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Milwaukee suburb delaying start of Lake Michigan water withdrawals to early October
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Officials in a Milwaukee suburb have pushed plans to withdraw water from Lake Michigan back to early October, saying they need more time to clean out reservoirs and address problems with their pumps. City officials in Waukesha had planned to begin pulling...
Opponents of COVID restrictions took over a Michigan county. They want deep cuts to health funding
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — The fastest growing county in Michigan has seen its local government transformed in the wake of backlash to pandemic restrictions, and the new commissioners — claiming COVID is over — are threatening to cut millions of dollars from the county’s health department. ...
Second body recovered two weeks after boat sank in Lake Michigan
ARCADIA, Mich. (AP) — Authorities recovered the body of a 63-year-old man in Lake Michigan, one of two people who died when a fishing boat sank in late August off Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula. The body of Merl McVay was found in deep water Monday, a few miles from the...
Boy, 14, dies after leaping into Lake Michigan in Indiana despite being warned against doing so
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy died after leaping into Lake Michigan despite being warned not to jump off a breakwall along the lake's northwestern Indiana shoreline, officials said. Witnesses reported Monday that staff at the East Chicago Marina had advised a group of...
Milwaukee suburb to begin pulling millions of gallons a day from Lake Michigan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After years of seeking approval, a Milwaukee suburb is finally set to start pulling millions of gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan to replace its polluted water supply. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that the city of...
Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline
ALGOMA, Wis. (AP) — Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved it still contains the crew’s possessions in its final resting spot miles from Wisconsin's coastline. Wisconsin maritime historians...
2nd swimmer in a month abandons attempt to cross Lake Michigan, blames support boat problems
DETROIT (AP) — The second swimmer in a month has abandoned an attempt to cross Lake Michigan after spending hours in the water. Bryan Huffman, 49, of Holland, Michigan, began the roughly 50-mile (80-kilometer) swim Saturday morning in Wisconsin, the Detroit Free Press reported. ...
Man forced to quit attempt to swim across Lake Michigan due to bad weather
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Poor conditions forced a 59-year-old Michigan man to quit an attempt to swim across Lake Michigan after just hours in the water. Jim Dreyer, of Grand Haven, entered the lake from Bradford Beach in Milwaukee early Tuesday, MLive reported. He planned to...
SS Badger, ferry that carries traffic across Lake Michigan, out for season after ramp system damaged
LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A historic ferry that carries traffic across Lake Michigan between Michigan and Wisconsin is out of service for the rest of the season after its ramp system was damaged in July, the vessel's operators said. The S.S. Badger's daily crossings between...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Traverse City Record Eagle. July 30, 2023. Editorial: Communities move on septic, but state legislation stagnates Michigan is the land of 11,000 lakes and 36,000 miles of streams. We are the Great Lakes State. But. We also are the land of 1.3 million...
