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Michigan News

Michigan man charged in Sleeping Bear Dunes river tampering

EMPIRE, Mich. (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed misdemeanor charges against a man who is accused of diverting a river within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan. Authorities last August described a “dramatic shift” at the mouth of the Platte River as it meets Lake ...

Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models

DETROIT (AP) — Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all. CEO Jim Farley wrote in social media postings Tuesday that the company is reversing a decision to scrub the band after speaking with government policy leaders who are ...

Michigan revenue dips after tax cuts, but surplus remains high

LANSING — Michigan’s revenue will be nearly $900 million less this year than forecasted in January due to new tax cuts, state officials said Friday, leaving lawmakers with less money to spend as they work toward the state’s next budget. The new projections, released Friday at a revenue ...

Boy who used slingshot to save sister: ‘I was just lucky’

ALPENA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 13-year-old Michigan boy who used a slingshot to save his 8-year-old sister from an attempted kidnapping said he was “freaking out” and simply reached for something that could stop the attack. “So I grab my slingshot and open the window and I grab two ...