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Monday, January 26th, 2026
Good morning! Welcome to The Mitten, where we provide you a 5-minute rundown of all things Michigan every morning at 5 a.m., directly in your inbox!
Crystal-clear drone footage recorded in Saint Joseph captured two red foxes exploring the shelf ice on Lake Michigan. See the video here and read more in Around the Mitten!
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Detroit 2/16° 🌨️ | Grand Rapids 1/15° 🌨️ | Warren 2/16° 🌨️ | Sterling Heights 2/16° 🌨️ | Ann Arbor 1/16° 🌨️ | Lansing 0/15° 🌨️ | Dearborn 2/16° 🌨️ | Livonia 1/16° 🌨️ | Troy 2/16° 🌨️ | Flint -1/14° 🌨️ | Saginaw 0/14° 🌨️ | Marquette 3/9° ❄️ | Traverse City 10/13° 🌨️ | Cadillac 8/12° 🌨️ | Mackinac Island 9/14° 🌨️
Winter Storm Fern Breaks Records
Michiganians saw record-cold temperatures this weekend thanks to Winter Storm Fern, albeit with less snowfall than its southern neighbors.
The record-breaking storm brought frigid wind chill figures as cold as 50 below zero in the Upper Peninsula, with snowfall in the southern part of the state causing more than 250 flights to be canceled, and dozens of car accidents.
Cold temperatures are expected to last through the week, with most of Michigan seeing near-zero temperatures and negative wind chills through this coming weekend.
You can see an interactive map with snowfall totals for Winter Storm Fern here.
Michigan Has Top Money Management Towns in Country
A new list from WalletHub ranking the best money management towns in the country ranked multiple Michigan cities in the top 100.
Troy was the highest-ranking Michigan town at No. 49 overall, thanks to its average credit score of 768, and mortgage debt-to-income ratio of 206%.
Michigan towns closely behind Troy were Northville, Ann Arbor, and Plymouth at No’s. 56, 64, and 66, respectively.
The list was formulated based on multiple criteria including total late payments, average credit score, and more. You can see the full list here.
Michigan Senators Respond to ICE Shooting
Michigan’s two U.S. Senators announced a no vote on $10 billion in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the ICE-involved shooting of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis this weekend.
Senators Gary Peters (D) and Elissa Slotkin (D) made the announcement after the Saturday shooting of Alex Pretti received national attention, garnering responses from the president and leaders of both major parties.
Michigan’s senatorial candidates running for the seat of Sen. Peters (D) also weighed in on the ICE-involved shooting. You can read where all the candidates stand on ICE here.
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Around the Mitten
Southeast Michigan: A cold weather advisory was issued from from Kalamazoo to Port Huron for subzero wind chill factors. (See Map)
Leelanau: Multiple Northern Michigan Wineries were named winners in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. (See Winners)
Midland: Crumbl Cookies announced an opening date of February 6th for its new store on North Saginaw Road. (More)
Iron River: Olympic Gold Medalist Snowboarder Nick Baumgartner came back to meet and greet fans from multiple states this weekend. (See Video)
Lansing: Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution announced plans to lay off 64 employees at its Creyts Road location. (More)
Ann Arbor: New data revealed the state’s most expensive house sale of 2025 to be a sprawling, $12.8 million estate in a secluded area of the city. (See Video)
Grand Rapids: Five fifth-grade girls beat 900 other teams to bring home the state championship in a new LEGO robotics competition. (See Video)
Sports
Tigers Ace Tarik Skubal accepted his 2025 Cy Young Award, with a superstitious statement for next year. (See Video)
John Gibson became the second Wings goalie to have two eight-win streaks during a season since Chris Osgood in 1995-1996, after the Wings’ 5-1 win over Winnipeg on Saturday. (More)
No. 10 Michigan State basketball steamrolled Maryland 91-48 on Saturday. (See Box Score)
Cade Cunningham kept the Pistons hot with 29 points and 11 assists in a with 139-116 win over Sacramento. (See Box Score)
The Goodie Bag
Two red foxes in Saint Joseph were captured on high-quality drone video exploring the shelf ice on Lake Michigan. (See Video)
Michiganders in Grand Haven braved bone-chilling temperatures and brought over 130 cardboard sleds to compete in the 50th edition of Winterfest. (See Video)
Adrian College’s Men’s Volleyball team was featured by football coach Jon Gruden in a video after sending him some team swag. (See Video)
Congratulations again to Bob O. in St. Augustine for winning Friday’s surprise giveaway! Bob, please check your email for instructions on claiming your prize!
Previous Results
What are your weekend plans? ❄️
Watch Movies - 55%
Brave the Cold - 16%
Work - 6%
I’m a snowbird - 23%
It seemed like we had a lot of movie watchers respond to our poll on Friday. Hopefully you all stayed warm and had a cozy weekend!
Answer: Watch Movies, “I’ll be snuggled up, with the fireplace going, crocheting and watching movies”
Answer: Watch Movies, “Retired full time in Northern Mi, will be inside watching movies and reading books today…”
Answer: Watch Movies, “In our 70’s - it’s too cold out there!! ”
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