Cooler temperatures, low gas prices and cheap airfare are the perfect formula for higher travel volumes expected this Labor Day weekend.
Janelle D. James
Janelle D. James covers breaking news at Bridge Michigan. She joined the staff in January 2023. Previously, she worked as a Capital News Correspondent at Michigan State University where she covered state and local policy issues. She also worked as a breaking news intern at the Detroit Free Press. She has a bachelors degree in journalism and political science from Michigan State University. She is from Detroit. You can reach her at jjames@bridgemi.com and on Twitter at Janelle___j.
Posted inMichigan Government
Who’s acting governor while Gov. Whitmer is in Chicago for the DNC?
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, but so have the five state officials who are in line to serve in her absence.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Gotion scores court win in battle to build battery plant in Green Township
A federal judge has sided with Gotion Inc., upholding a preliminary injunction issued after the Green Township Board tried to stall efforts to build a battery plant near Big Rapids.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Mackinac Island Ferry Co. halting service to make $4 million in repairs
The Mackinac Island Ferry Co. will stop making trips to and from the island effective Monday as it makes $4 million in repairs. That leaves Shepler’s as the only ferry option.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Virus that causes 'slapped cheek’ disease in children on the rise, CDC warns
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory amid an uptick in highly transmissible human parvovirus B19 in the U.S. and Europe.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michiganders get ready for the ‘biggest, brightest’ moon so far this summer
Skywatchers are in for a triple treat on Monday: A full supermoon that’s also a blue moon and sturgeon moon.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan warns residents to report invasive Asian longhorned beetle
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources want residents to be on the lookout for invasive Asian longhorned beetles, which chew on hardwood trees and can damage urban landscapes and disrupt maple syrup production.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan officials ask for federal disaster declaration for cherry industry
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking a federal disaster declaration for northwest Michigan’s sweet cherry industry. Counties that produce cherries could lose an estimated 30% to 75% of their crops this season.
Posted inQuality of Life
Get those nets ready: Michigan has restocked over 9 million fish this year
Various species of trout and salmon are among the 9.1 million fish the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has stocked from seven fish hatcheries across the state.
Posted inMichigan Government
Vance says he would deport ‘violent criminals’ first in Michigan speech
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance blamed Kamala Harris for the crisis at the southern border saying if Trump is elected, they will implement mass deportations starting with the ‘most violent criminals.’
