One of the worst crashes ever to hit Monroe County community came crashing down when Marshella Chidester, 67-year-old Newport, Michigan, was sentenced to a 25 to 50 year prison sentence after she pleaded guilty to drunk driving fatal crash. The crash had taken place on April 20, 2024, at the Swan Boat Club that had… Continue Reading →
Michigan’s jobless rate was steady at 5.5% for April 2025, a temporary reprieve after three months of rising rates of unemployment. That number, published May 15 by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), can be considered temporary calm but action on the streets shows the peace won’t last long. When compared to… Continue Reading →
A court fight over a controversial moment with a Zoom public session in Michigan is finally over, as Grand Traverse County has agreed to pay $100,000. The COVID-19 pandemic centered around a former county commissioner who displayed a rifle on camera during a Zoom session. The fight, which occurred in 2021, was the result of… Continue Reading →
DETROIT – A former Michigan Army National Guardsman was taken into custody Thursday by federal officials who claimed that he conspired to conduct a mass shooting on an American military installation in suburban Detroit on behalf of the Islamic State (ISIS). The suspect, 19-year-old Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said of Melvindale, is now charged with grave federal… Continue Reading →
Deadly midnight collision in Washtenaw County took the life of a rising Whitmore Lake man whose car crashed into a semi-truck head-on after he traveled the wrong way. Michigan State Police Brighton Post indicates that the deadly crash occurred late Monday evening around 11 p.m. on westbound M-14 west of Vorhies Road in Superior Township…. Continue Reading →
In an attempt to end up-and-coming teen violence, Detroit and the suburbs of Michigan’s Wayne County are trying something innovative and bold- they’re hiring a “Youth Intelligence Specialist” to monitor teens’ off-line behavior in public spaces such as social networking sites. The theory behind the new tactic is to monitor early warning signs for potential… Continue Reading →
As Congress debates requiring severe federal budget reductions, Michigan families might begin to experience realities i.e., essential social services and health care soon to be cut short. Legislators are calling for $163 billion reductions in federal spending, and what is to be reduced affects on a daily basis programs Michiganders rely on on which millions… Continue Reading →
The courtroom battle over one of Michigan’s less cheerful infrastructure tragedies is underway. Opening statements have begun in a prominent lawsuit to hold the State of Michigan liable for the 2020 catastrophic failure of the Edenville Dam, resulting in widespread flooding, displacement of thousands of residents, and significant environmental damage. Background of the Disaster The… Continue Reading →
As the U.S. House readies a make-or-break vote on the future of American health care, Rep. Debbie Dingell is warning the alarm. And she’s not blowing it off. On the line are the very lives of millions of Americans particularly our most vulnerable fellow citizens – who barely get by on Medicaid. In Michigan alone,… Continue Reading →
During a highly publicized trial out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the atmosphere in the courtroom grew strained Thursday when a judge directed a mistrial in the case against white police officer Christopher Schurr, who is charged with second-degree murder for his role in the 2022 fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man born in… Continue Reading →