By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Inamullah Niazai sits on the porch step of his red brick home in St. Louis and smiles at the bustle of activity around him — his mother and father chatting in the front yard, his two young girls chewing a chocolate ice cream bars. “Anything is …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Democratic presidential candidate in Michigan won a special election for a heavily Republican seat against a GOP opponent who made controversial comments about rape, Russia’s war in Ukraine and others questions, reducing the majority of Republicans in the State House. Carol Glanville beat Robert “RJ” …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a spending bill that would fund a new college scholarship program for high school graduates and increase funding for college operations by 11 percent. State. The legislation, one of 14 budget bills to clean up the chamber, passed 31-4 …
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By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Add another contestant group to the blank races for Congress and governor that will dominate this year’s midterm elections: secretaries of state. Former President Donald Trump’s attempts to reverse the 2020 election results and his subsequent endorsements of candidates for state electoral offices who are sympathetic …
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POLICE SHOOTING TRAINING Person injured during Michigan police training exercise TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) — Police say a person attending a suburban Detroit police training program suffered gunshot wounds and was hospitalized. Michigan State Police said the shooting happened Sunday afternoon during training at a Taylor city park for the city’s volunteer auxiliary police program. The …
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MICHIGAN LEGISLATIVE ATTACK Michigan lawmaker’s forceful speech refutes ‘grooming’ attack LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan lawmaker, mother, and LGBTQ rights supporter who was accused by a fellow Republican of wanting to “groom” school kids says her impassioned response resonated because people are tired of such attacks . Democratic State Senator Mallory McMorrow’s remarks went …
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Jmeeter, Wikimedia Creative Commons Gall on a sugar maple leaf. Researchers at Wayne State University are developing an alternative method of monitoring groundwater for toxins. The process is usually laborious and expensive; this requires the installation of wells, which can cost local public health departments millions. Or with phytoscreening, researchers can test plant tissues for …
By JOHN FLESHER, AP Environmental Editor LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — Stretched out like a gigantic pool atop a cliff overlooking Lake Michigan, lies a pond of asphalt and clay containing enough water to generate electricity for 1.6 million of hearths. It is part of the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant, which uses a simple technology: water …
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POLICE SHOOTING-MICHIGAN-RESISTING ARREST Police arrests of black people often filled with fear, anxiety Video shows Patrick Lyoya disobeying an officer during a traffic stop on April 4, attempted to run, then struggled with the officer over his Taser before the officer shot him in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For a number of black men and women, …
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UROP Mentor Samer Ali (right) and Elizabeth Tower Image credit: Sean Carter Curiosity and passion to understand the use of literary expressions as nonviolent resistance brought together Professor Samer Ali of the University of Michigan and student Elizabeth Tower. After Tower, an international studies student, took Ali’s course on peace and non-violence in Islamic cultures, …
By ED WHITE, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan’s Supreme Court was urged Wednesday to strike down a law that requires those convicted of crimes to pay millions of dollars in daily operating costs for local courts. The challenge comes at a key time: the law expires in October and a Supreme Court ruling would …
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By RUSS BYNUM and COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — In the long debate over whether black Americans should receive reparations for the atrocities and injustices of slavery and racism, California took a big step this week to become the first state American to make some form of restitution a reality. The state reparations …
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DETROIT (AP) — A building that featured a former movie theater on the outskirts of downtown Detroit will be redeveloped into affordable housing. The $75 million project at the United Artists Building was announced Thursday by Mayor Mike Duggan and other city leaders. The nearly 100-year-old building will have 148 apartments and retail and dining …
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: April 5-7, 2022 EVENT: University of Michigan Latinx Research Week DETAILS: What do moon landing missions, Ecuadorian artisanal fishing and a group of Puerto Rican artists from the 90s have in common? These, and many more, are some of the research topics conducted by Latino students and faculty at UM. Their work …
Equal parts science gathering and participatory event, “Size Up: Changing Paradigms in Social Impact Design” aims to spark hybrid, flexible, and engaging conversations through a series of workshops led by Detroit-based artists and activists. The event, from 3-9 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, at the Art & Architecture Building, will feature faculty from the University …
