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Michigan Chipotle store’s workers unionize, a 1st for national chain

LANSING (AP) — Workers at a Chipotle store in Michigan have voted to unionize, becoming the first of the Mexican fast-food chain’s 3,000 locations to do so amid a broader unionization push across the country. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said workers at a Chipotle store in ...

Long-term victims of car crashes win key Michigan decision

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT — Major changes in Michigan car insurance law do not apply to people who were catastrophically injured before the summer of 2019, the state appeals court said Thursday, a victory for long-term victims of motor vehicle crashes and their care ...

DRAMATIC COMEBACK: Isle Royale wolf population surges after nearly dying off

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY — Isle Royale National Park’s gray wolf population has reached 28, a dramatic comeback after the species nearly disappeared from the Lake Superior island chain, researchers said Wednesday. Health problems from inbreeding caused a ...

No charges for Michigan police who shot armed man at store

EAST LANSING, Mich. — No charges will be filed against police officers who chased an armed man at a Michigan big-box store and shot him twice in the parking lot, authorities said Wednesday. State law gives police the right to use reasonable force to arrest someone and protect themselves and ...

Court closes appellate door to lawmakers in abortion fight

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT — Michigan lawmakers were turned down Wednesday in their request to appeal a May order that suspends a ban on abortion. A three-judge panel at the Court of Appeals said it found no need for an immediate review. A 1931 law makes it a crime to perform ...

State, feds investigate illness that’s sickened, killed dogs

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State and federal agencies are investigating an unknown illness that’s sickened dogs in northern Michigan and killed at least 30 canines in one county after they exhibited signs of a parvo-like illness. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ...