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Consumers Energy settles on reductions to proposed rate hike and service fee increase
Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced a settlement with Consumers Energy over the company’s proposed $136 million natural gas rate increase, with the Michigan Public Service Commission approving a 75% reduction to the initially requested increase. Through the settlement, Consumers Energy will receive a $35 million increase in revenue. Natural gas customers will also receive […]
Michigan teacher runs across state to send message about teacher pay
A Detroit teacher is sending a message about teacher pay by undertaking a massive run across the state. Sarah Porter is a teacher and girls cross country coach at Detroit Cristo Rey High School.
Cherry Republic’s Bob Sutherland takes stage with “True Gretch”
L-R, Bob Sutherland, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, EGLE director Phil Roos, and Lisa Wozniak (Michigan League of Conservation Voters) last month on Mackinac Island. Governor Gretchen Whitmer will visit the Traverse City Opera House on Wednesday, July 31, to promote her new book, True Gretch, as part of the National Writers Series. Michigan’s popular second-term governor has a national profile and co-chairs Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House—a role she also held for President’s Biden’s campaign before he exited the race earlier this month.
Popular Michigan Tag Team Reportedly Signing with WWE
Wrestling is cool again. It's like the attitude era all over again with the way the business has changed over the last few years. Still, plenty of stars made their name in the years between. One such tag team was the Motor City Machine Guns. Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, both born in Michigan (Shelley in Detroit, Sabin in Pinckney), for the duo that has won championships pretty much everywhere in wrestling except the WWE.
Since When is Michigan’s Secretary of State Appointment Only?
I may be late to the party, but since when has Michigan's Secretary of State Office (SOS) been reservation only? After a recent birthday, I realized I'd forgotten to renew my plates. I give the SOS office full credit for sending me a couple of reminders, but life happens, and I forgot. Figuring the fastest way to get it done was to take a long mid-day break with a fully charged phone and spend it with a little white ticket waiting for my number to be called.
Recovery advocates say smaller community organizations are missing out on opioid settlement money
LANSING, Mich. (WILX/WNEM/WLUC) - National Opioid settlement money is being sent out across the state. However, some Michigan Recovery groups feel they’re falling through the cracks. Michigan is slated to receive nearly $1.6 billion from opioid settlements over the next 18 years. Half of that money will go to...
Michigan Woman Finds $200K Winning Prize in Her Spam Folder
Sometimes important emails get trapped in your spam folder. It happened to a Macomb County woman who opened her spam folder and discovered she'd won a big prize from the Michigan Lottery. Her Big Cash surprise win was $207,199. Second Chance Drawing Surprise. The player tells the Michigan Lottery that...
Ohio Rules That All Wings Are Boneless Wings. Does Michigan Agree?
There is never a day that will go by when Ohio confuses me. You understand the concept of boneless chicken. It is chicken without bones in it. Simple to understand, right?. Apparently, Ohio may not understand this "complicated" concept of boneless chicken. Bones Are Allowed In Boneless Chicken. Before you...
Warning! Another Big Scam is in Michigan!
Remember last year when Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued an alert to make Michigan residents aware of a scam with individuals claiming to be home or business security sales representatives. These low life's were showing up at homes and claiming to work for ADT, a contractor hired by ADT,...
Michigan State Police Honor Fallen Melvinville Officer By Paying It Forward
Fallen Melvinville Officer Mohamed Said was a beacon of kindness and dedication in his community, particularly known for his efforts in helping children. Tragically, Officer Said was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person's call. During the investigation, one of the subjects fled on foot and, during a subsequent struggle, produced a handgun, fatally wounding Officer Said.
Michigan Supreme Court decision will likely strike hundreds from sex-offender registry
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan’s policy of putting people on a sex-offender registry even if their crime was nonsexual is unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court said Monday. In a 5-2 decision, the court said a portion of a 2021 law is “cruel or unusual punishment” barred by the Michigan Constitution. A Wayne County man in 2015 was convicted of holding his wife and two children at gunpoint for hours. After his release from prison, he would face 15 years on the sex-offender registry because his unlawful-imprisonment conviction involved minors. “Although defendant’s offense was undoubtedly severe, that offense contained no sexual element and no indication that defendant poses a risk of committing sexual crimes in the future,” Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement said.
Maryland man extradited from Michigan on numerous arrest warrants
EASTON, Md. – A Maryland man has been extradited from Michigan on several arrest warrants from multiple law enforcement agencies. The charges stem from an investigation that began during the early morning hours of May 30th. At around 4:15 a.m., Easton Police officers responded to Hertrich Chevrolet in Easton for a report of suspicious activity. It was reported that a suspicious person and a truck were seen in the parking lot. Officers arrived at the scene to find a white Chevy Silverado with Virginia registration leaving the parking lot, Officers subsequently stopped the vehicle at U5 Foods and noticed a broken passenger side window, as well as ammunition and equipment that appeared to be law enforcement related. Contact was made with the driver, identified as Donya Jenkins-Patterson, who was later charged in connection to the incident.