Click to enlarge De’Andrea Taylor Breonna Taylor, second from left, is pictured with three of her sisters and a cousin. Everette Taylor is a family man. Except he’s in jail and can’t see his family. The 6-foot-1, 45-year-old slender man is being held at Macomb Correctional Facility in Michigan. For the past 23 years, he …
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By GRAYSON STEELE, Battle Creek Investigator BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — The shelves of the Willard Library feature a plethora of books spanning countless subjects and cultures, but until recently there were few Burmese materials available. A passionate library clerk and generous author changed that, reports the Battle Creek Enquirer. Dozens of Burmese language books …
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FACULTY Q&A The scale of the exodus from Ukraine is unprecedented and Poland is the first destination for refugees. The central European country is facing its biggest humanitarian crisis since World War II. So far, more than 1.6 million people have entered Poland from Ukraine. The scale of the influx is such that in Warsaw …
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By PHOEBE WALL HOWARD, Detroit Free Press DETROIT (AP) — Everyone kept asking about dog leashes. People had money. And they wanted to spend it. But Jarret Schlaff and his team at Pingree Detroit didn’t have any dog leashes for sale. Still, they wanted to explore the idea. political cartoons The company on Avenue Livernois, …
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MICHIGAN GOVERNOR KIDNAPPING PLOT Lawyers: FBI lured men for Michigan Governor Whitmer’s kidnapping plot GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Lawyers for four men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer tell jurors they were influenced by informants and federal agents who targeted them for their anti- -governmental. They portrayed the men as big …
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FACULTY Q&A More than 2 million people have so far fled Ukraine to other European countries since the start of the Russian invasion, according to the United Nations. The UN Refugee Agency expects around 4 million refugees this week, while the Red Cross estimates around 7 million are internally displaced. “It’s a very intense feed …
ONAWAY, Mich. (AP) — A Veterans of Foreign Wars post in northern Michigan is in danger of closing due to a lack of active members. The VFW in Onaway has only five out of 70 members who are regularly involved in post 5857, Commander Robert Skinner told The Alpena News. “I don’t even have enough …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Michigan (AP) – The state of Michigan has sued the owner and operator of a hydroelectric dam, alleging that its mismanaged drawdown of a lake to make repairs created sediment that smothered a stretch of 30 miles from the Kalamazoo River, hampered recreational use and threatened public safety. The …
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By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Business Writer Some bars and liquor stores believe they have found a powerful way to punish Russia for invading Ukraine: they are removing Russian vodka from their shelves and promoting Ukrainian brands instead. “I woke up yesterday morning and saw that Russia had invaded Ukraine. You wonder what you can do,” …
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Click to enlarge Nina Ignaczak Pontiac resident Christina Cowart takes the bus home from work at Great Lakes Crossing on Monday. Hours later, the Auburn Hills City Council voted to pull out of SMART. For the past two years, Christina Cowart has relied on the bus to get to her job retailing baby clothes at …
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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Investigators have found no indication of political or ideological motivations behind a fire at a Detroit-area mosque started by a man who police later killed in a shootout. There is also no evidence that Ahmed Taqi acted as a member of a group, FBI Special Agent Josh Hauxhurst said Saturday at …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Wednesday stopped recommending the wearing of masks in schools and other public places to curb COVID-19 in Michigan, indicating a decline in cases and hospitalizations. The state health department’s step came days after the 10 county health agencies with K-12 masking …
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Despite interest from various NFL teams, the Michigan Wolverines managed to keep head coach Jim Harbaugh in Ann Arbor. Harbaugh was heavily tied to Raiders and Vikings vacancies at separate times in the head coaching hiring cycle, but the two teams chose to hire different candidates. So Harbaugh returned to Michigan, which welcomed him with …
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Charlotte Chan A University of Michigan mathematician is one of 118 early career researchers selected to receive a 2022 Sloan Fellowship. Charlotte Chanassistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at UM, received the scholarship for her work in representation theory, the study of symmetries using linear algebra. Representation theory is a subject that arises in …
