https://themittendaily.com/stories/marquette-election-forlini-secretary-of-state-campaign-stop-kiosks-voter-rolls-up-branches-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T11:40:00-04:00 Forlini brings his voter-roll and branch-access pitch to Marquette days before the secretary of state vote https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-news-dewitt-couple-flore-convicted-child-abuse-adopted-children-clinton-county-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T11:40:00-04:00 DeWitt couple convicted of abusing children they adopted for financial gain, after a six-week Clinton County trial https://themittendaily.com/stories/grand-rapids-news-pedestrian-safety-beacons-11-crossings-michigan-street-federal-grants-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T11:40:00-04:00 Grand Rapids pedestrian beacons: where the new push-button crossings are, who pays, and why some neighbors want slower traffic https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-news-four-more-charged-threats-jewish-federation-university-of-michigan-regents-12-defendants-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T11:40:00-04:00 Four more charged in the federal case over threats to Detroit’s Jewish Federation and University of Michigan leaders, bringing the total to 12 https://themittendaily.com/stories/petoskey-election-107th-house-district-fairbairn-perron-emmet-county-ballot-nov-3-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T09:52:00-04:00 107th House District: Rep. Parker Fairbairn runs on storm-day relief and an ethics bill as Melissa Perron campaigns on prison staffing https://themittendaily.com/stories/upper-peninsula-sports-northern-michigan-up-football-playoff-scores-district-semifinals-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T09:51:00-04:00 Northern Michigan and the U.P.: High school football playoff scores, district semifinals https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-sports-mid-michigan-thumb-blue-water-football-playoff-scores-district-semifinals-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T09:51:00-04:00 Mid-Michigan, the Thumb and Blue Water Area: High school football playoff scores, district semifinals https://themittendaily.com/stories/grand-rapids-sports-west-michigan-football-playoff-scores-district-semifinals-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T09:51:00-04:00 West Michigan: High school football playoff scores, district semifinals https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-sports-southeast-michigan-detroit-football-playoff-scores-district-semifinals-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T09:51:00-04:00 Southeast Michigan and Detroit: High school football playoff scores, district semifinals https://themittendaily.com/stories/warren-news-plug-power-loses-tax-tribunal-case-stellantis-hydrogen-forklifts-exemption-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T07:35:00-04:00 Plug Power loses Tax Tribunal fight with Warren over hydrogen forklift gear at Stellantis plants https://themittendaily.com/stories/traverse-city-news-police-switch-to-all-blue-lights-reflective-decals-patrol-cars-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T07:35:00-04:00 Traverse City police are switching patrol cars to all-blue lights and high-visibility decals https://themittendaily.com/stories/houghton-election-hancock-recreation-library-millages-ccisd-special-education-nov-3-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T07:35:00-04:00 Hancock voters decide recreation and library millages Tuesday, plus a countywide special education levy https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-sports-detroit-city-fc-falls-hartford-athletic-2-1-usl-playoffs-keyworth-red-card-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T07:35:00-04:00 Detroit City FC’s playoff run ends at Keyworth as 10-man Le Rouge falls to Hartford 2-1 https://themittendaily.com/stories/sterling-heights-news-utica-road-mosque-approved-former-carpathia-club-rida-foundation-traffic-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T05:27:00-04:00 Sterling Heights approves a mosque at the former Carpathia Club on Utica Road, over neighbors’ traffic worries https://themittendaily.com/stories/grand-rapids-sports-catholic-central-reinstated-playoffs-court-order-comstock-park-by-nov-3-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T05:27:00-04:00 Judge puts Grand Rapids Catholic Central back in the football playoffs; Comstock Park game must be played by Tuesday