Latest Michigan Headlines
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Researchers Uncover 140-Year-Old Shipwreck at Bottom of Lake Michigan
Oct 6 2025 // After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a “ghost ship” that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline. The...
EPA Seeks $140M Penalty for Michigan’s Worst Sulfur Dioxide Polluter
Oct 3 2025 // When faced with testimony that Zug Island’s EES Coke Battery is one of Michigan’s worst sulfur dioxide polluters, an attorney for the facility said Monday: “So what?” The DTE Energy-owned facility...
Michigan Reaches Settlements With Paper Mill Over PFAS Contamination
Sep 23 2025 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has reached two settlement agreements with the current and past owners of a paper mill in White Pigeon, Michigan. The two settlements secure funding for response activities to address...
Researchers Uncover 140-Year-Old Shipwreck at Bottom of Lake Michigan
Sep 18 2025 // After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a “ghost ship” that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline. The...
Michigan Auto Parts Manufacturer Sued for Discrimination
Sep 17 2025 // An auto parts manufacturer with a facility in Plymouth, Michigan, violated federal law when it refused to allow an older, female worker with a disability to re-enter its apprenticeship program, the U.S. Equal Employment...
Michigan Manufacturer to Pay $460K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Sep 10 2025 // East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, will pay $460,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Crumbling Michigan Dam Reveals Potential Risks of Private Hydroelectric Ownership
Aug 27 2025 // Amid stacked rows of brightly colored plastic kayaks and canoes, Khrystal Crosno recently helped an Ann Arbor family begin a floating trip along the scenic AuTrain River. The Earl family should spot turtles, herons and...
Rockford Mutual Launches Commercial Insurance Offerings in Michigan
Aug 18 2025 // Rockford Mutual announced the official launch of their suite of commercial insurance products in the state of Michigan, effective August 18, 2025 This strategic expansion includes Businessowners Policies (BOP), Commercial...
Six Killed in Michigan Collision Between Truck and Van Carrying Amish Group
Aug 18 2025 // A pickup truck went through a stop sign in rural Michigan and crashed into a van carrying members of an Amish community, killing at least six people, authorities said. The crash occurred last Tuesday afternoon in Tuscola...
Michigan Man Wins $60M in False Charges Case
Aug 18 2025 // A jury awarded nearly $60 million last week to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan prosecutor and a police officer of violating his rights in filing sexual abuse charges in a case that was ultimately dismissed by the...
Michigan Man to Stand Trial for Insurance Fraud
Aug 13 2025 // A Michigan financial advisor will stand trial for insurance fraud after waiving preliminary examination, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced this week. Todd Bernstein, 67, of Birmingham, is alleged to have submitted...
Judge Stops Hazardous Waste Shipments to Michigan Landfill
Aug 12 2025 // A judge has stopped government contractors in five states from sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill after a year of legal challenges by Detroit-area communities concerned about possible environmental...
Michigan Governor Confronts Trump on Tariff Hit to Auto Industry
Aug 6 2025 // Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer told President Donald Trump that his tariffs are having a negative effect on her state’s flagship auto industry during a closed-door meeting at the White House. Whitmer,...
Michigan Financial Advisor Charged With Insurance Fraud
Aug 5 2025 // A Michigan financial advisor was charged with four counts of insurance fraud, each a four-year felony, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced last week. Todd Bernstein, 67, of Birmingham, was arraigned on July 30 before...
Suspect in Michigan Walmart Stabbings Charged With Rarely Used Terrorism Count
Jul 31 2025 // A Michigan prosecutor filed a terrorism charge this wek against a man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart store. The charge has been rarely used in the state’s courts since it was adopted more than 20 years...
Michigan Manufacturer Sued for Sexual Harassment
Jul 29 2025 // East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, violated federal law when it subjected female production employees to sexual harassment before taking untimely remedial action, the U.S. Equal...
Michigan Mobile Parks Remain Behind on Safe Drinking Water
Jul 28 2025 // After the Flint water crisis, Michigan became a national leader on safe drinking water, requiring the removal of lead pipes and the reduction of harmful “forever chemicals” years before the federal government...
Michigan Suspends 2 Title Insurance Agents Over Escrow Fund Mismanagement
Jul 25 2025 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services this week announced the suspension of two title insurance agents after an investigation found they allegedly mismanaged customers’ escrow funds. DIFS...
Michigan Construction Company Sued for Allegedly Scamming Customers
Jul 15 2025 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a lawsuit against Hummingbird Construction Co., LLC and its owner, Matthew Ashline, for allegedly scamming multiple customers by accepting deposits for construction projects...
Michigan Nursing Homes to Pay $4.5M Settlement Over Substandard Care Allegations
Jul 10 2025 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a $4.5 million settlement with six Detroit-area nursing homes and their ownership companies, Villa Financial Services LLC and Villa Olympia Investment LLC, over allegations...
