All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 17 2021 // Ford Motor Co. will send $500 checks to every household that was evacuated from a southeastern Michigan city because of a gasoline leak from the automaker’s plant into the community’s sewer system,...
Sep 15 2021 // The federal government has approved nearly $205 million to help Michiganders with disaster-related needs stemming from the June 25-26 tornadoes, severe storms and flooding in Washtenaw and Wayne counties, FEMA says.That...
Sep 15 2021 // A sudden loss of soil strength under saturated conditions most likely caused two Michigan dams to collapse last year and contributed to flooding that forced evacuations of about 10,000 people, an interim report...
Sep 7 2021 // Fire destroyed about a dozen classic cars at a restoration shop near Traverse City, Michigan, authorities said.Sensors triggered a fire alarm Sunday morning at the shop in East Bay Township. Firefighters were able to save...
Sep 3 2021 // Federal employment officials charged a dairy processor for allegedly firing an employee rather than accommodate her disability at a Michigan facility.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) cited Agropur...
Aug 27 2021 // A Michigan commission will examine data and practices from its regulated electric companies after more than 1 million residents were left without power due to storms earlier this month.Michigan has seen multiple storms...
Aug 23 2021 // Michigan insurance regulators issued a cease and desist order against a healthcare sharing ministry and two connected companies for allegedly acting in violation of the state’s insurance code.In a media release,...
Aug 17 2021 // Michigan insurance regulators and the state’s personal injury protection (PIP) medical coverage program have reached an agreement regarding unlimited coverage for persons injured in an automobile accident prior to...
Aug 10 2021 // The McGowan Companies (McGowan) acquired the assets of Arbanas & Associates (Arbanas) in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, effective Aug. 1.Arbanas specializes in writing professional liability for accountants, lawyers,...
Aug 2 2021 // Two Michigan counties are asking the state to help make funds available for residents and businesses affected by recent tornados that damaged buildings, knocked down trees and caused power outages.Macomb County Executive...
Aug 2 2021 // The state of Michigan will disburse $10 million in emergency relief funding to help Detroit-area and other southeastern Michigan residents whose homes, businesses and belongings were damaged by recent flooding caused by a...
Jul 27 2021 // The National Weather Service says tornadoes struck near Detroit and near Flint on the evening of July 24.The two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Genesee County’s Clayton Township around 6:30 p.m. and in Oakland County...
Jul 20 2021 // A 50-year-old employee has died after falling from an elevated catwalk at a Detroit-area steel company.The man was pronounced dead at the former AK Steel facility following the fall which occurred about 3:15 a.m. on July...
Jul 16 2021 // With the approval of President Joe Biden, federal disaster assistance is now available to the state of Michigan to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding and...
Jul 15 2021 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 13 asked the White House issue a disaster declaration to secure federal aid to deal with damage from the late June flooding in southeast Michigan.Parts of the region saw about 7...
Jul 14 2021 // A series of wheat field fires in western Michigan prompted an arson investigation, authorities said.Two fires were reported recently just outside the village of Waldron, according to the Hillsdale Daily News. The first...
Jul 8 2021 // The Michigan Supreme Court is looking at a pair of cases that involve possible liability against the state in crashes involving snowmobiles.The issue is whether a snowmobile and a utility vehicle should be considered motor...
Jul 6 2021 // The Michigan Supreme Court is chipping away at a longstanding legal doctrine that makes it tough to win slip-and-fall lawsuits in the state.Donna Livings needed three surgeries after falling in an icy lot as she tried to...
Jul 5 2021 // Michigan insurance regulators in a June 15 bulletin reminded property/casualty insurance companies that relying on a “zero-dollar claim” in their insureds’ loss history is not allowed.In Bulletin...
Jun 28 2021 // Residents in the Detroit area were cleaning up June 27 after flooding in the area overloaded sewer systems, damaged homes and knocked out power for thousands.Bags of trash lined neighborhood streets in suburban Grosse...