https://themittendaily.com/stories/flint-election-mayor-race-sheldon-neeley-tonya-burns-public-safety-blight-budget-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T05:27:00-04:00 Flint mayor race: Sheldon Neeley seeks a third term as Councilwoman Tonya Burns runs on public safety and blight https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-travel-marvins-marvelous-mechanical-museum-reopens-west-bloomfield-hours-tap-cards-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T05:27:00-04:00 Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum is back in West Bloomfield: soft-opening hours, new tap cards and where the quarter games went https://themittendaily.com/stories/bay-city-news-bay-county-library-board-tables-book-selection-bylaw-millage-vote-tuesday-1031.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-31T05:27:00-04:00 Bay County library board shelves a plan to give trustees more say over book selection, days before voters decide its millage https://themittendaily.com/stories/sault-ste-marie-travel-november-concerts-shows-lssu-arts-center-soo-theatre-up-orchestra-suite-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T21:32:00-04:00 Sault Ste. Marie November shows: Cassie & Maggie, a U.P. orchestra suite premiere at the Soo Theatre and $5 Mauritius at LSSU https://themittendaily.com/stories/saginaw-sports-spirit-nikita-klepov-returns-from-anaheim-ducks-ohl-scoring-champion-guelph-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T21:32:00-04:00 Saginaw Spirit get Nikita Klepov back from the Anaheim Ducks, adding last year’s OHL scoring champion to the league’s top two scorers https://themittendaily.com/stories/petoskey-travel-november-great-lakes-center-for-the-arts-saving-private-ryan-veterans-day-interlochen-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T21:32:00-04:00 Petoskey November events at Great Lakes Center for the Arts: Saving Private Ryan on Veterans Day, Interlochen and a free mbira show https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-news-van-buren-township-google-data-center-nessel-rehearing-dte-contracts-2035-2038-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T21:32:00-04:00 Van Buren Township Google data center: Nessel asks regulators to rehear DTE’s 20-year contracts, warning customers could pay https://themittendaily.com/stories/bay-city-news-snap-work-requirements-return-nov-1-eight-counties-lose-waiver-80-hours-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T21:32:00-04:00 SNAP work requirements return to Bay City and eight Michigan counties on Nov. 1: who has to log 80 hours a month https://themittendaily.com/stories/the-straits-news-upset-meth-arrests-mackinac-county-traffic-stop-naubinway-newberry-500000-bond-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T19:34:00-04:00 Mackinac County traffic stop turns up a quarter-pound of meth; three from Naubinway and Newberry held on $500,000 bonds https://themittendaily.com/stories/royal-oak-news-beaumont-hospital-healthgrades-100-best-cardiac-care-2027-third-year-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T19:34:00-04:00 Royal Oak’s Beaumont hospital makes Healthgrades’ 100 best for cardiac care for a third straight year, plus nine more 2027 awards https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-news-michigan-treasury-eservices-expands-nov-12-call-centers-closed-nov-4-6-outages-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T19:34:00-04:00 Michigan Treasury moves more taxes online Nov. 12, with web outages starting tonight and call centers closed Nov. 4–6 https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-election-proposal-2-polls-lead-critics-news-outlets-voter-guides-disclosure-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T19:34:00-04:00 Proposal 2 leads in two new polls, as critics warn its ad-disclosure rules could reach news outlets and voter guides https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-news-dirty-dirt-demolition-sites-195-elevated-risk-taxpayers-cleanup-cost-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T19:34:00-04:00 Detroit taxpayers will likely pay for the “dirty dirt” cleanup at demolition sites, city lawyer says, with 195 lots ranked most urgent https://themittendaily.com/stories/marquette-news-tilden-mine-steelworkers-rally-negaunee-cleveland-cliffs-contract-talks-resume-nov-1-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T15:31:00-04:00 Tilden Mine steelworkers rally in Negaunee as Cleveland-Cliffs contract talks resume Sunday, with health care the sticking point