OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Nine, including former Michigan governor, charged over Flint water crisis | Regulator finalizes rule forcing banks to serve oil, gun companies | Trump admin adds hurdle to increase efficiency standards for furnaces, water heaters

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Ford unveils Michigan Central site plan

Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled its site plan for Michigan Central, the project to transform the area around the historic former train depot in the city’s Corktown neighborhood into a campus focused on the mobility and transportation methods that will define the future of the automotive industry. At a virtual […]

Detroit News scouting report: Wisconsin at Michigan

CLOSE Bob Wojnowski, John Niyo, Angelique S. Chengelis and Matt Charboneau preview the Michigan State vs. Indiana and Michigan vs. Wisconsin games on this week’s College Football Show. The Detroit News No. 13 Wisconsin at Michigan Kickoff: 7:30 Saturday, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor TV/radio: ABC/950 Records: Wisconsin 1-0; Michigan 1-2 Line: Wisconsin […]

Whitmer encourages Michigan to prep for winter this week

The governor signed a proclamation to make this week Winter Hazards Awareness Week. Although temperatures are in the 70s, it’s time to start thinking about winter. weather.  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared Nov. 8-14 Winter Hazards Awareness Week in Michigan to encourage residents to prioritize winter emergency preparedness.  “Michiganders are no […]

Michigan reacts to his victory

CLOSE Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks one day after Americans voted in the presidential election, on November 04, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden spoke as votes are still being counted in his tight race against incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump which remains too close to call. (Photo by Drew […]

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is ‘hanging in there’ as Trump encourages supporters to ‘lock her up’ after the FBI thwarted a right-wing plot to kidnap and execute her

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Reuters/Rebecca Cook Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told Business Insider she was “hanging in there” after the FBI foiled a right-wing plot to kidnap and assassinate her. “That’s my phrase for 2020,” she said, adding that she was “appalled” when President Donald Trump encouraged his supporters to […]