MEMORIAL DAY

Two of Ann Arbor's public pools reopen for the season over Memorial Day weekend.

YPSILANTI, MI -- By Memorial Day, the nonprofit 22aday will have placed 660 crosses in front of the Ypsilanti Civic Center. The crosses are meant to represent how many solders on average die by suicide each month. It’s the group’s goal to combat veteran suicide via legislative information and provide a sense of community for those who need help. They need to know that there is hope for them.”22aday is accepting volunteers to help display the crosses. Anyone experiencing mental distress or thoughts of suicide can seek help from:The 24-hour National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

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The Monroe Post 1138, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will host a parade through downtown Monroe at 2 p.m. May 30. Other events planned.

If you are looking for a way to remind your family what the holiday is really about, we gathered a list of veteran memorials you can visit throughout the state of Michigan.

All three of Dearborn Public School District’s traditional public high schools are planning special events to remember fallen soldiers from their schools.

JACKSON, MI – Ceremonies to celebrate Memorial Day and remember military service members who have died are coming up in Jackson County. BrooklynThe Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade will head through downtown on Main Street beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 30. Grass LakeGrass Lake will celebrate Memorial day with events hosted by the American Legion. NapoleonNapoleon’s Memorial Day Parade begins at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 30, at the Napoleon Township Park and heads to Oak Grove Cemetery. Spring ArborSpring Arbor’s Memorial Day Parade begins at 1 p.m. Monday, May 30, along Ogle Avenue.

Many people are canceling the trips they had planned for Memorial Day weekend this year due to record-setting gas prices plaguing Michigan and the rest of the U.S.

Chewy is having a Memorial Day Sale. Save up to 30% on pet supplies and accessories to keep them happy. Find great prices on pet swimming pools, too. Chewy has pet essentials on sale including pet beds, pet toys and food dispensers. Find great pet deals below:Yaheetech Foldable Outdoor Hard Plastic Dog & Cat Swimming Pool.

Are you looking for Memorial Day savings on new electronics? Walmart is having a Memorial Day sale on electronics for your home or office. Walmart has discounts on brand name TVs including RCA and Sylvania and laptops by Samsung Galaxy and HP Chromebook. Electronics are great gifts for recent graduates or for your awesome dad on Father’s Day. HP 11.6″ Chromebook, AMD A4, 4GB RAM, 32GB Storage, Black 16W64UT#ABA $98.00 Was $225.00.

May is known for flowers, barbeque, and Memorial Day, but did you know it is actually Michigan Wine Month as declared by Gov. Whitmer? “Michigan Wine Country- Wine and Country Guide” is letting people know all about the wine scene in our state and where to get a taste.

With fewer flights, more passengers and historically high gasoline prices, the cost of flying is skyrocketing as the summer travel season gets underway.

This bride and groom intentionally set themselves on fire while walking down the aisle at their Utah wedding. Both of them are stunt doubles in Hollywood and have worked on high-profile projects like "Yellowstone" and "Hereditary."

Over the Memorial Day weekend, more than a million people in Michigan will travel, and even more plan to get away during the rest of the summer.

The Tribute to the Fallen ceremony takes place May 28 at Monroe's Soldiers and Sailors Park, near the Civil War Memorial.

CBS is asking people to sound Taps at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day.

Tempur-Pedic has a Memorial Day sale going on now. Save up to $500 when you purchase specific styles of their popular mattress sets. Save while Tempur Pedic is offering great discount prices on mattresses, pillows blankets, and toppers. Check out the great deals for yourself:Tempur-Pedic mattress (Photo courtesy of Tempur-Pedic)TEMPUR-Cloud® Medium Save 30% - Ends Monday! Tempur Material has pressure relief technology and removable, washable covers.

FRANKENMUTH, MI — The Frankenmuth Dog Bowl returns to Michigan’s Little Bavaria for Memorial Day weekend, Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29. Event organizers expect more than 100,000 visitors to attend this free festival, which takes place at Frankenmuth River Place Shops, 925 S. Main St. While admission to the Frankenmuth Dog Bowl is free, some events, such as the annual Canine Cruise on the Cass River, require a registration fee. The 2022 Frankenmuth Dog Bowl will conclude with a Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth fireworks show at 9:45 p.m. Sunday. Click through the gallery above to see photos from past Frankenmuth Dog Bowl events.

