• Hooters suddenly closed two Michigan locations June 4, leaving just one open in the state.
• The restaurant chain has faced financial struggles, filing for bankruptcy in March 2025.

Hooters is near the end of an era in Michigan — abrupt closures this week have left just one location open in the state.

The sports bar and grill chain closed more than 30 locations across multiple states Wednesday, June 4, including two in Michigan, USA TODAY reported. The restaurants in Flint and Taylor were among the closings. A Saginaw location is Michigan’s last one remaining restaurant.

The move comes several months after the restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy in late March 2025, though it had said no locations would close at the time.

Here’s what to know.

Which Michigan Hooters restaurants closed?

In Michigan, the Flint and Taylor Hooters closed June 4, USA TODAY reported, leaving just one Hooters location open in the state.

The restaurant chain, known for its chicken wings and servers wearing orange shorts and low-cut tank tops, began in 1983 and expanded to 29 countries before its decline, closing numerous locations in recent years.

Where else did Hooters close?

The following Hooters in other states also closed, per USA TODAY:

• Sanford, Florida
• Orlando, Florida – Kirkman Road
• Kissimmee, Florida – Osceola Parkway
• Melbourne, Florida
• Atlanta, Georgia – Downtown
• Douglasville, Georgia
• Gwinnett, Georgia
• Valdosta, Georgia
• Greenwood, Indiana
• Rockford, Illinois
• Newport, Kentucky
• St. Louis, Missouri – Downtown
• Charlotte, North Carolina – South Boulevard
• Columbia, South Carolina
• Rock Hill, South Carolina
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Memphis, Tennessee – Downtown
• Nashville, Tennessee – Harding Place
• Grapevine, Texas
• Houston, Texas
• San Marcos, Texas

Why did the locations close?

Hooters said in a statement to USA TODAY that the closed stores were company owned and called the closures a “difficult decision.”

“Hooters will be well-positioned to continue our iconic legacy under a pure franchise business model,” the company said. “We are committed to supporting our impacted team members throughout this process and are incredibly grateful to our valued customers for their loyalty and dedication to the Hooters brand.”

The company did not respond to a followup inquiry on a list of closed locations or when employees were notified of the closures.

How many restaurants did Hooters have?

There were 305 Hooters locations, including 151 owned and operated by the company itself and a separate 154 operated by franchisees. The company has been closing locations suddenly since at least 2024.

What’s happening at Hooters?

The company filed for bankruptcy in late March 2025 amid financial challenges. The Atlanta-based restaurant chain was then $376 million in debt and looking to sell 151 of its corporate-owned restaurants to a buyer group comprised of two existing Hooters franchises.

At the time, no locations were expected to close and Hooters said it would “continue providing customers with the guest-obsessed hospitality experience and delicious food they have come to expect over the past 40 years.”

Are any Michigan Hooters still open?

The closures leave one Hooters open in Michigan, at 5538 Bay Road in Saginaw.

USA TODAY contributed.

Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.

BROOKLYN, MI – Up-and-coming country music artist Nate Smith has canceled all of his shows for June, including his prerace concert scheduled for Michigan International Speedway.

Smith was supposed to lead a concert at MIS on Sunday, June 8, prior to the FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR race. The show was part of the Busch Light Summer Music Series.

Smith’s doctors put him on “strict vocal rest” through the end of June.

“We’ve all come to the decision that the best way to get my voice fully back is to rest it for the first time in almost five years,” Smith wrote in a Facebook post. “This is the part that is so hard for me, because I have multiple bucket list shows coming up this month (including CMA Fest) and it breaks my heart knowing I won’t be there to see all of you.”

MIS officials couldn’t be reached Wednesday afternoon to say whether there will be a different performer for the show, prior to Sunday’s race.

The concert was supposed to last for an hour on the grass field near the start/finish line. Fans didn’t need to purchase a separate ticket – anybody with Sunday tickets could watch the show.

Smith is a multi-platinum, award-winning country music artist. In 2024, he was named Billboard’s Rookie of the Year and Amazon’s Breakthrough Country Artist.

His most famous songs include “Whiskey on You,” “World on Fire,” “Wildfire” and “Bulletproof.”

Smith is scheduled to tour this summer on Jason Aldean’s Full Throttle Tour.

No Faster Horses

Smith isn’t the only country music cancellation at MIS in 2025. The annual Faster Horses music festival was canceled for this summer. Organizers said they were “taking the year to make plans for a bigger and better Faster Horses.”

Track officials hope to have Faster Horses return in 2026.

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“Obviously we would rather have the event if we could. But it’s a pause year,” MIS President Joe Fowler said. “We have so many things that happen throughout the year here, especially in the summer, event-wise, that we’re going to keep a pretty busy schedule.

“I have no reason to believe that Faster Horses won’t be back next year.”

BLAIR TOWNSHIP, MI – A dog with the Michigan State Police helped track a break-in suspect across five miles in Northern Michigan early Tuesday.

According to the MSP Seventh District, troopers from the Traverse City post were called to respond to a home invasion complaint in Blair Township at roughly 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, in central Grand Traverse County.

After an initial investigation, police said the homeowner spotted a woman in his driveway from his Ring doorbell camera before she entered the residence and left with an unspecified number of items.

Trooper Matt Unterbrink and his police dog partner Ox responded to the scene to assist finding the female subject.

After the lengthy trek, she was tracked to an area with thick vegetation, police said.

Identified as a 44-year-old Kingsley woman, she was soon after arrested and lodged in the Grand Traverse County Jail awaiting multiple charges.

MSP shared the news on its social media Tuesday.

Further information was not immediately available.