Michigan News

Candice Miller For Governor? She’s Thinking About It

If it is gubernatorial candidate speculation season, there’s always one name reliably on the shortlist of potential A-listers, and that is Candice Miller. For the better part of two decades, Ms. Miller’s name will come up as a possible Republican candidate for governor given her two terms as secretary of […]

Mackinac Bridge painting project wins fourth award

The Mackinac Bridge tower painting project has won yet another national award, this time from the National Council of Structural Engineers (NCSEA).  Ruby+Associates of Bingham Farms was named the Outstanding Project Winner in the Other Structures category of the NCSEA’s Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards. The firm designed the movable painting […]

High Schools, Other Biz Can Reopen; Indoor Dining Ban Stays

While high schools and other businesses like casinos and bowling alleys will be able to reopen under an updated order from the Department of Human Services, the ban on indoor dining will remain until mid-January, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced today. High schools are beginning winter break after today, so they will effectively […]

6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal grand jury has charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in what investigators say was a plot by anti-government extremists who were angry over her coronavirus policies. The indictment released Thursday by U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge levied the conspiracy […]

‘Most Trusted’ Canadian leader Endorses Michigan Governor’s Decision to Shut Down Enbridge’s Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac

Scientist and author Dr. David Suzuki describes Canadian opposition to shutdown as shameful MARQUETTE, MI–Canada’s most venerated scientist, who was once voted among the top five most trusted people in the nation, has endorsed Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s enforcement to shut down Enbridge’s obsolete, Line 5 crude oil pipeline in the […]

F-16 pilot who crashed in Michigan pronounced dead

The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing announced his death Friday morning, stating that, per the Department of Defense’s policy, they will not release the pilot’s identity until 24 hours after notifying the service member’s next of kin. “We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss; our thoughts and prayers are […]