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Bronze artist sought to make Ann Arbor statue honoring LGBTQ+ trailblazer
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (528+ words) ANN ARBOR, MI " Ann Arbor is starting a new search for an artist to make a sculpture to go in front of city hall. The city is inviting experienced bronze artists and artist teams to apply to design, fabricate and…...
Superman gathering north of Ann Arbor part of Guinness World Record attempt. You can join, too.
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (487+ words) HAMBURG TWP., MI " It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a Michigan festival's attempt at a second world record. Organizers hope throngs of people will dress up as Superman at an event north of Ann Arbor in June. The…...
Rescuers save dog marooned on partially frozen Saginaw River
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (198+ words) SAGINAW, MI " A Saginaw dog has been returned to its owner after being rescued from the Saginaw River. At 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3, Saginaw police and firefighters responded to the west side of the river after a dog was spotted wandering…...
Michigan joins 19 states suing Trump administration over youth transgender care ban
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (345+ words) LANSING, MI -- Michigan has joined 19 states in suing the Trump Administration over a new declaration labeling care for transgender children unsafe and ineffective. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and HHS Inspector General Thomas…...
Piglet named Bacon moves to foster home, former teacher charged and more Saginaw County news
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (977+ words) SAGINAW COUNTY, MI -- A lost piglet found wandering the streets of Saginaw Township has been moved to a foster home. Meanwhile, a former Michigan Lutheran Seminary teacher has been charged with sexual assault involving a student. Those headlines and more…...
Michigan high school athletic director placed on paid leave after trans athlete comments
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (478+ words) Michigan GOP politicians host press conference after parent files complaint regarding trans athlete Monroe High School athletic director Chet Hesson has been placed on paid leave after making comments about a transgender athlete during a recent interview. Hesson joined Uncloseted…...
Kris P. Bacon, lost piglet found wandering in Michigan snowstorm, moves to foster home
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (445+ words) KOCHVILLE TWP, MI " A piglet found wandering through the snow in Saginaw Township has a new name and temporary home, one that could become permanent. Her former owner, though, has so far opted against coming forward. The female ginger pig,…...
Pig found hoofing it through Michigan snowstorm traced to local pet shop purchase
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (450+ words) SAGINAW TWP, MI " An errant pig has landed at Saginaw County Animal Care & Control, after spending a day being pampered by staff at a local police department. Saginaw Township police brought the ginger female piglet to their headquarters after a…...
Michigan schools face Title IX complaint over transgender volleyball player
2+ mon, 18+ hour ago (911+ words) Michigan GOP politicians host press conference after parent files complaint regarding trans athlete A Monroe family, joined by several Michigan lawmakers, on Monday announced the filing of a Title IX complaint against Monroe Public Schools, Ann Arbor Public Schools and…...
Bartender yells ‘grab the salmon’ after seal galumphs into bar
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (175+ words) Patrons were shocked when a wandering seal flopped its way into a bar. According to a Facebook post, the bizarre incident occurred at the Sprig + Fern The Meadows craft beer bar in Richmond on New Zealand's South Island on Nov....