stove burners that can’t get hot enough to start a grease fire, at an apartment complex with three fires in two years https://themittendaily.com/stories/sault-ste-marie-election-mayor-gerrie-habusta-three-commission-seats-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T19:32:00-04:00 Sault Ste. Marie mayor race: Don Gerrie seeks another term as Commissioner Steve Habusta runs on roads, red tape and small business https://themittendaily.com/stories/royal-oak-sports-shrine-catholic-hosts-cardinal-mooney-division-8-district-semifinal-oct-30-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T19:32:00-04:00 Shrine Catholic hosts Cardinal Mooney Friday in the Division 8 playoffs, a rematch of the Knights’ 38-7 win in October https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-news-michigan-halloween-weather-2026-mild-mostly-dry-trick-or-treat-forecast-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T19:32:00-04:00 Michigan Halloween weather 2026: a mild, mostly dry Saturday night for trick-or-treaters from Detroit to the Soo https://themittendaily.com/stories/petoskey-community-salvation-army-red-kettle-2026-goal-140000-bell-ringers-nov-9-dec-24-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T17:38:00-04:00 Petoskey Salvation Army sets a $140,000 Red Kettle goal, with bell ringing Nov. 9 to Dec. 24 after a 2025 shortfall https://themittendaily.com/stories/mount-pleasant-news-mill-street-landing-50-affordable-apartments-walnut-street-state-tax-credit-decision-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T17:38:00-04:00 Mount Pleasant’s Mill Street Landing: 50 affordable downtown apartments clear City Hall and now wait on a state tax-credit decision https://themittendaily.com/stories/grand-rapids-community-trick-or-treat-hours-2026-6-8-pm-saturday-oct-31-police-tips-forecast-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T17:38:00-04:00 Grand Rapids trick-or-treat hours 2026: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, plus police safety tips and the early forecast https://themittendaily.com/stories/midland-news-us-news-best-place-to-retire-2027-no-1-second-year-michigan-retirement-tax-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T15:32:00-04:00 Midland is U.S. News’ No. 1 place to retire for a second year, as Michigan’s pension tax break fully phases in https://themittendaily.com/stories/kalamazoo-community-leaf-pickup-2026-nov-2-dec-12-zones-drop-off-pumpkins-winter-leaves-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T15:32:00-04:00 Kalamazoo leaf pickup 2026 runs Nov. 2 to Dec. 12: no street dates, pumpkins accepted, and how to report leftovers https://themittendaily.com/stories/houghton-news-michigan-tech-doe-prospect-prize-1-million-critical-minerals-mining-workforce-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T15:32:00-04:00 Michigan Tech wins a $1 million Energy Department prize to train more mining and critical minerals engineers https://themittendaily.com/stories/ann-arbor-news-village-of-ann-arbor-brownfield-plan-39-million-tax-capture-613-homes-pontiac-trail-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T15:32:00-04:00 Ann Arbor’s Village of Ann Arbor housing plan now seeks $39 million in brownfield tax capture, up $7.6 million https://themittendaily.com/stories/michigan-election-jd-vance-midterm-push-rogers-el-sayed-senate-house-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T14:25:00-04:00 Vance’s Michigan push: Howell rally caps a week of big names as Rogers chases El-Sayed in the Senate race https://themittendaily.com/stories/howell-news-jd-vance-chi-aviation-midterm-rally-livingston-county-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T14:25:00-04:00 JD Vance rallies Republicans at CHI Aviation in Howell, one week before Michigan’s Nov. 3 election https://themittendaily.com/stories/royal-oak-election-oakland-county-museum-authority-millage-detroit-zoo-renewal-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T13:32:00-04:00 Oakland County museum millage: a new 0.2-mill tax for Detroit museums and a Detroit Zoo renewal are on the Nov. 3 ballot https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-community-trick-or-treat-hours-2026-greater-lansing-6-8-pm-saturday-oct-31-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T13:32:00-04:00 Lansing trick-or-treat hours 2026: most of Greater Lansing goes 