Annual Blood Battle between University of Michigan and Ohio State kicks off on Oct. 22

CBS Detroit (News) 10/21 11:21A Jack Springgate

Two of the biggest rival fanbases in all of college football are going head-to-head for a good cause starting this week. The 43rd annual Blood Battle will kick off on Wednesday, Oct. 22, between fans of the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State...

Blood Battle between University of Michigan and Ohio State kicks off

CBS Detroit (News) 10/21 11:16A CBS Detroit

Two of the biggest rival fanbases in all of college football are going head-to-head for a good cause starting Wednesday, Oct. 22. It's the first day of the annual blood battle between fans of the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Michigan to limit Medicaid coverage for weight loss drugs to people with diabetes, morbid obesity

CBS Detroit (News) 10/21 10:16A CBS Detroit

Michigan's new bipartisan state budget will limit Medicaid coverage of a group of weight loss drugs whose use has exploded in popularity in recent years. GLP-1 receptor agonists like Wegovy, Saxenda and Zepbound will be restricted in Michigan...

Michigan gas prices hit lowest point per gallon since April 2021, AAA says

CBS Detroit (News) 10/20 2:51A Paula Wethington

Gasoline prices in Michigan have reached a four-year low after the prices dropped 13 cents a gallon in the past week, AAA-The Auto Club Group reported. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $2.79 a gallon for regular unleaded gas, which is...

Saturday's round of "No Kings" rallies to include dozens of Michigan events

CBS Detroit (News) 10/16 10:13A Paula Wethington

Hundreds of protests and demonstrations will take place across the country Saturday in the next wave of rallies under the "No Kings" messaging theme. This is the first nationally coordinated political rally effort since the current federal...

Michigan Central transportation hub proposal includes Amtrak service

CBS Detroit (News) 10/15 10:19A Paula Wethington

Research and engineering will start on a transportation hub aimed to provide a new passenger rail and intercity bus transit station at Michigan Central in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. That announcement was made Wednesday by Michigan Central,...

Two dogs successfully rescued during Ann Arbor house fire

CBS Detroit (News) 10/15 2:36A Paula Wethington

Police safely rescued two dogs during a house fire in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the local fire department reported. Ann Arbor Police and Fire departments, with assistance from Scio Township Fire Department, were called about 12:40 p.m. Tuesday to a...

Michigan gas prices drop 17 cents from last week, AAA says

CBS Detroit (News) 10/13 5:05A Joseph Buczek

Michigan gas prices dropped 17 cents from last week, according to AAA. A 15-gallon tank of gas costs motorists about $43, which is around $14 less than the highest price drivers paid in July 2024. On average, Michiganders are paying $2.92 per...

Pizza battle for Ronald McDonald Houses in Michigan

CBS Detroit (News) 10/10 4:48A CBS Detroit

Buddy's Pizza has introduced two specialty recipes, one each honoring University of Michigan and Michigan State University, for a fundraising effort benefiting Ronald McDonald Houses in both university communities.

3 charged in connection with fatal shooting of 18-year-old in Ann Arbor

CBS Detroit (News) 9/29 9:30A Joseph Buczek

Three people, including a juvenile, have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Westland man in Ann Arbor last week. Ann Arbor police say the shooting happened in the area of Packard Street and Platt Street around...

Gas prices in Michigan decline 14 cents this week, AAA says

CBS Detroit (News) 9/29 6:01A Paula Wethington

Gas prices in Michigan dropped 14 cents this week, with Michigan drivers now paying an average of $3.03 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, AAA-The Auto Club Group reports. This price is 35 cents less than this time last month, and 44 cents...

Employee stuck in elevator at Mott Children's Hospital rescued via rope

CBS Detroit (News) 9/29 4:56A Paula Wethington

A hospital employee was rescued by rope after an elevator malfunctioned Sunday at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was a complicated rescue but resulted in no injuries, the Ann...

3 suspects in custody after 18-year-old shot and killed in Ann Arbor

CBS Detroit (News) 9/26 12:32P Joseph Buczek

Three suspects are in custody after an 18-year-old Westland man was shot and killed in Ann Arbor Friday afternoon, police said. Ann Arbor police responded to the area of Packard Street and Platt Street around 1:15 p.m. Friday for a report of a...

Michigan Stadium to host its first, sold-out concert with John Mayer, Zach Bryan

CBS Detroit (News) 9/26 11:10A Alysia Burgio

This weekend, fans will pack the Big House in Ann Arbor not for a game, but for the stadium's first live music concert . The event is anticipated to be the largest ticketed concert in U.S. history,...

Michigan Stadium to host its first, sold-out concert with John Mayer, Zach Bryan

CBS Detroit (News) 9/26 10:45A CBS Detroit

Ann Arbor's Big House at the University of Michigan to be bustling with fans Saturday for the concert, the first event of its kind at the stadium.