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From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan is turning to a true freshman at quarterback. Tommy Carr is expected to make his first career start Saturday against defending national champion Indiana, taking over from former top recruit Bryce Underwood. The switch follows last weekend, when Carr came…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — Two weeks of near misses at Spartan Stadium leave Michigan State facing its toughest assignment yet. Coach Pat Fitzgerald used his Monday news conference to close the book on a 24-21 loss to Northwestern, the program he used to lead, and…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — Both of Michigan's Big Ten basketball powers start the 2026-27 season in the national rankings. Michigan State checks in at No. 6 in the preseason men's Top 25 released Monday, and Michigan, the defending national champion, sits at No. 16. No…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL said Tuesday it has no issue with how the Philadelphia Eagles cared for quarterback Jalen Hurts before and after his blood clot diagnosis, and the team will face no discipline. Hours later, the NFL Players Association said it knew of…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The New York Knicks raised their first championship banner since 1973 on Tuesday night, then watched a retooled Philadelphia 76ers team leave Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 win in the season opener for both clubs. Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia with a…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is preparing to play the rest of the season without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely after hurting his throwing arm in Saturday’s win over Indiana. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the program will not set a timeline…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took a real step toward a World Series comeback on Tuesday, throwing 23 pitches of live batting practice at American Family Field to several of the Brewers regular hitters. His fastball sat at 90 to 92 mph in his first session…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL is tightening security for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints game outside Paris, league officials said Tuesday, after rioting swept French cities over the weekend. Peter O’Reilly, the league executive who oversees international events, said at the fall owners…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado College senior Charlie Flint has been chosen as the top women’s runner in the SCAC for the past week, the third time she has earned the conference honor this fall. The award follows her victory Saturday at the Augustana Interregional…
From the HERE City National DeskWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Top-ranked Emory closed with the best team round of the final day to win the women’s NCAA Division III Fall Preview on Tuesday, finishing 36 holes on the River Course at Kingsmill Resort at 18-over-par 594. The Eagles began the day in…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Kate Chambon’s first college meet earned her a conference award, as the Colorado College freshman was chosen as the top women’s swimmer in the SCAC for the past week. Chambon, who is from Grenoble, France, took the 100-yard backstroke in 59.52…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — Oklahoma City opened its season Tuesday night by beating the team that ended its last one. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and the Thunder led nearly wire to wire in a 116-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center,…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — The Library of Michigan has a permanent leader again. The Michigan Department of Education has appointed David Votta, who had been running the library on an interim basis, as the new state librarian. Votta takes on the permanent role Oct. 25. He has close to three decades…
Events
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Adults who feel buried in headlines can get some help sorting them out this week at the Grand Rapids Public Library. The library is hosting a free media literacy class on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Main Library, 111 Library St.…
Business
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Brewery Vivant's new private event venue in Grand Rapids' East Hills neighborhood finally has a name, and the public picked it. The Abbey won the brewery's community naming vote with 45% of the ballots. The Roost came in second and Maison Vivant placed third. The vote…
Business
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two Grand Rapids business districts are about to see construction crews, the city said Monday, as a pair of projects paid for by local corridor improvement authorities moves from planning into the ground. On the West Side, crews are expected within weeks to start putting up…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says her office will intervene in a new natural gas rate case that Consumers Energy plans to bring, a move the utility announced only days after state regulators signed off on its last increase. In a notice filed Monday, Consumers said its…
Crime
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A federal judge has sentenced Cordairo Aqtavian Lambert, 39, of Grand Rapids to 20 years in prison for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan announced Tuesday. Investigators tied Lambert to drug parcels shipped through the mail…
Traffic
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Drivers who leave their cars on neighborhood streets in Grand Rapids have less than two weeks to get used to the winter parking routine. Seasonal odd-even and same-side rules kick in at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, and stay in force through 11:59 p.m. on April…
Politics
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Voters in Grand Rapids will sort through a long list of names this fall, as 15 people compete for five four-year spots on the GRPS school board in the nonpartisan Nov. 3 election. A sixth seat is not contested. Erika VanDyke, whom the board appointed in…
Politics
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids voters no longer have to wait for Election Day on Nov. 3. Early in-person voting opened Tuesday and stays open through Nov. 1, giving city residents close to two weeks to cast a ballot. That is a longer stretch than most of Michigan gets.…
Politics
EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — East Grand Rapids will let a judge's ruling against the Gaslight Village development stand. The City Commission voted unanimously Monday, Oct. 19, not to ask the Michigan Court of Appeals to review the case, after spending about half an hour behind closed doors with the…
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