Consumers Energy Seeks $436 Million Rate Hike, Faces Pushback from Michigan AG

Consumers Energy Seeks $436 Million Rate Hike, Faces Pushback from Michigan AG

Michigan-based Consumers Energy has not only faced a storm of energy demand but also a controversy of the proposed $436 million rate hike, which will be the biggest so far. The official approval will mean that residential utility bills will be raised by almost 13.3%, an act which has been the object of scathing attacks… Continue Reading →

Michigan Weather Radar: See the Current Conditions Across the State

Michigan Weather Radar: See the Current Conditions Across the State

If you are in Michigan today, you must have already experienced the change in the weather, a band of rain from a powerful discrete line of storms is moving across the state this Wednesday, June 4, due to a moving cold front. The rain is not gentle either. There is even a situation in some… Continue Reading →

Catch-a-Crook: Barry County Deputies on the Hunt for Truck Thief
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Catch-a-Crook: Barry County Deputies on the Hunt for Truck Thief

Police in Barry County, Missouri, have released a stolen vehicle alert and asked citizens to assist them in finding the offender and the vehicle. The incident occurred early in the morning on May 26 at about 3:00 a.m. in Shumaker Tire located on Highway 86 in Golden. The perpetrator drove away with a Ford F-150… Continue Reading →

Education Leaders Face Tough Questions on Michigan Schools’ Performance

Education Leaders Face Tough Questions on Michigan Schools’ Performance

It was a day filled with tension at the Michigan Capitol as the top education officials engaged with lawmakers to analyze the state of local schools. State Superintendent Michael Rice and State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh came before the House Oversight Committee, where worries about student performance, teacher shortages, and the financial condition… Continue Reading →

Mushroom Poisoning Trial: Accused Erin Patterson Takes the Stand

Mushroom Poisoning Trial: Accused Erin Patterson Takes the Stand

All eyes were on Erin Patterson as she testified for the first time in her murder trial in front of a courtroom in Newcastle, Australia, a case that obsessed the whole country. The 50-year-old woman has been charged with the intention of serving a meal to her ex-husband’s family, a part of which she knew… Continue Reading →

DHS Says Acting FEMA Chief’s Hurricane Remark Was Just a Joke

DHS Says Acting FEMA Chief’s Hurricane Remark Was Just a Joke

The man in charge of FEMA, David Richardson, is in the headlines, but not for the preparations to deal with natural disasters. The acting head of FEMA, David Richardson, joked that “he didn’t know the U.S. had a hurricane season” during a Monday staff briefing, as reported by Reuters. The statement was immediately criticized by… Continue Reading →

Trump Administration Hits Pause on Garnishing Social Security for Student Loan Defaults

Trump Administration Hits Pause on Garnishing Social Security for Student Loan Defaults

The Trump administration’s announcement that it is putting a halt to the garnishment of Social Security checks is a move that is tending to the welfare of thousands of elderly Americans who are in debt due to their student loans. After just a few weeks when the government resumed the process of taking money from… Continue Reading →

New Mexico Mourns the Loss of Officer Darian Jarrott in Highway Shooting Linked to Drug Trafficking

New Mexico Mourns the Loss of Officer Darian Jarrott in Highway Shooting Linked to Drug Trafficking

The loss of New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott is a big shock that the community is still not able to come back from after he was shot and killed during a highway stop that turned into a violent chase of drug traffickers. The fatal event took place on the 10th of the month,… Continue Reading →

Karol Nawrocki Wins Poland’s Presidential Election, Challenging Tusk’s Agenda

Karol Nawrocki Wins Poland’s Presidential Election, Challenging Tusk’s Agenda

Poland is being governed by a new president, and it’s a name that is making noise not only in Europe. Karol Nawrocki, a 42-year-old conservative historian who previously was the leader of the National Remembrance Institute, has been the winner in the presidential elections, which have been the closest in the country for years. The… Continue Reading →

Boulder Fire Attack: Suspect Charged with Federal Hate Crime and Attempted Murder

Boulder Fire Attack: Suspect Charged with Federal Hate Crime and Attempted Murder

The man charged with the burning down of a group in Boulder, who were peacefully demanding the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, has been brought before the court of public opinion. One Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who is aged 45, was indicted by a federal jury for a hate crime. Apart from that,… Continue Reading →