By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nine Michigan counties dropped masking requirements for schools and daycares on Friday, indicating a sharp drop in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and the ability of many children to get vaccinated. The announcements for Oakland, Wayne and Washtenaw counties in metro Detroit and six counties in the …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Supreme Court on Thursday evening dismissed black lawmakers’ challenge to the new congressional and legislative maps, saying they showed no reason to question the redistricting commission’s decision. the state to reduce the number of predominantly African-American seats. In a 4-3 order, the court said the …
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Black History Month, celebrated each February, highlights the experiences and honors the accomplishments of Black Americans throughout history. Poverty Solutions from the University of Michigan highlights key data from its research relating to Black Michiganders. _______________________________________________________________ 59% – The percentage of Black Detroiters who wore masks at the start of the pandemic (March-April 2020). A …
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MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — Cruise ships will visit Muskegon again this summer, after port calls were canceled for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. Seventeen shutdowns are planned for this summer, and more could be planned in the coming years, the Muskegon Chronicle reported. “It’s going to be a very, very busy summer,” Muskegon …
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By JENNIFER TIMAR, Livingston Daily Press & Argus FOWLERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — An early 20th-century former church in Fowlerville served multiple functions. It is the former location of St. Agnes Catholic Church, which was turned into a residence in the 1970s. Several families have held weddings and events in the chapel over the years. Now …
Historic Church Enters New Chapter as Airbnb, Wedding Chapel | Michigan News Read More »
By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Several groups announced Friday they would file a lawsuit challenging Michigan’s new State House map, alleging it is biased toward Republicans and should be redrawn to be fairer to Democrats on a partisan basis. The lawsuit, which will be filed in Michigan’s Supreme Court early next …
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By ED WHITE, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A lawyer for the Michigan Redistricting Commission on Wednesday defended new maps for seats in Congress and the Legislature and urged the state Supreme Court to dismiss a challenge filed by black lawmakers . The lawsuit seeks to have some boundaries redrawn because the maps reduce the …
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Andre Chung for The Washington Post via Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — A man who worked on the front lines to prevent gun violence in Baltimore, Md., was fatally shot Wednesday night in a quadruple shooting on E. Monument Street in the McElderry Park neighborhood. DaShawn McGrier, 29, from Baltimore, worked as a violence interrupter for …
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. (AP) — It’s rusted and no longer needed, but a 165-foot water tower still has fans in a Detroit suburb. St. Clair Shores City Council member David Rubello wants to save the tower, which stands on the town’s golf course, the Macomb Daily reported. The tower was built in the 1920s …
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By EMILY BINGHAM, The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Artist residency programs at two of Michigan’s most remote parks are once again giving creators the chance to find inspiration through deep solitude and connection with unspoiled nature. Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, located in the western Upper Peninsula, and Isle Royale State …
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Students at 38 Michigan high schools are participating in the peer-led road safety campaign “Strive for a Safer Drive.” The program is in its 11th year and aims to reduce crashes involving teens by encouraging them to talk with other teens and their communities about safe driving choices. It is a …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Auditors in Michigan have discovered nearly 2,400 additional COVID-19 deaths linked to long-term care facilities over an 18-month period, both in places that report deaths by coronavirus to the state and in homes that don’t. The figure was disclosed in a study obtained by The Associated …
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By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit public school students could return to their classrooms in about two weeks. In-person classes should resume by Jan. 24 or Jan. 31 at the latest, according to the district, which moved all schools to virtual learning last week due to rising COVID 19 cases. and the …
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By BARRY ADAMS, Wisconsin State Journal GENOA CITY, Wisconsin (AP) – Patrick Gallagher was looking for a change, perhaps as a widget maker. For most of his professional career he worked in the family asphalt business. So, after selling his shares in the suburban Chicago company, Gallagher began looking for a business he could grow …
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By DAVID BOSSICK, Ludington Daily News AMBER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Dennis Grossenbacher built the family business he wanted, seeing ups and downs along the way, but it feels good knowing that by the time he enters semi- retirement, he knows the staff and customers of Fun N Sun RV will be in good hands. …
