Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025

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You can grab a free chicken slider at any Dave’s Hot Chicken location on Thursday thanks to the chain’s celebration of famous rapper Drake’s 39th birthday. See locations where you can grab a sandwich here and read more in Around the Mitten.

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Spectators and athletes will no longer be able to consume smokeless tobacco products like Zyn at Comerica Park, Ford Field, or Little Caesars Arena according to a city council ordinance passed on Tuesday.

The measure which passed 7-2 bans Dip, chewing tobacco, and other pouches containing nicotine at any sports venue in Detroit. According to the ordinance, violators will be given a chance to stop, and will be ordered to leave and to pay a fine of $100 if they refuse to stop.

The ban passed the Detroit City Council by a two-thirds majority, making it effective immediately. Notably, the ban does not include vaping products. You can read the full ordinance here.

Ten thousand residents in Southeast Michigan experienced power outages through Tuesday evening following severe thunderstorms that brought winds over 50 miles-per-hour and marble-sized hail.

An unsettled weather pattern moved into the state this weekend, creating the conditions for severe weather on Tuesday. Showers are expected to continue through Wednesday for much of Metro Detroit, but no further severe weather is expected.

2,500 Detroiters were still out of power late Tuesday night. You can see a map of all current outages here.

The Michigan Senate voted on Tuesday to increase hunting and fishing licensing fees to generate $29 million in additional revenue for the state’s Game and Fish Protection Fund.

The licensing fee updates are structured in two bills, Senate Bills 276 and 277, which passed the chamber by ten and eight votes, respectively.

The bills now head to the house, where they will likely face opposition from Republican House Speaker Matt Hall. Hall previously stated, “One thing we’re never going to have is increases in our hunting and fishing fees,”

The bills contain several fee increases ranging from five dollars to more than one hundred dollars. You can see a list of all proposed fee increases here.

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