https://themittendaily.com/stories/kalamazoo-news-road-diets-crashes-down-39-percent-portage-whites-oakland-cork-street-2027-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T15:31:00-04:00 Kalamazoo road diets: crashes fell 39% on three converted streets, the city says, and Cork Street is next in 2027 https://themittendaily.com/stories/battle-creek-news-boil-water-advisory-south-24th-street-brice-pit-leaf-hours-commission-nov-10-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T15:31:00-04:00 Battle Creek boil water advisory hits South 24th Street, as Brice Pit leaf hours change and the commission meeting moves to Nov. 10 https://themittendaily.com/stories/ann-arbor-news-toys-r-us-briarwood-mall-standalone-store-four-michigan-locations-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T15:31:00-04:00 Toys R Us is coming to Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor, one of four new Michigan stores planned for the holidays https://themittendaily.com/stories/muskegon-travel-uss-silversides-returns-saturday-oct-31-arrival-time-parking-free-museum-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T13:36:00-04:00 USS Silversides comes home to Muskegon Saturday morning: when to watch, where to park and when you can go aboard https://themittendaily.com/stories/holland-election-86th-house-district-deboer-mcclusky-latino-voters-nov-3-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T13:36:00-04:00 Holland’s 86th House District: Republican Nancy DeBoer defends her seat as Joseph McClusky courts a growing Latino vote https://themittendaily.com/stories/grand-rapids-travel-restaurant-week-gr-2026-nov-6-14-55-restaurants-25-35-45-menus-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T13:36:00-04:00 Restaurant Week GR 2026 runs Nov. 6–14: more than 55 restaurants, $25 to $45 menus and three new ways to vote https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-sports-detroit-city-fc-hosts-hartford-athletic-usl-playoffs-keyworth-oct-30-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T13:36:00-04:00 Detroit City FC hosts Hartford in the USL Championship playoffs tonight at Keyworth: kickoff, TV and what’s at stake https://themittendaily.com/stories/traverse-city-news-boardman-river-crossings-47-million-protect-grant-south-airport-brown-bridge-supply-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T11:32:00-04:00 Traverse City-area road commission asks for $47 million in federal money to rebuild four Boardman River crossings https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-news-delhi-township-data-center-opposition-vote-leap-lighthouse-10-billion-holt-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T11:32:00-04:00 Delhi Township board votes tonight on opposing a $10 billion data center that LEAP floated without telling it https://themittendaily.com/stories/houghton-community-operation-copper-country-active-duty-2026-legion-post-186-auxiliary-holiday-gifts-troops-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T11:32:00-04:00 Copper Country troops overseas will get a taste of home again: Hancock’s Legion auxiliary starts its holiday gift drive https://themittendaily.com/stories/flint-travel-halloween-weekend-oct-30-31-shocktober-inclusive-halloween-um-flint-un-halloween-skate-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T11:32:00-04:00 Flint Halloween weekend: free Shocktober movies, an inclusive Halloween at UM-Flint and a scare-free skate https://themittendaily.com/stories/kalamazoo-news-palisades-nuclear-plant-restart-november-energy-secretary-wright-visit-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T07:38:00-04:00 Palisades nuclear plant could restart by the end of November, Energy Secretary Chris Wright says on a Southwest Michigan visit https://themittendaily.com/stories/kalamazoo-news-asylum-lake-preserve-wmu-trustees-approve-kalamazoo-county-parks-handoff-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T07:38:00-04:00 Asylum Lake Preserve heads to Kalamazoo County Parks after WMU trustees approve the handoff, with a county vote next https://themittendaily.com/stories/dearborn-news-city-fuel-reserves-75000-emergency-funds-iran-supply-fears-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T07:38:00-04:00 Dearborn fills its city fuel tanks over Iran war fears, and the bill comes in at $75,000, above the first estimate https://themittendaily.com/stories/ann-arbor-election-proposal-e-city-lawsuit-charter-revision-public-power-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T07:38:00-04:00 Ann Arbor sues to void Proposal E, the public power charter measure, days before voters decide