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By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) – The continued rise in coronavirus cases in Michigan and an expected increase after Christmas and New Years have extended vacations for some students. Classes scheduled to resume Monday in several districts have been canceled or moved online. The Detroit Public School Community District closed the school …
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DETROIT (AP) – All schools in Detroit will be closed until Wednesday in the first week of January so teachers and staff can be tested for COVID-19 amid a spike in scale cases of State. The Detroit Public School Community District announced Friday that the district is canceling all in-person, online and virtual learning classes …
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GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (AP) – A western Michigan company is producing a documentary that will focus on the civil rights struggle in Grand Rapids. The documentary is based on the book “A City Within a City: The Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan” and is in final stages of production, WXMI-TV reported Wednesday. Its …
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MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – About 200 deer are expected to be slaughtered as part of a deer management program in a community in the Lansing area. The slaughter in Meridian Township was scheduled to begin on Saturday and continue through February 28, the Lansing State Journal reported. It will take place in some cantonal …
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SCHOOL SHOT-MICHIGAN Prosecutors: Important connection needed for parents during school shooting DETROIT (AP) – Michigan prosecutors are fighting back against the parents of a boy accused of a school shooting that killed four students. James and Jennifer Crumbley are charged with manslaughter in this case. They want a judge to reduce their bail by $ …
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HAITITI-US HOSTAGES Father of kidnapped missionaries grateful they are free HART, Mich. (AP) – The father of four Christian missionaries from Michigan who escaped kidnappers in Haiti expresses his gratitude and says they are in good shape. Two other family members were also kidnapped but were released a few weeks ago. They are associated with …
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By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, Associated Press / Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday signed legislation to allocate $ 1.5 billion to business economic development efforts, including possible funds to build a General Motors plant to manufacture electric vehicle batteries in the Lansing area. The legislation creates the Strategic …
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DETROIT (AP) – The city of Detroit is approaching the first anniversary of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout as authorities continue to urge residents to get vaccinated or receive boosters. More than 424,000 doses have been administered to residents aged 5 years and older since frontline medical staff and first responders began receiving vaccines on December …
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AP-US-2020-CENSUS-DETROIT Report: the 2020 census may have missed thousands in Detroit Researchers hired by the city say the Census Bureau underestimated more than 8% of occupied dwellings in 10 Detroit neighborhoods in the 2020 census. They said Thursday that if that surveillance rate were applied across the country. city, it could mean tens of thousands …
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MICHIGAN PIPELINE Enbridge seeks federal jurisdiction in pipeline dispute TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – Enbridge Energy is seeking federal court action in Michigan to shut down an oil pipeline that runs under a canal connecting two of the Great Lakes. Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a complaint in 2019, arguing that Enbridge’s Line 5 should …
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By SCOTT TALLEY, Detroit Free Press DETROIT (AP) – The date was August 26, 1979. The location was Cobo Hall. And a 17-year-old named Opolla Brown really wanted to meet a living legend who was once on the FBI’s Most Wanted List – political activist, author, scholar and scholar Angela Davis. The message that day: …
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DETROIT (AP) – Construction has started on a $ 10.8 million development on the west side of Detroit that will include 38 affordable housing units as well as commercial space. The Sawyer Art Apartments are part of the Strategic Neighborhood Fund, a partnership between the city and Invest Detroit, according to the city. The one-block …
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By ROSE WHITE, The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – A 16-foot-tall stainless steel sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa has been installed in downtown Grand Rapids. Commissioned by the DeVos family, the sculpture titled “The Four Elements” is located at the northeast corner of Monroe Avenue and Lyon Street NW, reports The …
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By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – A third party will investigate the events at Oxford High School ahead of a school shooting that left four dead and six other students and a teacher injured, the Michigan district principal said on Saturday. Oxford Community Schools Superintendent Tim Throne said in a statement he …
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By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE, Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – A teenager accused of killing four students at a Michigan high school was called to the office before the shooting, but “no discipline was warranted,” the superintendent said in his opening remarks Thursday prolonged since the tragedy. Tim Throne, head of Oxford …
