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Ex-Purdue big man charged with reckless driving, was allegedly going 101 mph

1 week ago | mlive.com | Brandon Champion

A former Big Ten basketball star has been charged after he was pulled over for speeding. The Indianapolis Star reported Wednesday that Zach Edey, a back-to-back national player of the year during his time at Purdue, is facing a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving. Indiana State Police told the newspaper they stopped the 7-foot-4 Edey, now a member of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, driving a Kia Sorento 101 mph in a 55-mph zone on Indiana 25 in Tippecanoe County on May 1.
2 Michigan spots on list of best places to camp in Midwest

1 week ago | mlive.com | Brandon Champion

Michigan is home to two of the best places to camp in the Midwest. The Dyrt, a camping resource with millions of user-generated reviews and photo, released its 2025 list this week and it included spots in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. The top 10 is based on reviews from users across the U.S. “It’s difficult to summarize Midwest camping with a single theme,” the The Dyrt team wrote.
2 Michigan spots on list of best places to camp in Midwest

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Brandon Champion

3 hours agoTravel + Leisure's comprehensive ship review of the AmaMagna, which sails the Danube River. Fantastic, spacious cabins with private balconies and bathtubs. • Plenty of fitness and wellness activities, including a pickleball court, a pool, a hot tub, and numerous workout classes and programs. • Excellent …
Death of worker at Michigan high school followed ‘near miss’ earlier in day, report says

1 week ago | mlive.com | Brandon Champion

POTTERVILLE, MI – More details have emerged regarding the death of a construction worker at a Michigan high school. According to a report from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the death a 27-year-old at a gym at Potterville High School on June 16 is the 12th workplace fatality of 2025. The MIOSHA report indicates that two employees were working on an aerial lift setting steel trusses when the incident occurred.
Baby is coming! Pirates’ star leaves game in Detroit after wife goes into labor

1 week ago | mlive.com | Brandon Champion

DETROIT -- The baby is coming! Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds left Tuesday’s loss to the Detroit Tigers in Detroit in the second inning after his wife went into labor, the team announced. Reynolds, a 2-time All-Star, struck out to end the top of the first. He didn’t see any action in the outfield in the bottom of the inning before he was replaced by Alexander Canario in right field.
Eminem stalker gets prison after breaking into rapper’s home for second time

1 week ago | mlive.com | Brandon Champion

MACOMB COUNTY, MI – A Michigan man accused of stalking Detroit rapper Eminem was back in court this week. Matthew Davis Hughes, 32, of Clinton Township was sentenced to 15 to 30 years by Macomb Circuit Court by Judge Diane M. Druzinski on Tuesday. Hughes was previously found guilty by a jury of first-degree home invasion, aggravated stalking and second offense habitual offender after he broke into Eminem’s home twice.
Construction worker dies after being injured at Michigan high school

1 week ago | mlive.com | Brandon Champion

POTTERVILLE, MI – A construction worker who was injured on the job has reportedly died. WILX-TV in Lansing reported Tuesday that the employee was one of two people injured while working on the new gym at Potterville High School on Monday. The workers were employees of Eagle Enterprises, but Lansing-based Clark Construction is overseeing the job.
2 teens found dead with gunshot wounds outside vehicle in Monroe County

1 week ago | mlive.com | Brandon Champion

MONROE COUNTY, MI – Two teenagers have been found dead from gunshot wounds in Monroe County. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after both victims were found outside a vehicle on Heiss Road near Steffas Road in Raisinville Township around 9:47 a.m. on Tuesday. The victims are male and female and appear to be teenagers, deputies said. They have not been identified by name. There is no danger to the community, deputies said. An investigation is ongoing.
Shooting deaths of man, 17-year-old girl ruled murder-suicide

1 week ago | mlive.com | Brandon Champion

MONROE COUNTY, MI – The deaths of two people in Monroe County, including a 17-year-old girl, have been ruled a murder-suicide. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that the victims are 17-year-old Gwendolyn Fay Smith, a 2025 graduate of Bedford Public Schools, and 33-year-old Ryne Jacob Leist, both of Temperance. Both bodies were found at a home in the 1600 block of W Sterns Road on June 14. Both were shot, deputies said, with Smith’s death being ruled a homicide and Leist’s a suicide.
Vanderbilt QB rips Big Ten, says he ignored transfer calls

1 week ago | mlive.com | Brandon Champion

An SEC quarterback has poured some gas on the conference’s rivalry with the Big Ten. During an appearance on Bussin’ with the Boys on Monday, Vanderbilt senior Diego Pavia told hosts Will Compton and Taylor Lewan that he received plenty of interest in the transfer portal, but didn’t even consider the Big Ten after his big 2024 season. “You want to play with the best – you don’t want to play with the Big Ten. … You ignore those calls,” Pavia said.