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Michigan News

GM’s electric vehicles will gain access to Tesla’s charging network

DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicles made by General Motors will be able to use much of Tesla’s extensive charging network beginning early next year. In addition, GM will adopt Tesla’s connector, the plug that links an electric vehicle to a charging station. GM joins Ford in shifting its ...

Federal judge Bell dies at age 79

By ED WHITE Associated Press LANSING — Robert Holmes Bell, a federal judge for 30 years whose trials included one that led to a rare death sentence in Michigan, has died. He was 79. Bell died Thursday, Michelle Benham, the court’s chief deputy clerk, said Friday. A cause was not ...

MSU to honor shooting victims with memorial

EAST LANSING (AP) — Michigan State University said it will use approximately $300,000 in donations to create a memorial to honor students who were killed or wounded in a mass shooting in February. The permanent memorial, to be “planned through a meaningful, respectful and collaborative ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...