DETROIT (AP) – An American journalist who was recently released after spending nearly six months in jail in military-controlled Myanmar helped light one of eight Hanukkah candles at a downtown party from Detroit. Danny Fenster, 37, joined elected officials and community leaders on Sunday evening for the “Menorah in the D” event to mark the …
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Following the death of a Michigan State University student over the weekend, the school and the Pi Alpha Phi national organization suspended the school fraternity chapter . The student, identified as Phat Nguyen, died early Saturday in an off-campus residence. An autopsy was performed, but the Sparrow Hospital medical examiner’s …
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MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) – A man twice convicted of breaking into homes owned by rapper Eminem is in trouble again after violating his probation by failing to show up for a probation appointment and by allegedly assaulting a security guard at a mall in the southeastern Michigan community of Taylor. Matthew Hughes, 28, pleaded …
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By JENNIFER TIMAR, Livingston Daily BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Iraq War veteran Justin Billard is starting a business in Brighton Township that will employ and support his returning comrades. Tools for Veterans is housed in a workshop that Billard, 42, has set up in his garage. There he collects old hand tools, cleans and …
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – A longtime violin professor at the University of Michigan pleaded guilty to transporting a minor across the states for sex in 2002, authorities said on Tuesday. Stephen Shipps, 68, faces up to 15 years in prison when convicted, the U.S. prosecutor’s office in Detroiti has said. Shipps was indicted last …
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President Joe Biden signs the infrastructure bill. Image courtesy: Whitehouse.gov After months of haggling and haggling, Congress passed – and President Joe Biden is about to sign – a more than $ 1,000 billion infrastructure bill. The law will inaugurate the much-needed investments in roads, railways, bridges, broadband, the electricity network and clean and safe …
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) – State officials on Wednesday announced a pilot program to help eligible residents of a Michigan city where there has been a major crisis pay their water and gas bills. waste. The federally funded program is designed to help households whose water has been disconnected or who are facing a disconnection …
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EXPERT ADVICE The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine recently released their 10-year Astro2020 survey, a report that identifies key scientific and fundamental challenges, opportunities and funding recommendations. Delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the report provides a roadmap for the next decade of US research in astronomy and astrophysics. Scientists …
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DETROIT — Jean Sherman received a call from a friend during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic telling her about a nearby church where she could get the vaccine. The Detroit resident also found that King Solomon’s historic Baptist Church helped people with their rent and bills and also held job fairs. “So yeah, I …
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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – Michigan State Representative Abdullah Hammoud won Dearborn’s mayoral race on Tuesday, making him the city’s first Arab-American mayor. A final unofficial general election vote tally on the town’s website showed Hammoud beat Gary Woronchak, a former three-term state representative and former Wayne County commissioner, by a 55% margin at 45%. Dearborn …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Michigan (AP) – The Michigan Carving Commission on Monday voted by an overwhelming majority to advance proposed maps of the State Congress and Senate to the final stage of the process, approving lines that would be more fair to Democrats than those plotted by Republican lawmakers over the past …
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – New Michigan law that prevents authorities from locking up teens under 18 near adults poses problems for communities that do not have a separate place to keep young people offenders. Traverse City Police recently had to make arrangements with Macomb County – 250 miles away – to house a 16-year-old …
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – School may be in session in downtown Traverse City. City commissioners voted 4-3 to make a zoning change that would allow private schools as well as colleges in some downtown areas in the northern Michigan city. “I am all in favor of bringing more diversity to the downtown area for …
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The module Connecting students to citizen science and organized collections. The task of training an effective cadre of biodiversity scientists has become more difficult in recent years, as basic skills and knowledge in the biology of organisms have increasingly demanded complementary data skills and knowledge. Brad Ruhfel Biodiversity collections are one way to solve this …
