Health officials are urging people to take steps to stop the spread of the flu ahead of holiday gatherings. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says flu cases are on the rise, and […]
Local News
By Ryan Yuenger ryany@wsjm.com Change is coming to a local police department. The Benton Charter Township Board of Trustees voted 5-2 in favor of naming Sgt. Greg Abrams the new Benton Township chief of police, […]
A new board chair will be coming to the Lake Michigan College Board of Trustees as Jeff Curry has stepped down. He resigned Tuesday and told us highlights of his time leading the board include […]
What We’re Talking About
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 345 A.D., the real St. Nicholas died. He secretly gave gifts to poor brides-to-be. 1884, the Washington Monument was completed. 1964, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” first aired […]
Paul Layendecker’s Good News for December 5!
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Dec. 05, 2022 1933 Prohibition was repealed when Utah becomes the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment giving it the necessary 75% of states needed to enact […]
Music News
Courtesy of AudibleAudible has announced a new podcast called History Listen: Rock about the history of rock music. A description for the show, which will be hosted by St. Vincent, reads, “A podcast for music addicts […]
ZIK Images/United Archives via Getty ImagesIn addition to running up the Billboard charts, Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” was a TikTok sensation. The resurgent 1985 single was among the video platform’s 10 biggest songs […]
Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesIn the early ’90s, Fleetwood Mac’s “Don’t Stop” became synonymous with Bill Clinton, who used the song to soundtrack his 1992 presidential campaign. The response was so huge that the band […]
Entertainment News
NBCUniversalThe 2022 People’s Choice Awards celebrated all things entertainment Tuesday night on NBC in a two-hour ceremony hosted by actor and comedian Kenan Thompson. Here is the full list of winners: People’s Champion Award 2022 Lizzo […]
Paramount+Taylor Sheridan has another hit show on his hands. The creator of the Paramount Network ratings powerhouse Yellowstone is also the creator of the acclaimed Paramount+ drama Mayor of Kingstown starring Jeremy Renner. With news […]
Marvel StudiosLoki is the only Disney+ Marvel series to get a second season so far and Gugu Mbatha-Raw is happy to be back. She tells Entertainment Tonight it has been “amazing” to shoot the second […]
National News
ilbusca/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco supervisors have nixed their plan to allow police officers to use robots to kill in emergency situations, a board member confirmed on Tuesday. “The people of San Francisco have […]
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Just three days before two electrical substations were shot up, causing tens of thousands of customers to lose power in North Carolina, the federal Department of Homeland Security […]
Justin Ide / forThe Washington Post via Getty Images(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Three University of Virginia football players killed in a mass shooting on the Charlottesville campus have been honored with posthumous degrees from the university. […]