City of Howell prepares for 65th annual Melon Festival
The 65th annual Melon Festival in Howell, Michigan, kicks off at the beginning of August, but preparations are already underway to create the famous melon ice cream.
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The 65th annual Melon Festival in Howell, Michigan, kicks off at the beginning of August, but preparations are already underway to create the famous melon ice cream.
Every season, the alley district gets decked out, like hearts for Valentine's Day, a Christmas theme when the weather turns, and umbrellas for summer.
Burch Partners, the public relations firm hired by the City of Howell is working to tell the city's story better.
Ellis first served as a member of the city council and is now in the big seat as mayor. But Ellis says that chapter is coming to a close.
A new breakfast and lunch spot in Livingston County, Michigan, encourages people to pay it forward.
One Howell, Michigan, native running unopposed in the mayoral race is looking to lead the city after already serving the community on the city council.
Red dresses on the LACASA Center's campus in Howell, Michigan, serve as a reminder of the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls who advocates say often never see justice.
RAIL is asking for donations to keep its sober house open in the coming months. An anonymous donor has offered to match donations up to $20,000.
The pantry had to move from the Summit Gardens because of Howell's latest project, an outdoor ice skating and gathering place that broke ground last week.
The operations of Tribar's Wixom location will be moving to Howell, according to plans announced earlier this month.
An empty lot won't be empty for long after the city of Howell, Michigan, broke ground Wednesday on its new social district in the downtown area.
A Michigan WARN Act notice reports that Tribar Technologies operations will be consolidated in Howell.
One person is dead in the aftermath of a two-vehicle rollover crash in Green Oak Township, police reported.
A public relations firm out of Holland, Michigan has a big task ahead of them to rehabilitate the city of Howell's image after multiple instances of racist behavior.
A man who was pulled from a lake in Living County, Michigan, Wednesday after falling through ice has died.
Howell's Trinity Health Hospital is in the process of moving most of their operations to a larger Brighton facility, but this space is going to be put to use.
All lanes in both directions of I-96 in Livingston County were closed Wednesday afternoon due to a fatal crash.
Just days after losing a job she was repeatedly praised for in performance reviews, Terri Estepp lost her only daughter, Sam, to cancer.
Fountains, an ice skating rink, concessions stands, and an above-ground fire pit are all in the works for Howell's downtown area.
A Hartland man has been charged in an embezzlement case, after an 87-year-old man's money was allegedly diverted to a nonprofit group.
Police say the driver left the scene, and the crash was reported by a passerby.
A small access road has been the center of legal action as construction continues on the Motorsports Gateway in Howell.
The mother of a Howell toddler who died after gaining access to an unsecured firearm last year was sentenced in court Thursday afternoon.
The city of Howell has had multiple incidents involving racism and homophobia make headlines, and the city's answer is to hire a PR firm to revamp its reputation.
With the help of the community, the Howell Nature Center surpassed its year-end goal of $100,000.
At last year's show, organizers say attendees took more than 100,000 rides in them.
Federal agriculture specialists working at Detroit Metro recently intercepted an unwanted weed known as prickly acacia from an international arrival.
President Donald Trump is making multiple stops in the Metro Detroit area on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court is hearing two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners is among those asking for criminal charges to be dropped after a police standoff situation in Ypsilanti.
President Trump is scheduled to speak to the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump is making multiple stops in the Metro Detroit area on Tuesday.
At last year's show, organizers say attendees took more than 100,000 rides in them.
Despite a $6 billion setback, General Motors CEO Mary Barra says she still believes the future is electric for the automaker.
Federal agriculture specialists working at Detroit Metro recently intercepted an unwanted weed known as prickly acacia from an international arrival.
At last year's show, organizers say attendees took more than 100,000 rides in them.
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Mayor Mary Sheffield says she grew up attending the Detroit Auto Show. On Monday, she toured the grounds at Huntington Place for the first time as mayor of the Motor City.
General Motors is back on Woodward Avenue. The automaker's world headquarters is now at Hudson's Detroit.
President Trump is scheduled to stop in Southeast Michigan on Tuesday, speaking to the Detroit Economic Club and touring Ford's Rouge Center.
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
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Although there are signs that inflation is starting to ease, consumers still face pressures from high food prices and other costs.
The Detroit Red Wings retired Sergei Fedorov's No. 91 jersey, honoring the Russian great more than a decade after he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Andrew Copp scored at 3:27 of overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.
The Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender athletes from competing on girls' and women's sports teams violate the Constitution and Title IX.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday a three-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
Michigan health officials say only 23% of Michigan residents have received this year's influenza vaccine.
The CDC took six previously routine vaccinations off its recommendation list, but Michigan health officials suggest parents consider those immunizations anyway.
Eligible Detroit families will receive $1,500 during pregnancy, along with $500 per month for six months, for a total of $4,500 through Rx Kids.
FDA-approved semaglutide drug is the first GLP-1 pill for weight loss available in the U.S., according to drugmaker Novo Nordisk.
The Detroit Red Wings retired Sergei Fedorov's No. 91 jersey, honoring the Russian great more than a decade after he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Lions' Kelvin Sheppard is expected to interview for the Dolphins head coaching job after serving one season as defensive coordinator, a source told CBS News Detroit.
Adrian College's Alex Weaver beat out 117 other competitors to win the college singles cornhole national championship on Jan. 2.
Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and John Collins added 25 as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the short-handed Detroit Pistons 98-92.
The focus is on health, as Dusty Mysen, a father of four from Oxford, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several years ago, who underwent aggressive therapy, is now cancer-free five years later.
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With one in eight adults at risk for kidney disease, Dr. Silas Norman, a University of Michigan doctor specializing in kidney health, and Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of Detroit Regional Chamber, appear on Michigan Matters.
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The Detroit show will attract hundreds of thousands to the area as automakers, tech companies and more gravitate to downtown Detroit.
Protesters gathered ahead of the Detroit City Council meeting Tuesday to urge council to take action on a "sanctuary city" proposal. The city has not yet adopted such a designation.
There are new calls among Washtenaw County authorities to drop charges that resulted over a police standoff in Ypsilanti.
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Detroit Fire Department was on scene of a house fire on Chalfonte Street early Tuesday.
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