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Dec 30, 2024 · 📜 Today in history: On Dec. 30, 1922, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, formed with its capital in Moscow, eventually incorporated 15 republics and constituted (in area) the largest ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Midland Public Schools announced that classes will be canceled on Wednesday, Jan. 22 for a second straight day due to frigid temperatures. The announcement was made around 5 p.m. Tuesday. "All ...

Jan 10, 2025 · 📜 Today in history: On Jan. 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense, a 50-page pamphlet that sold more than 500,000 copies within a few months and called for a war of independence that ...

Dec 27, 2024 · 📜 Today in history: On Dec. 27, 1831, Charles Darwin set sail on the HMS Beagle, beginning the voyage on which he would formulate his theory of evolution. Dec. 28: John Louis Good plays his big ...

Jan 24, 2025 · After passing the Republican-majority House on Thursday, new minimum wage and paid leave bills will move to the Democratic-majority Senate.

Nearly 2,000 properties in northern Gladwin County and southern Roscommon County are without power. Consumers Energy is investigating a cause of the outage.

Dec 23, 2024 · 📜 Today in history: On Dec. 22, 1894, on the basis of specious evidence and anti-Semitism, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was sentenced to life in prison for treason, sparking a controversy ...

Dec 11, 2024 · 📜 Today in history: On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt became the last humans to walk on the Moon. Dec. 13-14: From 7:00-9:00 pm Creative 360 presents ...

Dec 29, 2024 · Rite Aid stores begin to close across Michigan including both Midland locations.; Two inmates were found dead in Midland County Jail. Daniel Edwards, 56, reportedly killed himself on Aug. 24 while ...