Michigan outraged toxic waste from Ohio derailment shipped to Belleville
by Minnah Arshad (Bridge Michigan) Michigan officials say they are outraged toxic waste from an Ohio train derailment earlier this month has been transported to Wayne County. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell said at a news conference Friday evening that some solid waste was delivered earlier this week to a Wayne County site, and five trucks of liquid […]
MSU shooting update: University to ask state for more security money
by Ron French (Bridge Michigan) Michigan State University will ask the Legislature for funds to help enhance campus security in the wake of a Feb. 13 shooting that left three students dead and another five critically wounded. “We’ve gone from a one- to five-year (security enhancement) plan to a one- to six-month plan,” MSU Board […]
Michigan State shootings: MSU to pay victims’ hospital bills, funeral costs
by Ron French (Bridge Michigan) EAST LANSING – Michigan State University will pay the hospital bills of five students wounded in the Feb. 13 shooting spree on campus, along with the funeral expenses of the three students who died. Interim President Teresa Woodruff made the announcement at a news conference Sunday afternoon that focused primarily […]
Hugs, cookies, freebies and love planned to welcome MSU students back to campus
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) Hundreds of volunteers will converge on Michigan State University on Sunday, filling the path between the Spartan statue and The Rock with signs and freebies to shower students returning to campus with love. In an effort to ease the transition after Monday’s mass shooting, tables at the event known as Spartan Sunday will […]
For Ann Arbor water managers, ongoing battle to keep toxic chemicals at bay
ANN ARBOR – Brian Steglitz and his staff had only recently gotten a handle on the last surprise contaminant to threaten Ann Arbor’s drinking water system when the call came in about another. A plume of industrial wastewater, thought to be tainted with toxic hexavalent chromium, had entered the Huron River last August after spilling […]
Flying object over Lake Huron shot down. What we know and what we don’t?
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) While some Michiganders may have been doing some last-minute grocery shopping and preparing for Super Bowl parties on Sunday, the U.S. was tracking down an object flying over the Great Lakes state. A U.S. F-16 fighter jet shot down another unidentified object, this time flying over Lake Huron, according […]
Kristina Karamo to lead Michigan GOP, topping Trump favorite
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Election denier Kristina Karamo will lead the Michigan GOP for the next two years after delegates on Saturday elected her state party chair in a contentious convention vote. Karamo’s victory signals the completion of a years-long grassroots takeover of the Michigan GOP, which is now dominated by a […]
Federal COVID relief aid to schools will dry up soon. Are districts ready?
by Koby Levin and Ethan Bakuli, Chalkbeat Detroit (for Bridge Michigan) For the past couple of years, the Detroit Public Schools Community District has been able to tap its share of federal COVID relief aid to fund after-school enrichment programs that help students recover from learning lost during the pandemic. But those funds will soon […]
What winter? Michigan farmers, anglers hit hard by warm temperatures
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) While you might be putting your heavy coat in the back of your closet this week, Michigan’s mild winter has industries that rely on the cold scrambling to adjust to warmer temperatures. Temperatures in southeast Michigan are expected to hit the mid-50s on Thursday, compared to an average high […]
Turns out, young voters didn’t sway ‘22 election in Michigan, records show
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Data released Tuesday showed that turnout among young voters in Michigan’s 2022 election was well below contests in 2020 and 2018, contradicting widely repeated claims that they helped swing the election. Overall, total turnout in November was the highest for a midterm election in state history — and everyone from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell cited […]