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HILLSDALE, Mich. (AP) – State officials have banned a township clerk in southern Michigan from running his community’s local elections next week. Stephanie Scott, the Adams Township clerk of Hillsdale County, did not take steps to keep the ballot safe, the Michigan Bureau of Elections said. Rather, the county will oversee the election in the …
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By JENNIFER TIMAR, Livingston Daily Press & Argus (Howell) HOWELL, Mich. (AP) – Tyler Koronich grew up in Howell and opened his first TRVFIT Fitness gym there in 2013, when he was in his early 20s. The company now has 16 locations, including 15 in Michigan and one in Johnson City, Tennessee. Koronich, now 32, …
ALPENA, Mich. (AP) – Police found the body of a woman in a wooded area near Alpena, the second suspicious death in recent weeks. Residents of the northern Michigan community said they were not used to it. “I think here we tend to think that we are in this safe little bubble. And maybe that’s …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Michigan (AP) – Members of the Michigan Redistribution Commission are urging residents to speak out on proposed congressional and legislative maps. The first of five public hearings will take place in Detroit on Wednesday. The panel is seeking feedback on 10 maps it has collaboratively drawn as well as …
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By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, Associated Press / Report for America LANSING, Michigan (AP) – As of this month, 13 mental health and addiction clinics across Michigan will receive the same Medicaid funding as any other health center in an effort, according to U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, who will help bridge the stigmatizing and financial gap …
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – A letter from East Lansing Public Schools was sent out Wednesday morning, saying elementary schools would no longer celebrate Valentine’s Day or Halloween. The Elementary Core Team cited families who did not celebrate Halloween and the children’s enthusiasm for the spooky holidays, making learning difficult. Former child star killed herself …
By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday ordered a “whole-of-government” response to high levels of lead in tap water in the town of Benton Harbor in southwest Michigan and pledged to speed up the replacement of its lead pipes. . His directive that state agencies ensure Benton Harbor …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Michigan (AP) – The Michigan Redistribution Panel voted on Monday to advance several draft congressional and legislative maps to public hearings and gave commissioners more time to submit their own plans. The proposals that received support were co-developed by the committee of four Democrats, four Republicans and five members …
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By CLARA HENDRICKSON, Detroit Free Press DETROIT (AP) – The last time Joe England walked the halls of Michigan Central Station was in 1945. His train had just entered the station, bringing him back safe and sound from World War II. More than 75 years later, England found itself in the train hall on September …
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REDISTRICTION OF MICHIGAN Michigan redistribution commission to vote on card projects LANSING, Michigan (AP) – After seven weeks of mapping, Michigan’s new redistribution commission is starting to vote on draft congressional and legislative plans. The maps, while not final and subject to future revisions, will give early guidance on the panel’s approach after voters empower …
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – The president of the University of Michigan announced on Tuesday that he would step down in June 2023, a year before his contract expires. Mark Schlissel, 63, has been president of the school since 2014. “This is the eighth year of my presidency and an important time to strategically consider …
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Each vintage piece of luggage in the installation-performance tells a part of Rogério Pinto’s story. Transformed into sculptures, suitcases and trunks tell of a time when he was consumed by the loss of his three-year-old sister Marília and the struggles of his family after her death. Born and raised in Brazil, Pinto, professor and associate …
Brandon Carmichael came to Green Industries without much work experience, but now has manufacturing know-how through a product. Students at the University of Michigan designed to help homeless men and people with disabilities learn valuable job skills. Carmichael makes boxes from reclaimed wood from Detroit homes in a multi-step process that contain recycled glass coasters. …
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HOWELL, Mich. (AP) – Federal investigators have determined that a misplaced air filter screen likely caused the engine of a small plane to fail and crash in southeast Michigan, which killed a pilot from Delta Airlines and an aircraft mechanic two years ago. The improperly installed metal intake screen allowed the filter element to shift …
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CORUNNA, Mich. (AP) – A large donation to a small church continues to benefit residents of Shiawassee County. Nearly 10 local organizations recently received grants ranging from $ 5,000 to $ 50,000 from the United Methodist Church in Juddville, The Argus-Press reported. Angel’s Hands Outreach in Owosso, which received the largest amount, provides clothing, housewares …
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By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) – A Wisconsin high school student on Friday won a federal lawsuit she filed against a sheriff who threatened her with jail at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic if she did not remove posts about social media saying she had the virus. U.S. District Judge Brett …
