https://themittendaily.com/stories/upper-peninsula-news-fire-department-grants-2-1-million-dafter-stephenson-dnr-fire-risk-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T17:31:00-04:00 Twelve U.P. and northern Michigan fire departments split $2.19 million in federal grants as the DNR warns fire risk is still high https://themittendaily.com/stories/sault-ste-marie-travel-international-bridge-halloween-toll-rollback-150-oct-31-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T17:31:00-04:00 Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge toll drops to $1.50 on Halloween, Oct. 31, for the span’s 64th birthday https://themittendaily.com/stories/petoskey-news-north-central-michigan-college-ferris-state-pharmacy-optometry-pathway-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T17:31:00-04:00 Petoskey’s North Central Michigan College opens a two-years-at-home path to Ferris State pharmacy and optometry degrees https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-news-michigan-igaming-online-sports-betting-september-355-million-detroit-taxes-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T17:31:00-04:00 Michigan online casinos and sportsbooks took in $355.7 million in September, and Detroit’s cut of the taxes was $14 million https://themittendaily.com/stories/upper-peninsula-news-amazon-escanaba-delivery-station-opens-two-day-shipping-jobs-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T15:27:00-04:00 Amazon opens its first Upper Peninsula delivery station in Escanaba, promising two-day shipping where packages took a week https://themittendaily.com/stories/up-north-news-camp-grayling-range-30-closures-firearm-deer-season-drone-testing-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T15:27:00-04:00 Camp Grayling will lock gates on about 21,600 acres during firearm deer season for drone testing, and Grayling Township wants it to reconsider https://themittendaily.com/stories/traverse-city-news-freshwater-research-innovation-center-2027-bluetech-summit-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T15:27:00-04:00 Traverse City’s 40,000-square-foot freshwater research center is due in 2027. Here is what will be inside and who it is for https://themittendaily.com/stories/sault-ste-marie-news-neebish-island-ferry-limited-schedule-fog-damage-rudder-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T15:27:00-04:00 Neebish Island ferry runs a limited schedule for about two weeks after dense fog leaves it with one rudder https://themittendaily.com/stories/royal-oak-news-zoning-ordinance-rewrite-survey-nov-9-zoneco-237000-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T13:29:00-04:00 Royal Oak is rewriting its zoning code, and wants residents to weigh in by Nov. 9 on the rules for what can be built where https://themittendaily.com/stories/kalamazoo-news-boil-water-advisory-oct-27-denner-summit-west-north-street-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T13:29:00-04:00 Kalamazoo boil water advisory Tuesday, Oct. 27: water shuts off at 8 a.m. on parts of Denner, Summit and West North streets https://themittendaily.com/stories/dearborn-news-gm-manufacturing-futures-3d-printers-robotic-arms-berry-career-center-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T13:29:00-04:00 GM puts $500,000 into a program bringing 3D printers and robotic arms to Dearborn and Detroit middle schools https://themittendaily.com/stories/battle-creek-election-mayor-race-behnke-gray-smith-city-commission-four-year-terms-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T13:29:00-04:00 Battle Creek mayor race 2026: Mark Behnke faces Lynn Ward Gray and Tino Smith for the city’s first four-year term https://themittendaily.com/stories/mount-pleasant-news-isabella-county-veterans-office-ad-campaign-public-defense-cost-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T11:30:00-04:00 Isabella County spends a $53,460 state grant to tell veterans about its benefits office, and pays $238,000 of its own for public defense https://themittendaily.com/stories/holland-travel-holland-ice-park-2026-27-season-tickets-curling-learn-to-skate-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T11:30:00-04:00 Holland Ice Park opens Nov. 20 for its second winter: $10 skate tickets, curling from $100, and Learn to Skate prices that rise after Oct. 26 https://themittendaily.com/stories/delta-township-news-fire-staffing-union-chief-kahler-safer-grant-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T11:30:00-04:00 Delta Township’s firefighters union calls the department “negligently understaffed.” The chief says 25 responders reached Monday’s fire https://themittendaily.com/stories/sterling-heights-news-temporary-polling-places-8-precincts-early-voting-sites-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T07:26:00-04:00 Sterling Heights moves polling places for eight precincts and about 18,000 voters on Nov. 3; early voting opens Saturday at two sites https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-election-early-voting-opens-oct-24-small-towns-cost-790000-ballots-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T07:26:00-04:00 Michigan early voting opens Saturday, and small-town leaders say the nine-day mandate is straining their budgets. Nearly 790,000 ballots are already in https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-sports-mhsaa-football-playoffs-2026-selection-sunday-schedule-tickets-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T07:26:00-04:00 