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Michigan News

UAW chief sets strike deadline: Contracts come to end next week

DETROIT (AP) — The head of the United Auto Workers warned Wednesday that the union plans to go on strike against any Detroit automaker that hasn’t reached a new agreement by the time contracts expire next week. “That’s the plan,” President Shawn Fain responded when asked if the ...

Honor Credit Union announces kickoff of Annual Teacher Awards

BERRIEN SPRINGS — Honor Credit Union has announced the kickoff of its Annual Teacher Awards. Honor invites teachers to apply for the awards by explaining in 200 words or less how they would use additional funds to benefit their classroom and students. New this year, Honor Credit Union will ...

Bowen to head DNR

MARQUETTE — A new director for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been appointed. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Tuesday that M. Scott Bowen is the new director of the DNR. “We are blessed to have some of the most beautiful beaches, forests, and lakes in the country ...

Officer saves baby during traffic stop

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer is being praised as a hero for saving the life of an 18-month-old boy after he stopped a car for speeding. Warren Police Department Officer Brenden Fraser was watching for distracted drivers Tuesday when he stopped a Chevrolet Camaro ...

Sextortion suspects detained pending trial

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Samuel Ogoshi, 22 and Samson Ogoshi, 20, two Nigerian men recently extradited in the Jordan DeMay sextortion case, were detained in the downstate Newaygo County Jail pending trial during a Friday bond hearing. The Ogoshis were ...