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DETROIT (AP) – About 1,600 homeowners have had their back taxes paid off thanks to a program designed to preserve the wealth and equity in their Detroit home while helping families achieve financial independence. Another 3,250 Detroit homeowners are also in the Detroit Tax Relief Fund pipeline and could have their property tax debt paid …
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HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) – The doors of a western Michigan restaurant were open before sunrise as the owner greeted diners for the first time since spending four nights in jail for ignoring orders related to COVID-19. Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria in Holland had been closed since March. But Marlena Pavlos-Hackney got her food license back. …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Michigan (AP) – Michigan to make more children eligible for child care subsidies, equip state soldiers with body cameras, and make pandemic wage increases for home workers permanent nursing and other caregivers under the upcoming state budget, ready for initial approval Tuesday. The $ 53 billion bipartisan spending plan, …
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) – A “Black Lives Matter” street mural painted this summer in southeast Michigan has been defaced by vandals who covered part of it in white paint. The weekend attack in Ypsilanti left the words “Black Lives” on the 260-foot mural soaked in white paint, while the word “Matter” was left untouched. Trische …
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By SIERRA CLARK, Traverse City Record Eagle TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – Two temporary exhibitions are now on display at the Dennos Museum Center that explore off-reserve residential schools for Indigenous children and contemporary Anishinaabek art. “Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories” and “Close to Home: Contemporary Ansihinaabek Artists” will run until the …
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ALMA, Michigan (AP) – Three officials from a central Michigan community are being recalled after voting for a zoning change that would house young migrant boys who have crossed the U.S. border. “A lot of people are quite upset,” Chuck Murphy, memory supporter and Chairman of the Gratiot County Republican Party, told The Morning Sun. …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Michigan (AP) – A coalition of parent groups on Wednesday urged the Michigan Department of Health to require indoor masking in all schools to fight the coronavirus and vowed to fight politicians who oppose such mandates. The Michigan Parents Alliance for Safe Schools includes pro-mask groups from a dozen …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan lawmaker was removed from his position on the committee after a lawmaker said they had a “volatile” relationship that included domestic violence and threats. Representative Mari Manoogian, a Democrat from Birmingham, released a statement Wednesday, a day after Macomb County Republican Representative Steve Marino, …
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MIGRANTS-HOUSING Environment-Michigan City clears way for teens on the US border ALMA, Mich. (AP) – Officials in the middleMichigan city have acceded to a request for accommodation of migrant boys in a former retirement home. Alma City Commission rejected the recommendation of Planning Commission. It was a hot topic and the subject of tense summer …
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By CHRIS JAEHNIG, The Daily Mining Gazette (Houghton) HANCOCK, Mich. (AP) – Dr. Michelle Seguin of the Portage Health Foundation has teamed up with other like-minded health food enthusiasts to share that love with the community by forming a group called Growing From the Heart. “In 2020, just at the start of the pandemic, we …
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A new study from the University of Michigan provides striking statistics on a reality that 6 million Americans with dementia and their families live every day: a situation where people with dementia are given hundreds of hours per month of unpaid care from spouses, adult children and other relatives, and where some rely on paid …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday proposed spending $ 200 million in federal pandemic relief funds to replace lead water pipes in Michigan, where aging underground infrastructure has been exposed by the Flint disaster. The plan, if approved by the Legislature, would set aside $ 20 million …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Michigan (AP) – Wayne County, Michigan’s most populous, requires masks inside schools. The county health officer issued a COVID-19 order on Friday requiring that the face be covered for students, teachers and staff in Kindergarten to Grade 12. The measure also applies to day care centers, with the exception …
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GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (AP) – The two largest counties in western Michigan ordered masks in schools through sixth grade on Friday, citing the risk of the delta variant of COVID-19 and young children who are not eligible for vaccines. Orders came from Kent and Ottawa County Health Services. “Many of our students are too young …
