In today's newsletter, resident dies of rabies after receiving organ transplant, Michigan's weekend weather and Tigers suffer Opening Day loss. |
March Madness continues tonight |
Michigan State and Michigan are both in the Sweet 16 with their locker rooms only 54 steps apart inside State Farm Arena. If both win tonight in South Region semifinals, that will lead to a third matchup of the season Sunday and a first between the bitter rivals in the NCAA Tournament. Here is what’s being said nationally about both teams heading into tonight. No. 2 seed Michigan State will face No. 6 Ole Miss on Friday (7:09 p.m., CBS) with No. 5 Michigan playing top overall seed Auburn in the late game. An Elite Eight rematch Sunday would pit the Big Ten regular-season champion Spartans against the conference tournament winning Wolverines. I’ll be rooting for both teams tonight - a rivalry game that far into the tournament sounds exciting. Plus, things were left a bit unfinished last time these two met up, with a postgame scuffle occurring between some players. |
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A Lansing police officer holds a rescued alligator captured from a call for service during the weekend of Saturday, March 22, 2025. The city department reported the unusual capture on Wednesday on its Facebook page. |
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Mother of 2 takes wrong turn into Canada, now faces deportation from U.S. |
A mother of two is facing deportation after a wrong turn that took her into Canada. The Guatemalan woman accidentally ended up in Canada when she selected the Costco in Windsor (rather than Detroit) in her GPS, Attorney Ruby Robinson said, identifying his client only a “Sarahi.” She crossed the Ambassador Bridge. When she attempted to reenter the United States via the bridge, she was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan announced major changes to its DEI programs, including closing its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The latest: The Food Bank Council of Michigan said the U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled $4.3 million worth of emergency food deliveries to Michigan food banks. |
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Michigan resident dies of rabies after receiving organ transplant in Ohio |
Health officials in Michigan and Ohio confirmed an unidentified Michigan resident died earlier this year after contracting rabies from an organ transplant. According to CBS News, the patient was being treated in Lucas County, Ohio, where the patient died. CDC records indicate this is the first rabies case in humans in Michigan since 2009. An update: A rare bobcat sighting in a Genesee County neighborhood has sparked curiosity among residents, with a Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division representative weighing in on the encounter. PSA: After reports have surfaced of dead birds on the shores of Lake Michigan, the city of South Haven is urging residents to leave the carcasses alone and report die-offs of six carcasses or more. |
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Michigan weekend weather has everything from ice storm to 70 degrees |
The war zone of Mother Nature and Old Man Winter will be battling over Michigan this weekend. Anywhere south of Gaylord should be all rain this weekend. Saturday will have dry times over the southern half of Michigan. Sunday will be pretty showery with only an occasional short period of dry weather. North of Gaylord should have an actual ice storm. To know: Michigan will lift spring weight restrictions in the southern half of the Lower Peninsula next week. Beginning at 6 a.m. March 31, seasonal restrictions on trucks and heavy equipment will expire on many I-, M-, and U.S. routes south of Big Rapids to the west and Midland to the east. In business news: Another restaurant chain has closed locations in Michigan as it undergoes bankruptcy proceedings. According to the Nation’s Restaurant News, Bar Louie filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and has permanently closed multiple restaurants this week. |
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Missed chances cost Tigers in Opening Day loss to Dodgers |
Play ball: Teoscar Hernandez crushed a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers squandered scoring opportunities in a 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. The Tigers (0-1) and Dodgers (3-0) play twice more in the season-opening weekend. What happens if everything goes right (or wrong): With a tough April looming, the Tigers might want to keep that late-season magic in their back pocket as an insurance plan. The start of the season won’t be easy. Here are some optimistic, pessimistic and realistic predictions for 2025. Let's talk about it: Gone is the fancy, cursive, orange and black Tigers sign above the large outfield scoreboard at Comerica Park, replaced with the words, Comerica Park. The Tigers organization has explained the reason for the change, saying the Tigers sign had run its course. Posh: We got our first look at the new high-end Home Plate Club seats at Comerica Park which feature technology never used in professional sports before. There are now 340 of these cushioned seats behind home plate which are 21% wider than normal seats and come with more leg room. |
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Last coal-powered car ferry in the U.S. marks 72nd anniversary on Lake Michigan |
The last coal-powered passenger steamer operating in the United States is celebrating 72 years of service on Lake Michigan. Once used to transport railcars across the Great Lake, the historic S.S. Badger now operates an extension of U.S. 10 carrying passengers and vehicles between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wis. Built in 1953, the Badger was the last and largest – along with its sister ship the S.S. Spartan – coal-fired, steam engine car ferry built in the United States. Here's a discount currently being offered for a round trip ride. Last year, a former summer employee on the S.S. Badger returned 65 years later for a leisurely trip and was welcomed by the captain. |
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Thank you for joining me on today's edition of the Morning Briefing. As always, you can catch the latest Michigan news at MLive.com. While you're there, consider becoming a subscriber. See you on Monday! - Jamie Rewerts |
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