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Rubin: We're outnumbered by zebra mussels. Where they may be headed next
Ceci Weibert first saw zebra mussels on a third grade field trip, clinging to a rock in their persistent and environmentally menacing way. Now she's knee deep, or sometimes even fully submerged, in trying to control them. It's a slow process; one estimate puts their population in the Great Lakes alone at 750...
Power outage bill credits from Michigan utilities jumped by millions. Are they enough?
In 2023, Michigan’s top four utilities issued more than $10.1 million in bill credits to customers after they sat in the dark for days, or saw their lights blink out again and again. The deluge of credits, 335,174 in total, set a high-water mark stretching back at least a...
Investigator Karen Drew on ride-along with Border Patrol agents
Local 4 Investigator Karen Drew was live with U.S. Border Patrol agents along the border on Thursday morning. Because Michigan has a water border, it brings a new set of challenges in terms of tracking down who comes into the country. To tell the story, Drew went live with agents...
Recent study shows older adults have trouble paying for health care
From the grocery store to the gas pump, many people are feeling the strain of higher prices. With that, I asked Metro Detroiters what expenses they've been cutting back on this year.
Shower coverage turning more limited today & Friday
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Today’s chance of rain has garnered our attention since the beginning of the week, especially as of recently with the southerly shift in the track of the low. This morning, that track is only reinforced with the latest data we have coming in. The most important takeaway with the forecast today is that we will see some showers, but this will be far from an all-day, even all-afternoon, rain. If you have any outdoor plans or events, the forecast is looking a little bit more favorable for you than before!
Michigan Casino Event Raises Awareness of Human Trafficking
Across the United States, human trafficking is recognized as a serious crime. Usually, people found guilty of such a crime can face up to 20 years in prison along with a hefty fine. In cases of aggravating circumstances such as death, culprits may face even life imprisonment. Human trafficking and...
Michigan's first commercial elderberry farm offers u-pick, market and more
Traverse City’s Elderberry Farms Estate – Michigan’s first commercial elderberry farm – is open to the public, ready with organically grown, direct-to-consumer elderberry products and an expanding set of agritourism offerings. “I really do think there are so many different facets in how it benefits the...
The Last Month of Meteorological Summer
Two months of summer have flown by and our last 9 pm sunset will be tomorrow. Yesterday’s high was 87° and the low was 65° with dewpoints in the low 70s. Once again we had no rainfall. Isolated storms are possible through this evening and patchy fog...
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants to reduce DTE Energy's 10% rate hike to less than 3%
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed testimony arguing that the DTE Energy rate hike for residents should be under 3%. In March, DTE Energy filed a request to the Michigan Public Service Commission seeking an annual increase in revenues of $456.4 million. This came less than four months after the electric company received a $368 million annual rate increase, which caused a 10% rate hike for residents, according to a release from Nessel's office. Nessel argued in her testimony that DTE Energy should not receive an annual increase of more than $139.5 million, limiting the ratepayer increase to about 2.5%. She...
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