MHSAA football playoffs 2026: Selection Sunday is Oct. 25 at 5 p.m., new regional seeding, every round’s dates and the Ford Field finals schedule https://themittendaily.com/stories/detroit-news-visit-detroit-stops-canada-advertising-trade-war-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T07:26:00-04:00 Detroit’s tourism bureau stops advertising in Canada as Canadian visits fall 30%, and moves the money to Europe https://themittendaily.com/stories/petoskey-community-camp-daggett-groundbreaking-welcome-center-centennial-campaign-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T05:39:00-04:00 Camp Daggett breaks ground near Petoskey on a Welcome Center and Adventure Center addition as its $5 million centennial campaign builds for the next 100 years https://themittendaily.com/stories/mid-michigan-news-michigan-deer-season-2026-dates-rifle-rule-change-digital-tags-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T05:39:00-04:00 Michigan deer season 2026: firearm opener Nov. 15, rifles now legal across the Lower Peninsula, a three-day December hunt and new digital tags https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-travel-east-lansing-film-festival-final-year-bruce-campbell-schedule-oct-22-25-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T05:39:00-04:00 East Lansing Film Festival’s final run, Oct. 22–25: Bruce Campbell opens it in person, then 10 more screenings at Hannah Community Center https://themittendaily.com/stories/houghton-news-michigan-tech-aps-labs-army-power-kit-16-9-million-oshkosh-1022.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-22T05:39:00-04:00 Michigan Tech’s Houghton lab wins an Army extension worth $16.9 million so far to build an on-board power kit for military trucks https://themittendaily.com/stories/troy-news-michigan-medicine-cardiovascular-imaging-center-late-2027-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T21:31:00-04:00 Michigan Medicine’s Troy campus grows: a heart and advanced imaging center is planned for late 2027 or early 2028 https://themittendaily.com/stories/royal-oak-travel-halloween-home-tour-2026-free-map-60-decorated-houses-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T21:31:00-04:00 Royal Oak Halloween Home Tour 2026: a free map of about 60 decorated houses to see on foot, by bike or by car https://themittendaily.com/stories/kalamazoo-news-central-high-gun-weapon-detectors-police-report-kps-dispute-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T21:31:00-04:00 Kalamazoo Central gun case: police report and KPS disagree on whether the weapon detectors went off; safety meeting Oct. 28 https://themittendaily.com/stories/grand-rapids-travel-west-michigan-potters-guild-fall-show-nov-6-7-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T21:31:00-04:00 Grand Rapids pottery show Nov. 6-7: more than 45 West Michigan potters sell mugs, vases and gifts at the guild’s fall sale https://themittendaily.com/stories/traverse-city-news-commissioner-lauren-flynn-pleads-not-guilty-super-drunk-charge-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T19:30:00-04:00 Grand Traverse County Commissioner Lauren Flynn pleads not guilty to a ‘super drunk’ charge from a July traffic stop https://themittendaily.com/stories/muskegon-travel-miniarture-golf-museum-of-art-oct-29-april-11-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T19:30:00-04:00 MiniARTure Golf returns to the Muskegon Museum of Art Oct. 29: nine holes inspired by its own paintings, open through April 11 https://themittendaily.com/stories/muskegon-election-county-parks-trails-millage-half-mill-nov-3-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T19:30:00-04:00 Muskegon County asks voters for a new half-mill parks and trails tax that would end the $7 park entry fee. Here is what it would cost you https://themittendaily.com/stories/holland-news-silver-maple-solar-farm-ruling-ottawa-county-vote-oct-27-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T19:30:00-04:00 Silver Maple Solar east of Holland: a judge gives RWE a family’s 562-acre farm, and Ottawa County votes Oct. 27 on joining the state case https://themittendaily.com/stories/bedford-township-news-toledo-chemical-leak-shelter-order-lifted-schools-closed-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T19:30:00-04:00 Toledo chemical leak: shelter-in-place order lifted for Temperance and Erie after Bedford and Mason schools closed Wednesday https://themittendaily.com/stories/sterling-heights-news-jury-convicts-man-in-stabbing-death-of-pregnant-girlfriend-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T17:43:00-04:00 Sterling Heights man convicted of murder in the 2024 stabbing death of his pregnant girlfriend; sentencing set for Dec. 3 https://themittendaily.com/stories/saginaw-community-peace-lutheran-17-8-million-one-campus-new-sanctuary-plan-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T17:43:00-04:00 Peace Lutheran’s members vote 206-26 for a $17.8 million new sanctuary on its Saginaw Township school campus, leaving its 1962 church https://themittendaily.com/stories/mid-michigan-community-trick-or-treat-times-2026-saginaw-bay-city-midland-mt-pleasant-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T17:43:00-04:00 Trick-or-treat times 2026 in Mid-Michigan: Saturday, Oct. 31, hours for Saginaw, Bay City, Midland, Mt. Pleasant and 15 more towns