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MI Woman Rescued From Outhouse Toilet After Climbing in to Retrieve Watch
A woman was rescued Tuesday from an outhouse toilet in northern Michigan after she climbed in to retrieve her Apple Watch and became trapped.
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Michigan’s Top Court Won’t Revive Flint Water Charges Against 7 Key Figures
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a last-chance effort to revive criminal charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal, waving away an appeal by prosecutors who have desperately tried to get around a 2022 decision that gutted the cases.
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MSU Tells Mel Tucker it Will Fire Him for Misconduct With Rape Survivor
Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller told suspended football coach Mel Tucker Monday that he will be fired without compensation for misconduct involving activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy.
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Michigan State Plans to Dig Into Source of Leak in Mel Tucker Investigation
Michigan State is looking into the source of a leak that led to Brenda Tracy’s identity being revealed as part of an investigation into her allegations that suspended football coach Mel Tucker sexually harassed her.
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Jury Clears 3 Men in Last Trial Tied to Plot to Kidnap Whitmer
A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown terrorism on the eve of the 2020 presidential election.
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Hyped-up Lions Host Seahawks in Home Opener, Could Give Desperate Fans Dose of Hope
Fans will fill every seat at Ford Field, where standing-room only tickets were selling briskly, on Sunday when the Lions host the Seattle Seahawks.
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Workers Strike All 3 Detroit Automakers for First Time in Union History
About 13,000 US auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay.
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Auto Workers Far From Deal as End-of-Day Strike Deadline Approaches
With a deadline looming just before midnight Thursday, the United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three automakers remain far apart in contract talks, and the union is preparing to strike.
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With Thousands of Child Care Programs at Risk of Closing, Democrats Press for More Money
A June report from The Century Foundation found that without additional money, about 70,000 child care programs would probably have to shut down after this month. WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are pushing for a new round of money to keep the nation’s child care industry afloat, saying thousands of programs are at risk…
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Shuttered Michigan Nuclear Plant Moves Closer to Reopening
A company seeking to restart a southwestern Michigan nuclear power plant said Tuesday it has taken a major step forward with the signing of a power purchase agreement.