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31 https://themittendaily.com/stories/dearborn-news-most-dangerous-intersections-michigan-oakwood-122-crashes-2025-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T13:32:00-04:00 Dearborn’s most dangerous intersections: Michigan and Oakwood led the city with 122 crashes in 2025 https://themittendaily.com/stories/petoskey-community-math-teacher-joe-sturm-wins-michigan-lottery-excellence-in-education-award-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T11:39:00-04:00 Petoskey High math teacher Joe Sturm wins the Michigan Lottery’s $2,000 Excellence in Education award https://themittendaily.com/stories/marquette-news-wetmore-pond-wildfire-game-ii-fire-4-6-acres-campfire-suspected-trail-rules-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T11:39:00-04:00 Wetmore Pond wildfire burns 4.6 acres north of Marquette, and the DNR says a trail campfire may be to blame https://themittendaily.com/stories/blue-water-area-news-st-clair-county-small-business-cohort-coaching-3500-support-apply-by-nov-23-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T11:39:00-04:00 St. Clair County small businesses can apply for coaching and up to $3,500 in support services, but the deadline is Nov. 23 https://themittendaily.com/stories/battle-creek-news-leroy-township-standoff-shots-at-deputies-drones-downed-house-fire-man-dead-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T11:39:00-04:00 Leroy Township standoff: a man fired on deputies and shot down two drones before fire engulfed the home, sheriff says; he is dead https://themittendaily.com/stories/mount-pleasant-sports-oilers-host-petoskey-division-3-district-semifinal-oct-30-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T09:49:00-04:00 Mount Pleasant hosts Petoskey Friday to open the Division 3 playoffs, two years after the Northmen ended the Oilers’ season https://themittendaily.com/stories/holland-travel-tulip-time-2027-lineup-elton-rohn-abba-salute-forever-motown-tickets-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T09:49:00-04:00 Tulip Time 2027 lineup: Elton Rohn, an ABBA salute and Forever Motown headline Holland’s 98th festival, April 30–May 9 https://themittendaily.com/stories/grand-rapids-news-grps-superintendent-finalists-kelly-greene-allison-tingwall-interviews-oct-28-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T09:49:00-04:00 Grand Rapids Public Schools names two superintendent finalists, Kelly Greene and Allison Tingwall, with public interviews and a pick planned Wednesday https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-travel-halloween-oct-31-precinct-firehouse-trunk-or-treats-rec-centers-dia-de-los-muertos-valade-park-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T09:49:00-04:00 Detroit Halloween Oct. 31: free trunk-or-treats at police precincts and firehouses, rec center parties, then Día de los Muertos on the riverfront https://themittendaily.com/stories/port-huron-news-trump-rally-recap-photos-mcmorran-place-nicki-minaj-rogers-james-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T09:47:00-04:00 Trump’s Port Huron rally in photos: A packed McMorran Place, a Nicki Minaj surprise and a closing pitch for Rogers and James https://themittendaily.com/stories/up-north-news-bovine-tb-alcona-county-cattle-herd-hale-hearing-oct-28-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T09:38:00-04:00 Alcona County bovine TB: another cattle herd tests positive as MDARD holds a Hale hearing Oct. 28 https://themittendaily.com/stories/sterling-heights-news-sterling-oak-chinquapin-spared-29-unit-van-dyke-plan-nov-4-hearing-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T09:38:00-04:00 Sterling Heights oak tree: a smaller Van Dyke apartment plan spares the Sterling Oak, with a council hearing Nov. 4 https://themittendaily.com/stories/sault-ste-marie-news-lssu-study-6453-great-lakes-oil-spills-st-marys-river-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T09:38:00-04:00 LSSU study counts 6,453 Great Lakes oil spills in a decade, and finds the St. Marys River among the hot spots https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-news-flock-cameras-city-attorney-council-can-ban-rights-of-way-kost-1027.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-27T09:38:00-04:00 Lansing Flock cameras: city attorney says the council can ban them from city streets, and a ban is being drafted