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ICE in Michigan: More arrests, detainees and protests

LANSING — The weekend killing of a US citizen by Border Patrol agents in Minnesota has sparked renewed calls for reform nationally and in Michigan, primarily by Democrats frustrated by Republican President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigrant deportation tactics. Deportations surged in Michigan last year, and the state is home to one of the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities in the country. But Michigan has largely avoided the kind of high-profile conflicts between federal agents and citizens seen in Minnesota. The Trump administration has surged ...

Wisconsin Democrats announce marijuana legalization bill

In a bid to capitalize on recent bipartisan pushes to regulate the state’s hemp industry, Wisconsin Democrats have introduced a bill to fully legalize marijuana. But the effort to create legal recreational and medical programs is all but sure to fail. Republicans, who control both chambers of the Legislature, have not taken up previous Democratic attempts at legalization and have nixed repeated attempts by Gov. Tony Evers to include legalization in his state budgets. GOP leadership has said it will only consider limited medical programs. Still, Democrats who introduced their latest ...

Traverse City Nonprofit Files Reply Brief in Line 5 tunnel permit case before the Michigan Supreme Court

TRAVERSE CITY — On Jan. 23, Traverse City-based Flow Water Advocates filed its reply to the arguments raised by Enbridge Limited Energy LLC, the Michigan Public Service Commission and other respondents in Flow’s Michigan Supreme Court case challenging the Michigan Public Service Commission’s issuance of a permit to Canadian energy company Enbridge for its proposed Line 5 pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. Flow Water Advocates is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and describes their mission as “to ensure the waters of the Great Lakes Basin are healthy, public, ...

Department of Transportation urges drivers to stay safe ahead of Super Bowl Sunday

MICHIGAN — As the Super Bowl approaches, the Michigan Department of Transportation has made several recommendations in order to keep roads safe. “Defense wins championships; your best defense is to plan for a sober ride,” said the Department of Transportation. “From taxis and ride shares to public transportation and designated drivers, run the play that will score you home safely.” Their tips are centered around avoiding drunk driving, which accounted for nearly 41% of all road fatalities on Michigan roadways in 2024 according to the 2024 Michigan Annual Drunk Driving ...

Upper Peninsula residents experience slowdowns in mail delivery

MARQUETTE — On Jan. 20, U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman released an open letter to the Postmaster General and the Chief Executive Officer seeking answers as to why Upper Peninsula residents have been experiencing slowdowns in mail delivery. “I write to express concern regarding the state of mail ...

Gwinn man faces child sex charges

GWINN — A Gwinn man has been arrested and charged with multiple felony counts following an investigation into the allegation of sexual exploitation of a minor. According to a press release from the Forsyth Township Police Department, the investigative agency, Jeremy Norman Brugman, 35, was ...