https://themittendaily.com/stories/lansing-news-store-operator-indicted-snap-fraud-1-million-cash-for-benefits-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T17:43:00-04:00 Lansing convenience store operator indicted on federal SNAP fraud charges, accused of trading cash for benefits at 50 cents on the dollar https://themittendaily.com/stories/flint-news-city-income-tax-moves-to-state-treasury-jan-1-what-changes-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T15:33:00-04:00 Flint’s city income tax moves to the state on Jan. 1: your 2026 return is due April 15, two weeks earlier https://themittendaily.com/stories/dearborn-news-no-charges-cpl-holder-shoe-store-shooting-self-defense-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T15:33:00-04:00 No charges for Dearborn woman with a concealed pistol license who shot a man during a fight inside a shoe store https://themittendaily.com/stories/bay-city-news-rachel-sovereign-memorial-home-closing-dec-31-after-140-years-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T15:33:00-04:00 Bay City’s Rachel Sovereign home for elderly women will close Dec. 31 after 140 years, displacing 14 residents https://themittendaily.com/stories/ann-arbor-news-bitcoin-atm-ordinance-license-daily-limits-scam-warnings-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T15:33:00-04:00 Ann Arbor moves to license Bitcoin ATMs and cap deposits at $1,000 a day after police tallied 64 fraud cases https://themittendaily.com/stories/mount-pleasant-community-st-johns-episcopal-sacred-places-grant-stained-glass-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T13:34:00-04:00 Mount Pleasant’s St. John’s Episcopal wins a $54,000 Sacred Places grant to restore its altar wall and stained glass, and must match it https://themittendaily.com/stories/midland-election-public-schools-sinking-fund-1-5-mills-after-failed-285-million-bond-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T13:34:00-04:00 Midland Public Schools asks voters for a 1.5-mill sinking fund on Nov. 3, a smaller request after a $285 million bond failed https://themittendaily.com/stories/marquette-travel-nmu-band-day-oct-24-record-850-musicians-superior-dome-k-pop-halftime-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T13:34:00-04:00 NMU Band Day Oct. 24: a record 850-plus musicians will fill the Superior Dome field at halftime of the Roosevelt game https://themittendaily.com/stories/jackson-news-consumers-energy-new-gas-rate-hike-request-after-139-million-increase-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T13:34:00-04:00 Consumers Energy plans another gas rate hike request four days after regulators approved a $139 million increase https://themittendaily.com/stories/traverse-city-news-attainable-housing-district-tax-break-small-landlords-income-qualified-tenants-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T09:29:00-04:00 Traverse City’s new attainable housing district offers small landlords about half the building tax for income-qualified renters https://themittendaily.com/stories/saginaw-sports-saginaw-united-carman-ainsworth-forfeit-week-9-after-fight-ejections-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T09:29:00-04:00 Saginaw United and Carman-Ainsworth forfeit their football finales after a fight got both full teams ejected https://themittendaily.com/stories/port-huron-travel-paleojoe-dinosaur-bone-cleaning-carnegie-museum-oct-24-dinolab-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T09:29:00-04:00 Port Huron dinosaur bone cleaning Oct. 24: PaleoJoe preps a Triceratops rib live at the Carnegie Museum https://themittendaily.com/stories/battle-creek-travel-houdini-seance-oct-31-american-museum-of-magic-marshall-100th-anniversary-1021.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-21T09:29:00-04:00 Houdini séance in Marshall on Halloween: the American Museum of Magic marks 100 years since the escape artist died https://themittendaily.com/stories/upper-peninsula-travel-agate-falls-trestle-snowmobile-trail-up8-closed-winter-reroute-1020.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-20T21:32:00-04:00 Agate Falls trestle stays closed: Snowmobile Trail UP8 shut between Bruce Crossing and Kenton all winter, with a reroute https://themittendaily.com/stories/muskegon-news-dnr-tagged-lake-whitefish-muskegon-river-anglers-report-tags-1020.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-20T21:32:00-04:00 Muskegon River anglers asked to release tagged lake whitefish as the DNR tests the river as a new spawning ground https://themittendaily.com/stories/marquette-travel-world-polio-day-oct-24-polio-walk-pints-for-polio-costume-party-1020.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-20T21:32:00-04:00 Marquette World Polio Day Oct. 24: a free walk from Lake Superior Theatre, Pints for Polio at local breweries and a costume party https://themittendaily.com/stories/houghton-sports-michigan-tech-wins-16th-straight-miners-cup-56-33-nmu-ferris-state-next-1020.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-20T21:32:00-04:00 Michigan Tech wins its 16th straight Miner’s Cup, 56-33 over Northern Michigan, and heads to No. 1 Ferris State https://themittendaily.com/stories/flint-travel-dia-de-muertos-oct-29-farmers-market-nov-6-flint-institute-of-arts-1020.html The Mitten Dailyen 2026-10-20T21:32:00-04:00 Flint Día de Muertos events: free celebrations Oct. 29 at the Flint Farmers’ Market and Nov. 6 at the Flint Institute of Arts