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Several packaged produce distributed to Kroger stores recalled
Federal health officials are warning consumers not to consume certain produce products distributed to Kroger stores because of possible health risk. Guacamole, diced vegetables and salsas sold at Kroger stores in several states, including Michigan, are being recalled for possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes, according to a US Food and Drug Administration recall...
Biologists race to save rare Michigan butterflies from the brink of extinction
Standing next to a converted hoop house in one of the back areas of John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, David Pavlik points to a line of small cloth-covered cages filled with yellow black-eyed Susan flowers and small orange butterflies. “These cages out here are females that have already bred...
Detroit lawyer: My friend, JD Vance, ditched beliefs for ‘money and power’
Michigan attorney releases trove of email communications with Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance. In 2016 emails, Vance called Donald Trump ‘morally reprehensible,’ criticized law enforcement and expressed a belief in systemic racism. Sofia Nelson, who is transgender, said her friendship with Vance ended after he took office...
One dead, another in critical condition after Flint shooting incident
FLINT, Mich.— A man is dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting in Flint on Monday. According to the Flint Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of West Patterson Street after calls of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers found 26-year-old Taquaylin Thomas suffering...
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 […]
Another Michigan Democrat cited as ‘dark horse’ VP candidate for Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON D.C. — A new Michigan Democrat has emerged as a “dark horse” candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris’ search for a running mate in her bid for the presidency. U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, of Bloomfield Township, was the subject of an Axios report this week...
Rite Aid closing 10 more stores in Ohio as total nears 150: Here are the latest locations to shutter
CLEVELAND — The rash of Rite Aid closings in Ohio is continuing. As the pharmacy chain continues to battle its way through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it is also closing more and more stores in the Buckeye State. According to documents filed on July 22 and July 26 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 40 additional stores will be shuttered in Ohio and Michigan. Ten of the 40 locations closing are in Ohio.
How one state's 'fair and reasonable' reforms allow car insurers to charge more in Black neighborhoods
Alana, a retired preschool teacher on a fixed income, gave up driving because of how expensive it was to insure her car. Insurance, she recalled, cost more than her monthly auto payments. "I've turned down at least three good-paying jobs because I couldn't get there," she said. "I was so hurt. I went into a deep depression after that."
Michigan Woman Finds Dog That Went Missing In 2023
If you've ever had the unfortune experience of your dog running away you know how sad and devastating it can be. You search your neighborhood, put up signs and doing anything you can think of to try and get the word out that your precious pet is missing. Michigan Woman...
MSP to appear in American Association of State Trooper 2025 Wall Calendar after winning 9th place
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A photo from the Michigan State Police (MSP) will be featured in the American Association of State Trooper’s 2025 Wall Calendar thanks to people who voted. MSP ran in the American Association of State Trooper’s Best Looking Cruiser contest over the summer. On July 26,...
Whitmer vetoes Michigan ethanol sales incentive, drawing criticism from farming groups
Michigan tax dollars won’t subsidize the sale of some ethanol-blended fuel after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used the veto pen to cut a proposed incentive program from the state budget. The move drew criticism from a biofuels industry group and Michigan agricultural interests that backed the rebate for sales of...