Tag: Michigan

Detroit Apartment Building Fire Injures 11, Displaces 20

DETROIT—About a dozen people were hurt in an apartment building fire early Friday morning on Detroit’s west side. Twenty people were displaced and 11 people suffered injuries including smoke inhalation, bumps and bruises, Fire Chief James Harris told reporters. The blaze was reported around 3:30 a.m. It left the five-story building heavily damaged. At least…


LIVE 8:30 AM ET: Gov. DeSantis Delivers Keynote Speech at Michigan County GOP Breakfast

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a keynote speech at 8 a.m. ET on April 6 at the annual spring fundraising breakfast of the Republican Party Committee of Midland County, Michigan. …


LIVE NOW: Gov. DeSantis Delivers Keynote Speech at Michigan County GOP Breakfast

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a keynote speech at 8 a.m. ET on April 6 at the annual spring fundraising breakfast of the Republican Party Committee of Midland County, Michigan. …


Gov. DeSantis Delivers Keynote Speech at Michigan County GOP Breakfast

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a keynote speech at 8 a.m. ET on April 6 at the annual spring fundraising breakfast of the Republican Party Committee of Midland County, Michigan. …


Michigan Gov. Whitmer Signs Package Repealing Abortion Ban

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of measures on Wednesday to repeal a 1931 law that pro-life critics say protected viable unborn babies from late-term abortions. The Michigan House and Senate, both controlled by a narrow two-seat Democratic majority, voted last month to repeal the state’s long-standing abortion ban before sending it to the…


Those Who Stayed Hope to Make Michigan a National Champion

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Those who stay will be champions has been a Michigan football mantra for generations, dating to Bo Schembechler saying those six words to his first team in 1969. The two-time defending Big Ten champion Wolverines, scheduled to play their spring game Saturday, are thrilled many key players chose to stay this season in…


US Congressman Diagnosed With Cancer

A U.S. congressman said March 31 that he’s been diagnosed with cancer. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) said that he underwent a preventive scan that prompted additional tests, leading to a diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma. The common skin cancer can often be surgically treated, with radiation therapy used in cases in older patients, people who cannot…


Plan for Chinese-Funded Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Sparks Opposition in Rural Michigan

The possible construction of a new lithium-ion battery factory in their backyard has presented the people of rural western Michigan with a choice between new jobs and national security. In February, Ford announced it would build a battery park in Marshall, a small township 100 miles west of Detroit, under a licensing agreement with Chinese…


Plan for Chinese-Linked Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Sparks Opposition in Rural Michigan

The possible construction of a new lithium-ion battery factory in their backyard has presented the people of rural western Michigan with a choice between new jobs and national security. In February, Ford announced it would build a battery park in Marshall, a small township 100 miles west of Detroit, under a licensing agreement with Chinese…


Plan for Chinese Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Sparks Opposition in Rural Michigan

The possible construction of a new lithium-ion battery factory in their backyard has presented the people of rural western Michigan with a choice between new jobs and national security. Because of the battery company’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), former Air Force Staff Sergeant Ormand Hook had no trouble making up his mind….