If you are planning a family and friends camping trip for this summer or during the Memorial Day weekend, Amazon has great deals on 12-person camping tents. Whether you are upgrading your camping tent for a newer model or purchasing a camping tent for the first time. Amazon has great deals on 12+-person camping tents found online at Amazon.com. Whether you are planning a camping trip during the warm weather this season or cool temperatures during the fall, save on camping tents now. Amazon.com has affordable prices for camping tents to help you and your loved ones enjoy memorable camping experiences.

As we inch closer and closer to Memorial Day weekend, many pools in Metro Detroit are opening up for the summer season -- but they need more lifeguards and fast. If they don’t get help, it could mean reduced hours or closures.

The classic time to plant and not worry about frost in Lower Michigan is Memorial Day weekend. Let’s look at next week’s cool-down, and if it could cause frost. Then let’s try to look at the week after for any late frost. Maybe we can figure out it’s OK to start planting the frost-killed garden plants, and all of our gardens for that matter. I’ve drawn in where frost would be possible based on this forecast.

Find great Memorial Day sales below to upgrade your living spaces with new indoor and outdoor furniture. FurnitureRadley 5-Piece Fabric Chaise Sectional Sofa, Created for Macy’s $2,199.00 WAS $4,225.00Ladlow 90″ Fabric Sofa, Created for Macy’s $529.00 WAS $599.00Radley 86″ Fabric Sofa, Created for Macy’s $799.00 WAS $1,289.00Jollene 113″ 2-Pc. Sectional, Created for Macy’s $1,399.00 WAS $2,578.00Myia 82″ Leather Sofa, Created for Macy’s $1,149.00 WAS $1,719.00BedroomAvondale Queen 3-Pc. Dining Set (64″ Square Dining Table, 6 Dining Chairs & 1 Bench), Created for Macy’s $2,299.00 WAS $2,599.00Marlough II Outdoor Aluminum 6-Pc. Dining Set (84″ x 42″ Dining Table, 4 Dining Chairs and 1 Bench) Created for Macy’s $2,788.99 WAS $3,099.00Stockholm Outdoor 4-Pc.

Pick up these pool floats, floating trays, light-up Bluetooth speakers and more from Amazon.

These luggage pieces from Samsonite​, Monos​, Delsey Paris​ and more are on sale now, ahead of Memorial Day.

Shop sales on grills from Weber, Traeger, Green Mountain and more right now.

MACKINAW CITY, MI – One of Michigan’s longest-running Memorial Day parades is set to make its return. After two years of postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mackinaw City’s annual Memorial Parade is set to return to the Straits Area at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 28. This annual parade has been in existence for more than 50 years and continues to be the largest Memorial Day Weekend parade in Michigan. This year’s parade will feature seven high school bands, the Scottsville Clown Band and Petoskey Steel Drum Band. Clowns, Shriners Indy Cars, antique vehicles, creative floats and various other entrants will also be marching in the parade to add to the entertainment.

LANSING, MI – As Memorial Day – the unofficial start of the summer season – approaches, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is struggling to fill seasonal jobs at state parks, the Lansing State Journal reports. So far, 636 people have been hired and 123 more are pending drug tests out of the 1,300 seasonal workers needed to run the 101 state parks, the report said. In 2021, the DNR hired just 736 people and filled in the gaps with contractors.

The Korf/Schultz Saginaw County Track Meet is making more than a few changes this season. The meet, which brings together the top track athletes in Saginaw County, will move from its traditional schedule. Instead of the Tuesday after Memorial Day, the County Meet is Friday at Saginaw Heritage High School.

The Memorial Day holiday will affect TheRide's services and buildings.

Israel honored its soldiers and civilians killed in wars and militant attacks on Wednesday, with air raid sirens wailing nationwide for two minutes and citizens observing a moment of pause for Memorial Day

I don’t like the “average last freeze date,” as that means half of the years still have a freeze occur after that date. (Data/map provided by Iowa State University)The data shows Flint has only a 10% chance of a freeze after May 22. From the map, Saginaw and Bay City are actually at about the same freeze date. (Data/graph provided by Iowa State University)The Saginaw and Bay City areas can get a freeze also in late May. Midland is in that same pocket as Saginaw, Bay City and Flint, where a freeze could occur in late May.

