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 https://themittendaily.com/stories/traverse-city-news-tcaps-central-high-25-5-million-rebuild-1958-gym-demolition-debate-taxpayers-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T11:32:00-04:00 Traverse City Central High’s $25.5 million rebuild: TCAPS shows its new-gym plan as residents fight to save the 1958 gym https://themittendaily.com/stories/holland-news-holland-township-campground-shots-fired-standoff-suspect-in-custody-us-31-reopened-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T11:32:00-04:00 Holland Township standoff ends with an arrest after shots fired from a camper at Drew’s Country Campground; US-31 reopened https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-travel-michigan-central-station-halloween-trunk-or-treat-dia-de-los-muertos-free-oct-31-nov-1-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T11:32:00-04:00 Detroit Halloween weekend: free Hocus Pocus, trunk-or-treat and Día de los Muertos at Michigan Central Station Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-travel-edmund-fitzgerald-51st-anniversary-dossin-great-lakes-museum-lost-mariners-nov-7-10-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T11:32:00-04:00 Edmund Fitzgerald 51st anniversary: Dossin Great Lakes Museum plans four days of Lost Mariners events Nov. 7-10, with a free ceremony https://themittendaily.com/stories/kalamazoo-travel-colon-houdini-100th-anniversary-halloween-water-barrel-escape-magic-shows-oct-31-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T07:35:00-04:00 Colon marks 100 years since Houdini’s death with a Halloween water-barrel escape, free magic shows and trick-or-treating Saturday https://themittendaily.com/stories/houghton-news-winter-night-parking-ban-starts-nov-1-houghton-hancock-county-roads-35-fine-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T07:35:00-04:00 Houghton’s winter night parking ban starts Sunday, Nov. 1: the hours, the $35 fine and how Hancock and county roads differ https://themittendaily.com/stories/grand-rapids-election-non-homestead-school-millages-rockford-kenowa-hills-hudsonville-nov-3-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T07:35:00-04:00 Rockford, Kenowa Hills and Hudsonville ask voters to keep their business-property school taxes on Nov. 3: who pays and what is at stake https://themittendaily.com/stories/dearborn-news-fire-department-firefighter-candidate-program-paramedic-shortage-union-agreement-1029.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-29T07:35:00-04:00 Dearborn will hire firefighter candidates before they finish paramedic or fire certification, under a new deal with its union https://themittendaily.com/stories/upper-peninsula-news-mohawk-secretary-of-state-office-tuesdays-only-nov-10-keweenaw-houghton-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T15:31:00-04:00 Mohawk Secretary of State office moves to Tuesdays only starting Nov. 10: what Keweenaw drivers need to know https://themittendaily.com/stories/petoskey-community-recovery-alliance-new-permanent-center-mitchell-road-after-bay-street-closure-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T15:31:00-04:00 Petoskey’s Community Recovery Alliance opens a permanent home on Mitchell Road, six months after mold and roof leaks closed its Bay Street center https://themittendaily.com/stories/mount-pleasant-news-cvb-2026-destination-development-grants-115114-storybook-trail-courthouse-cupola-1028.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-28T15:31:00-04:00 Mt. Pleasant CVB hands out $115,114 in 2026 grants to 15 projects, from a storybook trail to the Isabella County courthouse cupola 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 approve 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