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LANSING, Michigan (AP) – Central Michigan University will require all students, faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or participate in weekly COVID-19 tests for the fall semester, the university said Thursday. Several other Michigan universities have mandated COVID-19 vaccines in anticipation of the drop as concerns grow about the highly contagious delta …
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Lubo Ivanko/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 623,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at …
(Chelsea Update would like to thank the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for the information in this story.) The intense storms of the past week around Michigan have left many homeowners with downed trees or branches on their property. If you are involved in cleaning up storms, safety is a top priority. The same goes …
(Marquette) Mining newspaper. August 7, 2021. Editorial: Masking, vaccine choices at NMU impact whole community While Northern Michigan University at Marquette has not joined the growing list of universities across the country that will require returning students to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, it is revising its mask protocol for the start of the semester. …
By CHRISTIE MASTRIC, The Mining Journal (Marquette) MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) – Would the “not guilty” verdict described in the book and movie “Anatomy of a Murder” hold today? Author and former Army Judge Eugene Milhizer recently gave a presentation on his book, “Dissecting the Anatomy of a Murder,” at the Central UP and Northern Michigan …
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By ED WHITE, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – A Michigan law that prohibits gender-based bullying covers transgender people, the state’s Court of Appeals said Thursday. The court ruled in the case of a transgender woman who was shot in the shoulder after being confronted by a man at a gas station in Detroit. The man …
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ALMA, Michigan (AP) – A central Michigan community planning commission opposes a zoning change that would turn a former retirement home into temporary housing for boys crossing the U.S. border without parents. Alma commissioners recommended, 4-2, that the application be dismissed on Wednesday, after weeks of community tension and a public hearing that drew hundreds. …
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By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING, Michigan (AP) – The weekly number of people in Michigan receiving a first injection of COVID-19 has increased for the third week in a row after steadily declining for two months. The increase coincided with the spread of the delta variant – the most contagious coronavirus mutant to date …
MICHIGAN VIRUS OUTBREAK More Michigan counties fall under higher risk viral threat LANSING, Michigan (AP) – Almost half of Michigan residents live in counties where the federal government is urging even fully vaccinated people to wear masks in indoor public places because transmission of the coronavirus is “high” or ” substantial ”. The directions touched …
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By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, Associated Press / Report for America DETROIT (AP) – Wayne State University will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from students, faculty and staff who wish to return to campus in the fall, the Detroit school said on Tuesday. Hundreds of colleges nationwide have told students in recent months that they need …
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) – Central Michigan University has joined the ranks of schools in demanding that people on campus wear masks when students return to campus this fall, the school president said on Monday. In a letter to students, President Bob Davies said students, faculty and staff are required to wear masks in class …
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By ELENA DURNBAUGH, Battle Creek Investigator BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) – The Binder Park petting zoo is getting a makeover this summer. The zoo was selected as one of 100 impact projects across the country for the Lowe’s 100 Hometowns project. The initiative, which awarded 100 grants totaling $ 10 million, is part of the …
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MARYSVILLE, Mich. (AP) – When the chickens come home to roost, they better make sure it’s not in Marysville. Leaders in the city about 104 kilometers northeast of Detroit have enacted a new law banning chickens, pheasants, badgers, kangaroos, coyotes and even cougars and tigers, the Port’s Times Herald reported. Huron. The new pets and …
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By DAVID EGGERT and COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press LANSING, Michigan (AP) – Two of Michigan’s largest healthcare systems will require all employees and doctors in their hospitals and other facilities to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Spectrum Health, a network of 14 hospitals, and eight Beaumont Health hospitals announced the warrants on Wednesday. At least five …
Vichai / iStock (NEW YORK) – The United States faces a summer wave of COVID-19 as the delta variant spreads. More than 611,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and …
MICHIGAN BUDGET READING IMPROVEMENTS Whitmer’s veto on book scholarships sparks debate over vouchers LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s veto on $ 155 million in proposed spending on reading scholarships for students has drawn further criticism from opponents who say it has resolved the loss of learning associated with the pandemic; and the approval …
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