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Chelsea City Council Reviews Accessibility Issues in City Parks
Chelsea city parks are ready for accessibility updates. According to reports discussed at the July 1 Chelsea City Council meeting, Midwestern Consulting recommended 30 fixes to Chelsea Parks and Recreation to make Pierce Park, Veterans Park, TimberTown, and Palmer Commons compliant with the American Disability Act. Adam Lalik, a professional...
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...
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...
Jameson's landlord wants to set the record straight
BRIGHTON —A downtown building owner in Brighton says news of Jameson's Irish Pub and Grill's closure left people with the wrong impression. Eric Siegel of EDS Investments — whose family owns the building at 110 E. Grand River Ave. — said "the notion that we kicked Jameson’s out of the building has somehow circulated the market."
$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.
‘If You Don’t Vote Donald Trump, You Ain’t Black,’ Michigan Rep. John James Says At RNC
Republican Michigan Rep. John James told the RNC audience "if you don't vote Trump, you ain't Black," in a viral moment. The post ‘If You Don’t Vote Donald Trump, You Ain’t Black,’ Michigan Rep. John James Says At RNC appeared first on NewsOne.
Continuous severe storm coverage: minute by minute tracking of need-to-know info
Very severe thunderstorms are in a solid line moving from northern Illinois toward southwest Michigan. This is the article where the MLive weather team will be adding the latest important severe weather info at the top of the article as the line of storms moves across our state. 11:50 p.m....
High-end Tornado Watch issued for SW Michigan, Gusts up to 90 mph possible
A tornado watch has been issued across northern Illinois into southwest Lower Michigan and northwest Indiana. Intense severe weather is ongoing in Iowa and Illinois at 8:00 p.m. and heading east. The Michigan counties in the tornado watch are Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren. The tornado watch...
Northville star follows family legacy as Phillies select Dante Nori with No. 27 pick in MLB draft
NORTHVILLE, Mich. – The last few weeks for Dante Nori have been what baseball dreams are made of for a high school baseball player. The Northville High School senior was named Michigan’s Mr. Baseball while leading the Mustangs to a state title, but his biggest accomplishment came on Sunday night.
Chelsea Weekly Police Report, 7-16-24
Incident #: 24-2304 Location: 14000 block of E Old US 12. INFORMATION: While on routine patrol an officer observed a vehicle traveling towards them at what appeared to be faster than the posted speed limit. The officer turned his vehicle around and was able to confirm the vehicle was in violation of the posted speed limit. The officer stopped the vehicle in the 14000 block of E Old US 12 and made contact with the driver of the vehicle. Upon making contact with the driver of the vehicle the officer immediately noticed a strong smell of alcohol emanating from the vehicle as well as the driver as the driver spoke with the officer.
Highland Township man drowns while swimming in Townsend Lake
(CBS DETROIT) - A 21-year-old Highland Township man drowned Tuesday while swimming in Townsend Lake in Independence Township, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office says. Officials say the man, who has not been identified, was swimming with a friend Tuesday afternoon when he unexpectedly went underwater and did not resurface. The sheriff's office's search and rescue team responded to the incident around 1:40 p.m. Divers found the swimmer in 20 feet of water, about 100 feet from shore, around 2 p.m. Tuesday. Paramedics performed life-saving measures on the swimmer. The man was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Townsend Lake is located east of Dixie Highway, near Waterford Road.
Detroit Evening Report: Wayne County, Justice Department reach settlement over jail disability services
Wayne County has reached a settlement with the federal government over the treatment of inmates with disabilities. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison says the jail has a long history of failing to provide services...
Authorities warn of scammers posing as Michigan deputies, threatening arrest for missed jury duty
(CBS DETROIT) - Detroit-area authorities are alerting residents as a scam involving threats over missing jury duty continues circulating. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard is warning residents of the scam, which surfaced in February and April and has continued to affect residents. Scammers are calling residents, posing as deputies, and threatening to arrest you unless you immediately make a payment to pay a bond for missing jury duty in federal or state court. The scammers ask residents to make payments of varying amounts, in either Bitcoin or gift cards.On Monday, several residents received these scam calls, in which the perpetrator posed as Oakland County Deputy Curtis Childs, the department's actual undersheriff.In the past, scammers also furnished badge numbers to make themselves seem legitimate. Earlier this month, a woman in Troy was scammed out of $13,500 after receiving calls related to this scheme. This victim had told police she was skeptical about it being a scam but said it had seemed real because the caller ID came up as the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
Wayne County agrees to pay $7M settlement to family of man killed in jail
DETROIT -- The family of a man who was beaten to death in the Wayne County Jail last year will receive a $7 million settlement from Wayne County. According to the Associated Press, the county has also agreed to improve the way it serves inmates with disabilities and mental health issues as a result of the attack.
Brazilian mother’s mutilated body found on side of the road in rural Michigan
NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (TCN) -- A 57-year-old man faces charges in connection with the death of a Brazilian tourist whose remains were found in rural Michigan last month. According to the Northfield Township Police Department, on Sunday, June 30, pedestrians found the body of 42-year-old Suzan Barbosa-Ferreira in a culvert along a dirt road. WJBK-TV reports that the victim’s remains had been mutilated. Barbosa-Ferreira’s family members told the news source she lived in Brazil but had been traveling at the time.
Charges filed in fatal Melvindale shooting that left man gunned down inside car
WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - Two suspects were charged in the Melvindale shooting that killed Frederick Coleman in May. Taiwan Antonelli Cox Jr., 20, of Detroit, and Curtis Damon Harris, 17, of Ecorse, were charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Coleman back on May 9. That night,...
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