To figure out our historical “safe from freezing date,” we should use the date when there is only a 10% chance of a 32-degree temperature. I don’t like the “average last freeze date,” as that means half of the years still have a freeze occur after that date. (Data/map provided by Iowa State University)The data shows Ann Arbor has only a 10% chance of a freeze after May 14. Detroit actually has an earlier freeze date. Of course if you want to wait until the chance of a freeze is almost zero, May 19 is your date in Ann Arbor.

I don’t like the “average last freeze date,” as that means half of the years still have a freeze occur after that date. (Data/map provided by Iowa State University)The data shows Grand Rapids has only a 10% chance of a freeze after May 13. Kalamazoo actually has a later freeze date. (Data/graph provided by Iowa State University)At Grand Rapids, through May 10 there is around a 12% chance of temperatures dropping to 32 degrees. Of course if you want to wait until the chance of a freeze is almost zero, May 22 is your date in Grand Rapids.

The U.S. has repeatedly extended the mask mandate during the pandemic.

SAGINAW, MI — When Kimberly Napoleon steps into her role as grand marshal of the Memorial Day parade next month in Saginaw, the U.S. Army veteran will be carrying the spirit of fallen military service members close to her heart. “When I found out I was going to be grand marshal, I was honored as a veteran first,” Napoleon said. Memorial Day is very dear to me.”This week, Napoleon was named the parade’s grand marshal by Positive Results Downtown, the Saginaw-based nonprofit that organizes the event each Memorial Day. This year, the nearly 2-mile march will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 30, with Saginaw County Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown serving as the endpoint. “That would be my ask for that day.”It’s a simple gesture, she said, that would honor the sacrifices of all fallen military service members, including the one closest to her heart.

JACKSON, MI – Enjoy food, family and fireworks shows at Cascades Falls Park once again in the summer of 2022. The Jackson City Council approved the summer’s fireworks events at the Cascades, 1400 S. Brown St., during its Tuesday, March 22 meeting. The popular events are back for the Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day holiday weekends, similar to previous years.

The complete lineup has been announced and tickets are now on sale for Downtown Detroit’s beloved annual music festival: Movement.

The "Sunday Morning" commentator opines on today's very American holiday – a mix of blood-pumping patriotism, violence and commercials, enhanced with foods we actually enjoy.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed in 1986 and was not celebrated in every state until 2000. Here is everything you need to know about what is open and what is closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022. Others include Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Juneteenth, Labor Day and Veterans Day. Is there mail delivery on MLK Day 2022? The following major supermarkets will be open with regular hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day:Are restaurants open on MLK Day 2022?

SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, MI — Residents dreaming of a return to sun-soaked seasonal fun can look forward to a new summertime amenity by next Memorial Day. A kid-friendly splash park will open in May 2022 as part of a $900,000 project planned at William H. Haithco Recreation Area — more commonly known as Haithco Park — in Saginaw Township. “These are incredibly popular attractions in communities,” said Brian Keenan-Lechel, director of Saginaw County Parks and Recreation. Saginaw-based Wobig Construction Co. will oversee construction on property between the Haithco Park’s parking lot and boat launch. He said the Haithco Park splash pad, however, will most closely resemble the splash park that opened in 2010 at Saginaw’s Frank N. Andersen Celebration Park.

SAGINAW, MI — With jurors unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the trial of a Saginaw man accused of killing another man at a Memorial Day party, a Saginaw County judge has declared a mistrial. Trial testimony established Buell and Rowe both attended a Memorial Day barbecue the evening of May 24, 2020, at 2322 Mershon St. on Saginaw’s West Side. Buell had shown Lavender a gun at the gathering, though she had never seen him with one before, she said. Buell himself testified on Oct. 14, alleging he shot Rowe in self-defense. Read more:Woman testifies in Saginaw murder trial to seeing boyfriend bleed out after allegedly being shot in video game disputeBets over video game led to fatal shooting of Saginaw man, witnesses testifyMother of slain Saginaw man starts GoFundMe page to help with funeral expensesSaginaw man charged in Memorial Day homicidePolice release name of man killed in Saginaw Memorial Day shooting

The number of military suicides jumped by 15% in 2020, fueled by significant increases in the Army and Marine Corps that senior leaders said were troubling and require more effort to prevent.