it https://themittendaily.com/stories/warren-news-selfridge-152-million-runway-groundbreaking-f-15ex-kc-46-what-the-plans-show-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T05:35:00-04:00 Selfridge breaks ground on its $152 million runway, and state plans show a longer north end and work through 2029 to make room for F-15EX fighters https://themittendaily.com/stories/traverse-city-news-cherry-capital-airport-police-luggage-thefts-arrest-10000-recovered-flock-cameras-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T05:35:00-04:00 Traverse City airport luggage thefts: Cherry Capital Airport police arrest a Gaylord woman and say all of the stolen bags, worth over $10,000, were recovered https://themittendaily.com/stories/mount-pleasant-news-cmu-state-of-the-university-mackinnon-domestic-enrollment-international-decline-free-applications-oct-31-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T05:35:00-04:00 CMU president says domestic enrollment has turned around but international numbers will keep falling, and free applications end Saturday https://themittendaily.com/stories/grand-rapids-sports-catholic-central-removed-mhsaa-football-playoffs-ineligible-player-comstock-park-advances-1030.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-30T05:35:00-04:00 Grand Rapids Catholic Central is out of the MHSAA football playoffs over an ineligible transfer, a day before kickoff, and Comstock Park moves on https://themittendaily.com/stories/the-straits-travel-castle-rock-st-ignace-for-sale-2-7-million-64-acres-paul-bunyan-babe-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T21:40:00-04:00 Castle Rock is for sale: $2.7 million buys the St. Ignace landmark, 64.5 acres, the gift shop and Paul Bunyan and Babe https://themittendaily.com/stories/royal-oak-news-public-library-closed-oct-30-nov-2-boiler-hvac-upgrade-1-02-million-millage-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T21:40:00-04:00 Royal Oak Public Library is closed Friday through Monday for a new boiler, and its book drops will be locked until Nov. 3 https://themittendaily.com/stories/marquette-news-ridge-fire-nears-500-acres-silver-leaf-fire-sands-township-smoke-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T21:40:00-04:00 Ridge Fire near Marquette grows to almost 500 acres in the wind, and the DNR says only rain or snow will put it out https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-news-mdard-scratch-cooking-pilot-school-grants-up-to-100000-michigan-grown-food-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T21:40:00-04:00 Michigan schools can get up to $100,000 to cook more meals from scratch with Michigan-grown food, and the first deadline is Nov. 24 https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-news-gm-220-million-driver-data-settlement-michigan-7-2-million-smart-driver-onstar-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T21:40:00-04:00 GM will pay $220 million for selling drivers’ data to insurers, and Michigan gets $7.2 million, but drivers get no refunds in the deal https://themittendaily.com/stories/sterling-heights-news-smartburner-pilot-cooking-fire-prevention-fieldstone-apartments-fema-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T13:33:00-04:00 Sterling Heights tests stove-burner technology to stop kitchen fires, as one of three national pilot sites https://themittendaily.com/stories/sault-ste-marie-news-soo-area-little-league-president-11-months-jail-46000-embezzlement-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T13:33:00-04:00 Former Soo Area Little League president gets 11 months in jail for taking more than $46,000 from the league https://themittendaily.com/stories/mid-michigan-news-michigan-ehd-map-deer-disease-15-counties-jackson-county-most-cases-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T13:33:00-04:00 Michigan EHD map: the deer disease is confirmed in 15 counties, and Jackson County has the most reports https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-election-michigan-early-voting-hours-through-nov-1-1-55-million-ballots-cast-vs-2022-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T13:33:00-04:00 Michigan early voting hours: sites stay open daily through Sunday, Nov. 1, with 1.55 million ballots already cast https://themittendaily.com/stories/jackson-travel-jackson-county-restaurant-week-2026-nov-9-15-chefs-choice-menus-punch-card-prizes-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T13:33:00-04:00 Jackson County Restaurant Week 2026 is Nov. 9-15: Chef’s Choice menus at local spots, and a punch card for prizes