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There’s a week to go and a lot to be decided. It’s Week 9 of the high school football season, and no team has earned an OK Conference championship outright. School League Overall Caledonia 6-0 8-0 Rockford 6-0 8-0 Grandville 4-2 6-2 East Kentwood 4-2 5-3 Hudsonville 2-4 2-6 West Ottawa 1-5 3-5 Jenison 1-5 2-6 Grand Haven 0-6 1-7School League Overall Forest Hills Central 6-0 8-0 Byron Center 5-1 6-2 Lowell 3-3 5-3 Forest Hills Northern 3-3 4-4 East Grand Rapids 3-3 3-5 Grand Rapids Christian 2-4 3-5 Northview 2-4 3-5 Greenville 0-6 1-7School League Overall Mona Shores 6-0 7-1 Zeeland West 5-1 7-1 Muskegon 5-1 6-2 Reeths-Puffer 3-3 5-3 Union 2-4 4-4 Zeeland East 2-4 2-6 Wyoming 1-5 1-7 Holland 0-6 0-8School League Overall South Christian 6-0 8-0 Catholic Central 5-1 7-1 Forest Hills Eastern 4-2 6-2 Cedar Springs 4-2 4-4 Wayland 2-4 4-4 Thornapple-Kellogg 2-4 2-6 Kenowa Hills 1-5 1-7 Ottawa Hills 0-6 0-8School League Overall West Catholic 5-1 7-1 Fruitport 5-1 6-2 Unity Christian 5-1 5-3 Coopersville 3-3 5-3 Holland Christian 2-4 3-5 Allendale 2-4 3-5 Spring Lake 2-4 3-5 Hamilton 0-6 2-6

The Biden administration is relying on a variety of private-sector partnerships to help fund and implement goal of ending hunger in America by 2030.

The Macomb Area Conference is a massive 36-team conference split into six divisions. Once again, the battle for the top spot in each division is going to be a difficult journey this season. Now, it’s time for you to vote for who you think will win each division. Take a look at the polls below asking you to pick a winner of each of the six MAC divisions. You have until the end of the day on Aug. 24 to vote as often as you want.

Russia's leader says sanctions are "mad and thoughtless", as the war stops Ukraine from hosting Eurovision.

The Big 8 conference has released its all-conference golf team for the 2022 season. Jonesville and Quincy shared the conference title with Union City third, Homer fourth, Bronson fifth, Springport sixth and Concord seventh.

The Great Lakes Water Authority said a rate hike of 3.7% in water rates and 2.4% in sewer rates is coming July 1.

The RNC approved the censure on Friday by voice vote during a meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. It also agreed to no longer support them as members of the Republican party.

The team that set the record for the best regular season in MLS history looks to continue their success into the playoffs, while the other tries to pull out a surprising upset, as the New England Revolution get set to host New York City FC in the final match of the Conference Semifinals. EASTERN CONFERENCE(1) New England Revolution vs. (4) New York City FCAfter amassing more points than any other team in league history (73), the New England Revolution are now poised to make a run for the franchise’s elusive first MLS Cup. New York has now made it to the second round in all but two of the franchise’s seven seasons after vanquishing Atlanta United in their first round matchup. Even though the Revolution are favored to go the distance by many, NYCFC is not total underdogs, as the two clubs traded wins in the regular season, with New England only going 9-8-2 against New York, all-time. Check out the full MLS Cup Playoff schedule and bracket

WESTERN CONFERENCE(3) Sporting Kansas City vs. (7) Real Salt LakeKansas City is trying to make it back to the conference finals for the first time in three years. Real Salt Lake, the lowest seed to qualify in the West, stunned everybody by knocking off the heavily-favored Seattle Sounders last week. After going scoreless after 120 minutes, Salt Lake beat the Sounders 6-5 in penalties to make it to the Conference Semis for the third time in four seasons. Despite the point disparity between the two clubs, Salt Lake might be considered the favorites to some. During the regular season, Salt Lake took both matches, including a 1-0 victory on the final day of the season in Kansas City.

The Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference is returning this fall after being canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus -- but the event will operate differently still amid the pandemic.

This week Local 4 News is pleased to be a part of a first. There will be a virtual international conference to discuss the topic of early childhood education.

The Vatican is opening a unique three-day health conference featuring a star-studded lineup: Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is leading the U.S. coronavirus response, will speak alongside soprano Renee Fleming, the CEOs of Pfizer and Moderna and the lead guitarist of Aerosmith

Published: September 1, 2020, 5:06 am Updated: September 1, 2020, 6:30 am(Copyright 2020 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.) The Michigan Minority Procurement Conference gets underway virtually on Tuesday. It will start just after 8 a.m. and run daily through this Thursday Sept. 3. The conference focuses on connecting national and local corporations with the top minority business enterprises across the state. To learn more about the conference and to register click here.

The Big Ten released its 10-game conference-only football schedule beginning as early as Labor Day weekend but cautioned there is no certainty games will be played. The Big Ten had announced a month ago it would shorten the season and eliminate nonconference games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Under the revised schedule, teams will play conference opponents they originally were set to meet and will have one additional cross-division game. The regular season starts the weekend of Sept. 5 and runs through Nov. 21. The conference will allow teams to begin preseason practices Friday, or earlier if a team's season begins before Sept. 5.

JusticeCon, a virtual social justice conference on Juneteenth, aims to connect activists, faith leaders and politicians with more than 2,000 attendees to explore social change through community, conversation, and courageous action. Speakers include former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kamala Harris. Watch live here beginning at 9 a.m. Friday:

INDIANAPOLIS – Big Ten Tournament basketball games will be played with no fans beginning Thursday. The Big Ten Conference released a statement Wednesday that only “student-athletes, coaches, event staff, essential team and Conference staff, TV network partners, credentialed media and immediate family members of the participating teams” can attend the games. Also, all future Big Ten Conference winter and spring sport competitions will be limited to the same group as the basketball tournament. Michigan is slated to play in the tournament Thursday, and Michigan State plays Friday. “The main priority of the Big Ten Conference is to ensure the safety of our student-athletes, coaches, administrators, fans and media as we continue to monitor all relevant information on the COVID-19 virus on a daily basis.”