SAGINAW, MI — This weekend, summer will end for families who enjoy the splash park at Frank N. Andersen Celebration Park. Saginaw officials say the city-operated splash pad will close for the year after Saturday. The splash pad opened about a week later than its typical Memorial Day weekend launch this year because of staffing shortages, Saginaw officials say. Opened in 2010, the splash pad was launched as part of a $1.58 million city project that includes a playscape, picnic area, skateboard park and lakeside boardwalk at Frank N. Andersen Celebration Park. Read more on MLive:Saginaw splash pad not opening for Memorial Day weekend due to staffing shortage

Don’t look now, but August is almost over, September arrives this Wednesday, and Labor Day is this weekend. Are you just as excited for Labor Day as you were for Memorial Day? Or does Labor mark the end of the summer and vacation season for you? That’s what we’re discussing on today on What’s the Buzz.

The recent effort to make the anniversary a federal holiday is undermined by the simultaneous attack on critical race theory and curricula focused on the enduring legacy of slavery.

Some institutions have dropped the name Columbus Day or switched to celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. One New Jersey school district came up with a new solution: eliminate all holiday names.

Indeed, since Memorial Day the state’s case numbers and positivity rate have continued to plummet. “We had our stress test on Memorial Day, and we seemed to have passed it,” said Dr. Frank Rosenblat, an Oakland County infectious disease specialist with McLaren Health. “There’s a seasonal component to this virus because it transmits so less effectively outside.”Still, doctors warn that even with plunging cases numbers, unvaccinated people are still vulnerable to catching COVID. “It’s heartbreaking to still have people dying of this, especially young people.”Since Memorial Day, Michigan has reported 410 deaths from COVID-19, including 80 involving people under age 60 and four involving people under age 30. “I think what we’re going to see going forward are pockets of outbreaks, especially in areas where vaccination rates are low,” he said.

U.S. airport screenings topped 2 million people a day for the first time in the pandemic,

The decision on the Acosta Bridge in Jacksonville, Fla., which came after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a much-debated transgender girls sports ban on the first day of Pride Month, appears to have been reversed Wednesday amid mounting blowback.

A retired U.S. Army officer is getting a chance to deliver his speech about freed Black slaves who honored fallen Civil War soldiers.

A retired U.S. Army officer whose speech about freed Black slaves honoring fallen Civil War soldiers was censored by organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony will get another chance to deliver it. The American Legion Department of Ohio said it has invited retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter to speak next week at the organization's Buckeye Boys State, an annual gathering that teaches young men about government. Kemter was speaking at a Memorial Day event hosted by a local American Legion post in northeastern Ohio when his microphone was turned off as he talked about the role Black people played in how Memorial Day began.

Both organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony have now resigned under pressure after they silenced a retired U.S. Army officer’s microphone while he was talking about how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers just after the Civil War. Cindy Suchan, chair of the Memorial Day parade committee and president of the Hudson American Legion Auxiliary, stepped down nearly a week after the ceremony, the Akron Beacon Journal reported Tuesday. Suzette Heller, department adjutant for the American Legion Department of Ohio, said she was told Sunday that Suchan had resigned.

The much-anticipated May jobs report offers evidence for both sides of the labor-shortage argument, according to economists.

Organisation announces chapter’s suspension and stands ‘in unity and solidarity’ with Black Americans

Letters to the editor on identifying remains from the USS Oklahoma, the costs of infrastructure, immigration reform and the mask requirement at Idaho Shakespeare Festival.

After its triumphant first weekend, “A Quiet Place Part II” fell 59% at the North American box office leaving room for the third movie in the “Conjuring” franchise to take first place.

