All the headlines from our Michigan Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 6 2011 // State officials are still investigating the causes behind wind-swept fires that burned last year in a number of Detroit neighborhoods, and the response by a city utility to reports of power outages and downed wires.The...
Aug 29 2011 // Four hundred gallons of heating oil in the basement? The Michigan appeals court says that’s distressing.The court has upheld a $100,000 verdict for a Clinton County woman whose home had to be demolished after oil was...
Aug 25 2011 // A new state policy will let Michigan drivers renew their vehicle registrations online through their birthdays even if they do it close to the expiration.The Michigan Secretary of State’s office said it used to warn...
Aug 24 2011 // About $323,000 has been awarded to a hospital as part of a civil suit filed by the family of a 93-year-old Bay City man who froze to death after a power-limiting device was placed on his electricity meter because of unpaid...
Aug 23 2011 // The family of a 15-year-old boy who died after a Bay City police officer used a stun gun on him in 2009 is getting a share of a $1 million settlement.The Bay City Times reported that U.S. District Court Judge Thomas L....
Aug 22 2011 // The first tornado to touch down on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula this year caused some property damage in Ontonagon, but no reported injuries.The twister touched down Friday at a recreational vehicle park and campground...
Aug 19 2011 // There are no long-term health effects of submerged oil from last year’s spill in southern Michigan’s Kalamazoo River, a new study from the state says.Results of the Michigan Department of Community Health...
Aug 17 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘E’ (Under Regulatory Supervision) from ‘D’ (Poor) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “rs” from “c” of...
Aug 15 2011 // A motorcycle wreck turned a Lenawee County man into a paraplegic. Desperate for any relief, he chose stem-cell surgery in Europe, a procedure that may have improved his health but left him with a $51,000 bill.Now, after...
Aug 4 2011 // Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. recently honored its top performing employees during its recent Champions Through Excellence event. The annual ceremony honors an elite group of employees who...
Aug 3 2011 // The Michigan Supreme Court says the state has no obligation to maintain a northern Michigan trail, dismissing a lawsuit by a woman who sued after suffering serious back injuries when her off-road vehicle hit a partially...
Aug 3 2011 // A Michigan judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman who sought more than $8,000 from a Washington man she met on Facebook after he called an end to their online romance.The judge said she had no jurisdiction in...
Aug 1 2011 // The Michigan Supreme Court has granted Flint’s request to dismiss a lawsuit by a man who claims he wasn’t notified before his home was demolished. Lee Khan’s house was badly damaged by fire. He says he...
Jul 28 2011 // Great Northern Insurance of Sterling Heights, Mich., has joined the ISU Network. Established in 2010, ISU Great Northern Insurance is owned by Jessica Nofar. ISU Great Northern represents Associated Food & Petroleum...
Jul 28 2011 // A Michigan-based legal group Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to review and overturn a decision that found President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law constitutional.In the first of several appeals likely to...
Jul 25 2011 // Shareholders of Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc. have approved the previously announced merger agreement with Auto Club Insurance Association. Based upon the preliminary tally of shares voted at the special meeting of...
Jul 25 2011 // The Michigan appeals court won’t hold a couple responsible for a tree branch that fell and killed a 45-year-old Kalamazoo man during high winds in June 2008. Joseph Clock’s estate sued Neal and Susan Kemp,...
Jul 22 2011 // The Michigan appeals court has ruled in favor of a man who accidentally struck a young Muskegon County girl in the face with a softball during practice. Emily French lost at least four teeth and had her jaw wired shut...
Jul 19 2011 // DuPont was sued last Friday by a Michigan golf club that alleges its widely used Imprelis herbicide kills trees, reflecting a growing nationwide problem being investigated by a top U.S. regulator.Imprelis, conditionally...
Jul 18 2011 // A Michigan jury has awarded $535,000 to a white former Flint teacher who claimed he was illegally fired for a racial comment.Lawyers for Craig Hecht (Heck) were able to show jurors that black staff members at Linden...