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SportsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Griffins lost one of their most dangerous shooters on Sunday, Nov. 1, when the Detroit Red Wings called John Leonard up to the NHL club. Leonard, 28, had five goals and two assists in six games for Grand…
SportsROSEMONT, Ill. — Five different Grand Rapids Griffins found the net on Sunday, Nov. 1, and the club rolled past the Chicago Wolves 5-1 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont to keep its run of games with a point going at seven. Chicago came in hot,…
From the HERE City State DeskDETROIT, Mich. — Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell was still in a hospital Monday recovering from a neck injury, and the team said early indications about his condition are encouraging. In a statement released Monday afternoon, the Lions said Campbell continues to rest and recover…
From the HERE City State DeskSUNRISE, Fla. — Two goals 45 seconds apart early in the third period carried the Detroit Red Wings past the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday night, on an evening that also brought Carter Mazur his first NHL goal. Mazur opened the scoring 5:26 into the…
From HERE DetroitDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Lions knocked the Minnesota Vikings from the ranks of the unbeaten on Sunday, winning 19-15 on a fourth-quarter scoring strike from Jared Goff to Jameson Williams. The go-ahead play covered 7 yards with 4:35 remaining. Minnesota then went three-and-out, and…
From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Tipoff Club released its preseason Naismith Trophy watch list for men's college basketball on Monday, Nov. 2, naming 50 players who will be tracked for national player of the year honors this winter. Iowa State senior guard Tamin Lipsey is…
From the HERE City National DeskDALLAS, Texas — The Sacramento Kings are winless no more. The last NBA team without a victory this season knocked off the Dallas Mavericks 115-100 on Monday night at American Airlines Center. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr., the seventh overall pick out of Arkansas, led Sacramento…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Milwaukee will be well represented when baseball hands out its biggest individual honors next week. The Baseball Writers' Association of America revealed its top three vote-getters for each major award on Monday, and the Brewers placed four people among the finalists.…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES, Calif. — Three sons of former NBA All-Stars put their stamp on the USC season opener Monday night, as the No. 21 Trojans ran away from Milwaukee 95-63 at the Galen Center. Freshman forward Adonis Ratliff scored a game-high 25 points in his…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana took the floor Monday night with exactly one substitute, and the Atlanta Hawks still had to sweat out a 108-104 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Eleven Pacers were unavailable because of injuries, illness or rest, a group that accounts for roughly 93…
From the HERE City National DeskNORMAN, Okla. — East Texas A&M opened its season with one of the biggest surprises of the first night of college basketball, beating Oklahoma 68-64 on Monday at Lloyd Noble Center. The loss ended a 30-game home winning streak for the Sooners, who were heavy…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — Chicago let a double-digit lead shrink to three early in the fourth quarter Monday night, then answered with two touchdown drives to beat the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks 34-17 at Lumen Field. The win was the third straight for the…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — School construction money is on the line across Michigan on Election Day, with 42 districts asking voters Tuesday to approve bond issues that add up to nearly $4 billion. Bonds are only part of the school-tax picture on this ballot. Voters will also settle 14 requests to…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Local governments, businesses, nonprofits and tribes across Michigan have two new state grant programs to chase for clean energy projects, after a pair of state agencies opened application rounds on Monday totaling close to $10 million. The larger pot in dollars available right now comes from the…
Public Safety
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids residents will hear the city's outdoor warning sirens all year now. The city has finished an upgrade to the system and will now sound a test every month, at noon on each month's first Friday, beginning this Friday, Nov. 6. Until now, tests ran…
Traffic
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two of the main one-way routes through Heritage Hill in Grand Rapids could soon carry traffic in both directions. Mobile GR, the city department that runs streets and traffic patterns, is weighing a plan to make Lyon and Fountain streets two-way east of Division Avenue. Both…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Drivers who come up on flashing lights along a Michigan road this week are getting a pointed reminder from the state: slow down and get over. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed Nov. 2-6 as Crash Responder Safety Week, aimed at protecting the police, firefighters, medics, tow operators…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan polling places opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday with close to a third of the electorate already done voting, according to the Michigan Department of State. More than 2.3 million ballots were in before Tuesday, which works out to 31.2% of the 7.42 million Michiganders on the…
From the HERE City National Desk
QESHM ISLAND, Iran — American forces hit targets Monday on Qeshm Island, which sits in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials said, describing the action as a narrow, defensive response after Iranian forces fired on a U.S. aircraft. Officials said the strikes do not mean the United States is restarting…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Voting in the 2026 midterm elections wraps up in waves Tuesday night, starting in the Midwest at 6 p.m. Eastern and ending in the Pacific at midnight Eastern. All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governor's offices are on the ballot, along with a number…
From the HERE City National Desk
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Measles has claimed the life of a Lewis County child, marking the first death tied to the disease in New York in more than three decades, state and county health officials announced Monday. The state Health Department and the county health agency made the announcement together on…
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