Storm Leaves About 300,000 Without Power in Great Lakes Region
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Storm Leaves About 300,000 Without Power in Great Lakes Region

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines About 300,000 electricity customers in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, were without power early Sunday as a spring storm brought freezing rain and sleet to the Great Lakes region. Ice from the storm covered tree branches, snapping some power lines…

University of Michigan to Scuttle Its Flagship D.E.I. Program
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University of Michigan to Scuttle Its Flagship D.E.I. Program

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The University of Michigan will eliminate its central diversity, equity and inclusion program, the school announced on Thursday, seeking to overhaul an ambitious and expensive initiative that it had long cast as a model for American higher education. Michigan — one of the…

Senator Gary Peters, Michigan Democrat, Says He Won’t Run Again in 2026
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Senator Gary Peters, Michigan Democrat, Says He Won’t Run Again in 2026

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senator Gary Peters of Michigan announced on Tuesday that he would not run for re-election in 2026, forcing Democrats to defend an open seat in a battleground state that President Trump won in 2024 and making the party’s already tough path to a…

Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks
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Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a leading Democrat from a critical battleground state, on Wednesday subtly warned against President-elect Donald J. Trump’s tariff threats targeting Canada, even as she stressed her broader willingness to work with him on the cusp of his second…

Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley mom Jennifer Crumbley wants released from jail
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Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley mom Jennifer Crumbley wants released from jail

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jennifer Crumbley, the convicted mother of the Oxford school shooter, requested that a judge release her from prison, maintaining it would be “grossly unfair and unjust” to keep her locked up during her ongoing appeals process. The request to be released came after Crumbley…

New York, Michigan brace for lake-effect snow to threaten football
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New York, Michigan brace for lake-effect snow to threaten football

The first big snow of the season threatened to bury towns in New York along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend. In Michigan, heavy lake-effect snow in northern parts of the state was expected to continue into the weekend, according to the National Weather…

Ground beef recalled over possible E. coli contamination
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Ground beef recalled over possible E. coli contamination

More than 167,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to restaurants nationwide are being recalled by a Michigan meatpacking company over concerns of possible E. coli contamination, federal officials said Wednesday. At least 15 cases of the bacteria have been reported in Minnesota this month that link back to Wolverine Packing…

Michigan church fires beloved music director Fred Szczepanski after learning of his gay marriage, sparking outrage among parishioners
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Michigan church fires beloved music director Fred Szczepanski after learning of his gay marriage, sparking outrage among parishioners

A beloved music director at a Michigan catholic church was fired after an unknown source informed church officials of his same-sex marriage — sparking outrage from parishioners, with many protesting and some renouncing their membership over the termination. Fred Szczepanski was canned from his position at St. Francis Church in…

Wink Martindale throws unprovoked shade at New York Giants

Wink Martindale throws unprovoked shade at New York Giants

There’s no love lost between New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll and former defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, who currently coaches at Michigan. The two had an ugly offseason blowup that led to Martindale’s “resignation,” but little has been said since then. Daboll has routinely brushed off questions about his…

Boxing Hall of Famer Thomas ‘Hitman’ Hearns joins Trump on stage at Detroit rally: ‘This can’t be real’
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Boxing Hall of Famer Thomas ‘Hitman’ Hearns joins Trump on stage at Detroit rally: ‘This can’t be real’

Former President Trump held a rally in the Detroit area, and he invited a local legend to the stage. The three-time Republican presidential nominee was at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit, and, before he took the stage, he took a photo with boxing legend Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, a Detroit native….