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Michigan News

Gas station clerk charged with murder

DETROIT (AP) — A clerk was charged with murder Thursday in a second recent middle-of-the-night fatal shooting at Detroit gas stations related to disputes with customers. “This simply cannot continue to happen,” Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy said. Anthony McNary, 25, was shot ...

Handheld cellphone use banned for motorists in Michigan

LANSING — The use of handheld cellphones while driving a car will be outlawed in Michigan under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that will take effect on June 30. The new law will expand Michigan’s ban on texting and driving to apply to all handheld cellphone use ...

New York City goes after Hyundai, Kia for security flaw

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer New York City has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, joining a host of other cities beset by a social media fueled wave of car thefts due to a flaw that made some car models highly susceptible to theft. Viral how-to videos on TikTok and other ...

Cybersecurity success

Westwood High School students have received special recognition in the cybersecurity field. A total of 40,000 students from around the U.S. competed in a cybersecurity event called Cyberstart America, with only 1,000 of them earning the designation of Scholar 8. Seven of those students are ...

DNR: Angler feedback key to muskellunge management

MARQUETTE —The Michigan Department of Natural Resources asks anglers to participate in the muskellunge angler survey to help DNR biologists obtain valuable data on this important sport fish. The muskellunge season began on June 3. “Muskellunge are difficult to survey, so biologists are ...

Normandy marks D-Day’s 79th anniversary

ON OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday’s ceremonies got underway in honor of those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history. This ...