FROM THE 1450 WNBY NEWS CENTER (1-05-15) SCHOOL CLOSURES/DELAYS: Tahquamenon Area Schools on a 2-hour delay; Whitefish Twp. School on a 2-hour delay; Brimley Area Schools CLOSED. Two-thousand and fourteen was not a good year for Democrats, either in Michigan or elsewhere. Many legislative seats were lost, and in Michigan, Republicans strengthened their existing majorities in the House and Senate. A new Pew Research Center poll comparing the beginning of 2014 with the beginning of 2015, showed a 20 point drop in the percentage of Democrats who thought the year ahead would be a good one. Officials at the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant in Bridgman are looking into the leak of an estimated 2,000 gallons of oil into Lake Michigan since October 25th. According to an event notification posted on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission website, the leak was found in the Unit Two turbine lube oil system, which contains about 25 thousand gallons of oil and is cooled with water from the lake. A new study shows that Michigan has taken a step backward from last year with more people leaving the state than are moving here. The United Van Lines’ 38th Annual Migration Study released Friday found Michigan was again a “high outbound” state in 2014. United tracked 5,520 household moves involving Michigan last year. Of those, 55.4 percent involved people moving out, while 44.6 percent involved people moving here. WNBY SPORTS!!! Tony Romos eight-yard touchdown pass to Terrance Williams with 2:32 to go lifted the Dallas Cowboys to a 24-20 comeback win over the Detroit Lions in an NFC Wild Card showdown in Arlington yesterday. Romo threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns for Dallas, which trailed by as many as 13 in the second half. The Cowboys will travel to Green Bay to face the Packers next Sunday. Matthew Stafford passed for 323 yards, a touchdown and an interception for the Lions, who havent won a playoff game since 1992. Golden Tate had six catches for 89 yards and a score in the loss. Meanwhile, Andrew Luck threw for 376 yards and a touchdown to lead the Indianapolis Colts to a 26-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. The Colts will clash with Peyton Manning and the Broncos in Denver next Sunday. The playoffs will resume next Saturday when the New England Patriots host Baltimore Ravens. The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks will also welcome the Carolina Panthers Saturday night. The college football season is down to one game. The second-ranked Oregon Ducks will meet the fourth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes one week from tonight in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Ducks blasted Florida State 59-20 in the semifinals on New Years Day, while the Buckeyes upset top-ranked Alabama 42-35. In the final bowl game on Sunday night, Toledo trounced Arkansas State 63-44 in the GoDaddy Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. Brandon Jennings poured in 35 points and dished out seven assists to help guide the Detroit Pistons to a 114-95 win over the Sacramento Kings at the Palace of Auburn Hills last night. Andre Drummond recorded a 15 point 14 rebound double-double to help Detroit pick up its fifth straight victory. Greg Monroe also had a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards. DeMarcus Cousins paced Sacramento with 18 points and 15 rebounds but also committed six turnovers. The Kings have dropped three of four and 10 of their last 13 overall. The Michigan State Spartans take on the Indiana Hoosiers tonight from the Breslin Center. Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m. MSU is 9-and-5 after Tuesdays 68-to-66 double overtime loss to Maryland in their Big Ten opener. Indiana comes in at 11-and-3.The Michigan Wolverines face Penn State tomorrow. Tip from the Bryce Jordan Center is at 6 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. Michigan is 8-and-6 while Penn State comes in at 12-and-3. The Detroit Red Wings are at Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers tomorrow. Detroit comes in at 20-10-and-9 after a 4-to-1 loss to Vancouver on Saturday. Edmonton is 9-22-and-9. KARL BOHNAKS WEATHER FORECAST: Today: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values between -15 and -20. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Tuesday: Snow showers, mainly after 3pm. High near 10. Wind chill values between -10 and -20. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:42:17 +0000