Administration Reporter for @MIRSnews, freelance @NowKalamazoo. Former @wwmtnews, @wmuk1021. All opinions are my own. Retweets/likes are not endorsements.
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Walter Koenig, the Russian Crewman Chekov on 'Star Trek,' Dies at 90 hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-…
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Notice the small difference between the signs at the big Republican event and the big Democratic event in Michigan this weekend.
GOP signs say vote on Nov. 3.
Dem signs say vote by Nov. 3.
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Quote of the Day in @MIRSnews resulting from a great analysis of the future of candidate debates by Andy @Minegar.
The bubble ultimately doesn’t help candidates because if it’s close in October, you’ve gotta be out there actually thinking on your feet and could been getting your message honestly far earlier when the stakes were much lower. Especially in a content hungry era.
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Quite a split-screen between Michigan's major-party federal accounts
Caveat: the party's undisclosed spending at the state level is, in most elections, considerably higher than this
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Abdul El-Sayed has 2 million more followers on Instagram than Mike Rogers. John James has 110,000 more followers there than Jocelyn Benson.
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A strong gust of wind caused a canoe trailer to tip over on the Mackinac Bridge, but thanks to quick thinking and teamwork, everyone made it safely across.
On October 17, 2026, at about 11:12 p.m., a Michigan State Police trooper from the St. Ignace Post responded to a trailer that had tipped over while crossing the Mackinac Bridge.
The trailer was being pulled by a pickup truck and was carrying eight canoes. A gust of wind caused the trailer to tip over and come to rest against the bridge railing on the northbound lanes. The trooper helped keep the driver and his dog safe and warm inside the patrol car while waiting for more help to arrive.
George’s Towing from St. Ignace responded and was able to pull the trailer back onto the road and upright again, without losing a single canoe. Once upright, the goal was then to get everyone to the north side of the bridge safely.
To help keep the trailer from tipping over again, the tow truck stayed attached while the trooper escorted everyone to the north side of the bridge. Thanks to the teamwork, everyone made it safely across with all eight canoes.
ALT MSP responds to tipped over canoe trailer on Mackinac Bridge
ALT MSP responds to tipped over canoe trailer on Mackinac Bridge
ALT MSP responds to tipped over canoe trailer on Mackinac Bridge
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🗣️ Abdul El-Sayed grabbed a quick snack with TMZ DC's @Jacob_wass and @HiCharlieCotton and got candid about the challenges of running for office as a Muslim.
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Another attendee corroborated the account. It was disclosed after responding to Rogers' attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, including a new ad associating AES & his family with the Muslim Brotherhood & other extremist organizations. Kyle and I worked on this for the top story yesterday.
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MIRS sits down with Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters. He does not think the rhetoric has gone too far in the '26 U.S. Senate race between El-Sayed and Rogers, predicting that "reasonable moderates" in MI will surprise the country.
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We are continuing our nationwide search for early-career meteorologists with a new round of hiring! We’ve streamlined our USAJobs announcements and have new options for applicants to select location preferences.
Interested in contributing directly to public safety and national resilience?
Here’s what you need to know:
The large, continuing hiring push is split between two vacancy announcements on USAJobs:
📍Locations with possible recruitment incentives: lnkd.in/gKDAxs-a
📍Nationwide locations: lnkd.in/ghZ_Cr95
✅ You can apply to each vacancy group
✅ You can select multiple locations for each announcement
NEW: use the new applicant questionnaire in the announcement to prioritize and rank your top desired locations!
Apply early to increase your chances!
📅The first review cycle closes October 17, 2026
Previous Applicants: Still interested in joining our team? Please apply to these new announcements to be considered for these new opportunities.
Good luck!
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.@Pfizer laying off 150 in Portage woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-co…
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today GasBuddy counts 13 states where diesel averages below $6/gal, but in a week that could be cut by more than half. ultimately, deals don't matter: "no refining, no declining"
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After an Oct. 8 Secretary of State debate, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II says it's time for a chief privacy officer with a software engineering background to lead the Department of State (13:03).
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Huge thanks to my fellow MIRS Girl, @somersodeman, for taking the time this weekend to make her MIRS Monday Podcast debut!
She reports on Rogers' attempts to tie El-Sayed's funders to terrorist groups on the debate stage. Will the next debate be more focused on policy?
On today's podcast episode, MIRS reflects on last week's U.S. Senate debate hosted by WoodTV. What were Democratic Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers' most notable moments? (2:14)
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Welp, summer like vibes all over again. This after establishing a brand new record high in Kalamazoo yesterday of 84 degrees 😎😎😎😎😎😎
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Arab American News publisher Osama Siblani told @MIRSnews US Senate candidate @MikeRogersForMI privately met w/him, 15-20 Arab American community members during '24 Senate campaign — then asked them not to tell the media b/c @Republican voters wouldn't support him if they knew
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Pro-John James PAC fueled by the Republican Governors Association, which was averaging $1.58 million a week in paid media, is down to $187,000 this week. James and his other PAC barely spending. Pro-Jocelyn Benson spending this week: $3.79M, per AdImpact.
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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens having fun on @TMZLive this afternoon