Latest Michigan Headlines
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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...
APCIA Warns Michigan Auto Insurance Bill Could Destabilize Market
Jul 7 2025 // A Michigan lawmaker has proposed legislation that would mandate auto insurance premium reductions of at least 10% on any new or renewed policy, a bill that the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) says...
Flint, Michigan Struggles to Complete Lead Pipe Replacement Decade After Water Crisis
Jun 30 2025 // Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but probably assigned to another...
Michigan Paper Manufacturer Agrees to $300K Settlement Over PFAS Contamination
Jun 27 2025 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a settlement agreement with Domtar Industries, LLC and E.B. Eddy Paper, Inc. (together, Domtar) to address releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the...
Search Ends for 1950 Lake Michigan Plane Crash That Killed 58 People
Jun 27 2025 // A group is ending a 20-year search for a plane that crashed into Lake Michigan in 1950, killing all 58 people on board, after sweeping the vast body of water using sonar technology and even getting support from an...
Michigan Suit Alleges Teacher Humiliated Student for Refusing Pledge of Allegiance
Jun 26 2025 // The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of a 14-year-old student who said a teacher humiliated her for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in protest of U.S. support of...
Michigan Battery Manufacturer to Pay $95K Over Disability Discrimination Suit
Jun 20 2025 // Navitas Systems, LLC, an Ann Arbor, Michigan battery manufacturer, will pay $95,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal...