For Dr. Jeremy Faust, the moment he realized the pandemic no longer dominated his workday came over Memorial Day weekend, when he didn’t see a single coronavirus case over two shifts in the emergency room at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Kerry LaBarbera, an ER nurse a few miles away at Boston Medical Center, had a similar realization that same weekend, when just two patients with COVID-19 came through her unit, one of the busiest in New England. Massachusetts and the rest of New England — the most heavily vaccinated region in the U.S. — are giving the rest of the country a possible glimpse of the future if more Americans get their shots.

Police have arrested a second man in connection to a wild shootout outside a bodega on Memorial Day that injured five people, according to officials.

The American Legion Department of Ohio condemned the "pre-meditated" censoring of retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter's speech on Memorial Day.

The head of an American Legion post in Ohio has stepped down after organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony silenced a speech about freed Black slaves honoring soldiers after the Civil War.

The body of a newborn baby believed to be full-term was found inside a porta potty in Texas, officials say.

The body of a newborn baby believed to be full-term was found inside a porta potty in Texas, officials say.

The body of a newborn baby believed to be full-term was found inside a porta potty in Texas, officials say.

Organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony in Ohio turned off the featured speaker’s microphone when a former Army officer began recalling how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers after the Civil War.

President Biden is set to announce a “month of action” on Wednesday in an effort to vaccinate as many Americans as possible ahead of the Fourth of July.

A 2-year-old boy was found after he wandered away from home on Memorial Day in Lapeer County.

Starting Tuesday, the state will see some of the biggest changes to pandemic restrictions in months.

Welcome to Memorial Day, Motown.

Welcome to Memorial Day, Motown.

There is a heated battle in Royal Oak over the planned move of a war memorial.

Memorial Day is a day set aside to honor the men and women who died while serving their country.

Auburn Hills was among several Metro Detroit communities holding a Memorial Day parade on Monday.

A nation slowly emerging from restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic honored generations of fallen U.S. veterans on a Memorial Day observed without the severe pandemic restrictions that affected the day of tribute just a year ago.

Authorities say a huge American flag and several smaller flags were stolen from a Southern California veterans cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Gov. Garlin Gilchrist are honoring the lives of fallen veterans this Memorial Day with a new video

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President Joe Biden will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery this Memorial Day.

The difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day still seems to trip people up, although it shouldn't. So, what do you say on Memorial Day compared to Veterans Day?

Here is the weather forecast for Metro Detroit.

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Welcome to Sunday night, Motown.

President Joe Biden has marked his first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief by honoring the nation’s sacrifices in a deeply personal manner.

Watch live coverage as President Biden delivers remarks at a Memorial Day service in Delaware.

Welcome to Sunday and the continuation of Memorial Day weekend, Motown.

Welcome to Sunday and the continuation of Memorial Day weekend, Motown.

A Frost Advisory is in effect for Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston and Sanilac Counties from 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. ET, Sunday.

Veterans, scouts and patriotic Americans placed flags at gravestones. It’s when you take a step back and see the sheer number of flags, the significance becomes even more profound.

More cities and states are shrugging off lingering COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination rates rise and the number of infections falls.

Beaches in Chicago were washed out by high waves on the first day the city had been set to reopen Lake Michigan to swimming since summer 2019.

Saturday afternoon will be sunny but cool. Highs will be over 10 degrees below average in the low 60s.

Welcome to Saturday and the start of Memorial Day weekend, Motown.

Pressure is mounting on Democrats to end the practice of requiring 60 votes to move legislation through the Senate if they hope to advance President Joe Biden’s agenda.

Memorial Day is a day set aside to honor the men and women who died while serving their country.

The Michigan and State theaters are honoring vets and active duty military personnel with free admission this weekend.

President Joe Biden started the Memorial Day weekend by visiting a rock climbing gym in northern Virginia as the state lifted all COVID-19 distancing and capacity restrictions at private businesses and much of the nation pushes toward a greater sense of normalcy.

The state of Michigan will not release updated daily COVID cases and deaths on Memorial Day, officials announced.

Each Friday before Memorial Day weekend is known among American meteorologists as “Don’t Fry Day.”

Millions of Michiganders and Americans are preparing for the biggest holiday since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.