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OPIOID SETTLEMENT | Advisor questions Michigan’s transparency over spending of opioid settlement funds
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — The leader of the Opioid Advisory Commission, a group tasked with advising state lawmakers on spending of opioid settlement funds, says they can’t get ahold of data, funding or officials. Dr. Cara Poland, an addiction medicine specialist in Grand Rapids, says the OAC is...
Severe storms bring more heavy rain to West Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Severe thunderstorms racing across West Michigan late Monday night and early Tuesday morning created vivid lightning and dropped more heavy rain on already saturated ground. The storms first moved onto the Lake Michigan shoreline around 11 p.m. Monday and moved steadily eastward until clearing the area by 3 a.m. Tuesday. Doppler radar estimated rainfall showed the heaviest precipitation fell in an east to west stripe that roughly followed I-94 where between 2.5" and 4.0" of rain may have fallen.
The quest for a quieter pickleball nears a breakthrough in West Michigan
A local 3D printing startup has produced a new lower-pitch pickleball that promises to mollify neighbors concerned about the noise of game play in public places. As the popularity of pickleball spreads like wildfire, so, too, have nuisance complaints in municipalities across the country. Last summer, for example, the Grand Rapids suburb of Walker closed the tennis courts at City Central Park because “unauthorized” noisy pickleball games were drawing neighbors’ ire.
Roy Sexton Named Among Michigan’s 2024 Most Valuable Professionals
Roy Sexton, Director of Marketing at Clark Hill, has been named one of Michigan’s 2024 Most Valuable Professionals by Corp! Magazine. The recognition highlights Sexton’s significant contributions to his firm and the broader business community in Michigan. With over 25 years of experience in marketing, communications, business development,...
Supporters, critics clash over how ‘green’ nuclear power is at Palisades hearing
Supporters and opponents of restarting a closed Michigan nuclear power plant voiced feedback Thursday night to federal nuclear regulators who are conducting an environmental review of the proposed relaunch. Palisades, which is located along Lake Michigan in Van Buren County’s Covert Township near South Haven, was shut down more than...
Family Feud at the Heart of Michigan Fast Food Chain’s Demise
A popular Michigan cheesesteak restaurant is shuttering 18 locations, and a feud between family members is said to be the reason for the chain's ultimate demise. Lefty's Famous Cheesesteaks, Hoagies & Grill has been a fast-food staple in the Detroit area, but a legal battle between family members has forced the chain to close more than half of its locations.
Michigan's only president, Gerald Ford, faced 2 assassination attempts, 17 days apart
(CBS DETROIT) - Following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, CBS News Detroit takes you on a history lesson to the Gerald R. Ford Library in Ann Arbor.Gerald Ford, a Michigan native, had two assassination attempts on him in just 17 days.We'll start on Sept. 5, 1975. Ford was in Sacramento to meet with then-Governor Jerry Brown. He was walking from his hotel room to meet the governor when the Secret Service stopped a woman in a red dress who pulled a gun on Ford after he stopped to greet a crowd."The assassin was tried and convicted, and her name was...
Michigan Reports Double-Digit Errors in SNAP Benefit Payments
A large number of Food Stamp recipients are not receiving the correct amount of benefits each month, according to new data released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). About 1.3 million people in Michigan get assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) each month. SNAP benefits help...
Aerial images show progress on mega 1.8M square-foot battery plant in Michigan
MARSHALL, MI - A high earthen berm blocks a majority of the view into Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park Michigan as motorists pass along M-96. On Monday, July 8, MLive went skyward to take a birds-eye perspective of the rural mega site project. Crews could be seen hauling large amounts of dirt and others starting to erect the exterior walls of the 1.8 million-square-foot plant. According to Ford Motor Company the project is about 20 percent complete at the 1,900-acre site. The plant itself sits on roughly 500 acres of the site.
Anonymous driver lands bumper $4m windfall while getting gas – they bought just two items
A MYSTERY driver has won a whopping $4 million Lottery prize while refueling his car. The shocked man initially assumed the Lottery scanner was broken. After purchasing the winning ticket at the Fastlane convenience store at 3540 State Street in Saginaw County, Michigan, he became a multi-millionaire. The motorist won...
Michigan Costco Members Won’t Like Membership Changes
Costco, which is a direct competitor to Sam's Club is also making changes to their policies. Not too long ago, we learned that Sam's Club would be changing the policy surrounding their online orders for its members. They will still be offering the service but with some stricter guidelines than what they had before, but they aren't the only wholesale distributors looking to make changes.
Consumers Energy will mobilize crews in West Michigan to deal with upcoming storms
Consumers Energy is mobilizing a collection of company and contract crews to respond to thunderstorms that could arrive tonight and early tomorrow morning. “We are getting our crews ready — and we want the public to be ready — for storms that could bring high wind gusts,” said Chris Laird, Consumers Energy’s vice president for electric operations said in a news release. ...
$1.15B Great Lakes dam project enters construction phase
The states of Michigan and Illinois signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to cosponsor construction of the $1.15 billion Brandon Road Interbasin Project, which will prevent invasive carp and other aquatic nuisance species from entering the Great Lakes, per a July 1 news release from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office.
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