Midwest Gas Price Spike Hits All Five Great Lakes States as Fuel Costs Surge Ahead of Holiday Travel

Midwest Gas Price Spike Hits All Five Great Lakes States as Fuel Costs Surge Ahead of Holiday Travel

(Photo: KXL) Midwest / Great Lakes Region — May 23, 2026 Drivers across the Great Lakes region are facing sharply higher fuel prices as Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin all recorded some of the largest gasoline price increases in the United States this...
Great Lakes BioBlitz Launches Massive Cross-Border Biodiversity Tracking Effort

Great Lakes BioBlitz Launches Massive Cross-Border Biodiversity Tracking Effort

(Photo: UMN) Great Lakes Region — April 22, 2026 The 2026 Sea Grant Great Lakes BioBlitz officially began on Earth Day across the United States and Canada, launching a month-long citizen science effort to document biodiversity throughout the Great Lakes basin. The...
Mankato Man Arrested After Bizarre Attempt to Break Luigi Mangione Out of Jail

Mankato Man Arrested After Bizarre Attempt to Break Luigi Mangione Out of Jail

(Photo: BOP) Brooklyn, New York — January 29, 2026 A 36-year-old man from Mankato, Minnesota was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly attempting to impersonate a federal agent in a failed effort to secure the release of Luigi Mangione, a high-profile inmate being...
Grand Theft Auto 6 Delay and Leak Fallout: Could Controversy Push the Release Back Again?

Grand Theft Auto 6 Delay and Leak Fallout: Could Controversy Push the Release Back Again?

(Photo: Rockstar / Take-Two) LONDON / GLASGOW / NEW YORK — Jan. 18, 2026 Rockstar Games and its parent company Take‑Two Interactive confirmed Grand Theft Auto 6 is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19, 2026, following multiple delays announced in 2025. But an ongoing...
Great Lakes Commercial Fisheries Near an End to Landfilling Fish Waste

Great Lakes Commercial Fisheries Near an End to Landfilling Fish Waste

(Photo: Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers) January 2026 — A major shift is underway in the Great Lakes region’s seafood industry as commercial fish processors, aquaculture producers, and related companies move to eliminate the landfill disposal of fish...