Tag: northern michigan
Michigan inmate sues after ID allegedly altered to depict racist stereotypes
Dylan Leenheer discovered his official prison photograph had been digitally altered to depict him wearing a feathered headdress, beaded necklace and buckskin clothing, with what appeared to be war paint on his face.
Lawsuit says Michigan town discriminated by denying Christian group building
The township says the Christian group didnât meet the zoning criteria, but Youth For Christ called it religious discrimination….
After April floods, bridges out till 2027 and a school loses kids over detour
More than a dozen Michigan counties are still working to recover from April floods that washed out roads and bridges. One school district in Manistee County is spending tens of thousands of dollars in new transportation costs while losing tens of thousands of dollars as students transfer out of the district to avoid the long detours.
Damage from flood lingers Up North, as costs mount for schools, governments
Federal aid is just starting to trickle in from April flooding, but the toll is adding up. One school district is losing students because a washed-out bridge created bus detours, while Manistee County worries about costs….
Local officials hire lawyers, respond to large-scale solar plans in northern Michigan
After hitting local permitting hurdles, the developer of the 375-megawatt solar farm will likely use a new state law for approval, one that limits local governments’ ability to say no to large-scale renewable energy projects.
