Latest Michigan Headlines

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Michigan Pileup Ensnares up to 100 Vehicles

Mar 20 2023 // DETROIT (AP) – Up to 100 vehicles were involved in a massive pileup on Interstate 96 during white-out conditions, Michigan police said. There were reports of injuries that do not appear to be serious, police said on...

Michigan Conservative Group Will Get Reward for Suing Over COVID-19 Loans

Mar 8 2023 // MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) – A conservative economic-policy group will get a $22,500 reward for blowing the whistle on a Michigan teachers union and its insurance arm, which got $12.5 million in government-backed loans...

Judge: Michigan School, Staff Immune From Shooting Lawsuits

Mar 6 2023 // PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan judge has ruled that staff and administrators at Oxford High School cannot be sued for a mass shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded.Oakland County Circuit...

Thousands of Michigan Residents Without Power After Back-to-Back Ice Storms

Mar 2 2023 // The power in Leah Thomas’ Beverly Hills, Michigan, home went out about 9 p.m. last Wednesday.It was back on Sunday evening but was lost again the next day. And like thousands of Michigan residents left in the dark...

Michigan Judge Rejects Agency’s Bid to Shield Pro-Union Starbucks Workers From Firing

Feb 27 2023 // A federal judge in Detroit on Thursday dealt a blow to a U.S. labor agency by drastically narrowing his recent order that had barred Starbucks Corp SBUX.O from retaliating against pro-union workers nationwide to cover only...

Train Derailments in Michigan, Ohio Have Similar Risks, Different Outcomes

Feb 21 2023 // TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – Police Chief Jason Wright feared the worst as he rushed to the scene of a freight train derailment in Michigan’s Van Buren Township, mindful of a fiery rail crash this month in Ohio that...

Former Michigan Insurance Agent Convicted of Filing False Tax Returns

Feb 16 2023 // A former Michigan insurance agent was convicted of filing false tax returns and making false statements to both a bankruptcy court and the Department of Justice.According to court documents and evidence presented at trial,...

Michigan Plastics Manufacturer to Pay $663K Over Forever Chemicals Violations

Feb 1 2023 // BRIGHTON, Mich. (AP) – A plastics manufacturer reached an agreement with the state to investigate and address hazardous substances known as “forever chemicals” at a former factory in Livingston County,...

Dow Chemical to Pay $5.4M Settlement Over Michigan Chemical Spill

Jan 30 2023 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed $5.4 million settlement with The Dow Chemical Co. to recover costs for EPA’s cleanup work at the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River & Bay Superfund...

Evertree Acquires Michigan’s Provision

Jan 17 2023 // Evertree Insurance, an omni-channel property and casualty insurance distribution platform, acquired Provision Insurance Group, a Michigan-based independent insurance brokerage firm.“We are thrilled to welcome all 44...

Hub Acquires Michigan’s Grace & Porta Benefits

Jan 13 2023 // Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Grace & Porta Benefits, Inc. (Grace & Porta Benefits). Located in Brighton, Michigan, Grace & Porta Benefits is an independent agency specializing in...

Inszone Enters Michigan With Acquisition of Brinch

Jan 12 2023 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Brinch Agency Insurance. Brinch Agency Insurance was founded in 2001 by Chris and Kathy Brinch after managing a family-owned agency in Eastpointe for over 2 decades....

Michigan Governor Signs Insurance Company Group Capital Calculation Bill Package

Jan 3 2023 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bipartisan bill package into law last month to update Michigan’s holding company statute to ensure compliance with national accreditation standards.The package will provide the...

Michigan Sues Paper Company Over PFAS-Contaminated Waste

Dec 22 2022 // PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) _ The state of Michigan is accusing a former paper mill owner of sending contaminated waste to a composting site for decades in the Thumb region.The lawsuit seeks payments from Domtar Industries for...

Michigan’s Proctor Financial to Pay $67K Over Retaliation Suit

Dec 22 2022 // Proctor Financial, Inc., an insurance company based in Troy, Michigan that provides insurance products for residential and commercial properties, will pay $67,000 to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal...

Michigan Ex-Boy Scout Leader Sentenced on Sex Abuse Charges

Dec 16 2022 // MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) —A former troop leader was sentenced to 12 to 20 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to two counts of criminal sexual conduct stemming from Michigan’s review of child sexual...

Michigan Police Department Faces Discrimination Charges

Dec 15 2022 // Michigan’s civil rights watchdog announced two charges of discrimination against the Grand Rapids Police Department on Wednesday, further heightening scrutiny of the department following an officer’s killing of...

Michigan’s Ford Credit Company to Launch Commercial Vehicle Insurance

Dec 1 2022 // Michigan-based Ford Credit announced plans to launch Ford Pro Insure, a new commercial auto insurance product powered by Pie Insurance. “Ford Pro customers have come to expect a complete set of products and services...

Safety Procedures Not Enforced Before Michigan School Shooting

Nov 30 2022 // OXFORD, Mich. (AP) – Policies and procedures that could have prevented a mass shooting that left four students dead at a Michigan high school last year were approved earlier but never implemented, two former school board...

No Federal Aid to Restart Michigan Nuclear Power Plant

Nov 22 2022 // COVERT, Mich. (AP) – The federal government has turned down a request for financial aid to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, the owner said.Holtec International said it was notified Friday by the...