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FamFRANKENMUTH, Mich. — A family’s annual holiday trip to Frankenmuth took a heartbreaking turn after their car was broken into, resulting in the theft of several items, including a deeply sentimental possession: the cremated remains of a loved one.
The family, who visits Splash Village and Bronner's in Frankenmuth every Christmas, was staying at the Frankenmuth Hotel when they discovered the break-in. Among the stolen items was a black rectangular box resembling a thick book, containing the ashes of the woman's brother-in-law.
“We’re not worried about the material things that were taken,” she said. “We just want his ashes returned. They meant so much to us.”
The ashes, stored in a stationary spot under the vehicle’s passenger seat, were a source of comfort to the family. “It may sound unusual, but bringing him with us on trips felt like keeping him close,” she explained. “We never imagined they would be stolen.”
The family is appealing to the public—and to the ...
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CHICAGO, IL - McDonald’s has ended certain diversity goals for its leadership and suppliers following a review that included the legal impacts of a US Supreme Court decision that barred racial preferences in university admissions.
The fast-food chain said on Monday that it will drop “representation goals”. The company had previously aimed to have women to account for 45 per cent of global leadership roles and for 35 per cent of US company leaders to come from “underrepresented,” or non-white, groups, by the end of 2025.
McDonald’s also said it will no longer ask suppliers to sign a pledge known as the Mutual Commitment to DEI. The company’s diversity team will now be called the “Global Inclusion Team” and it will
FREELAND, Mich - Michigan’s environmental agency could fine a Freeland man $1.7 million for deepening his own pond.
From 2020-2023, Joshua Wenzlick expanded a small pond on his property. The state considers the land, a former sand mine, a regulated wetland, according to his brother Zachary Wenzlick, who spoke to Michigan Capitol Confidential in a phone interview.
After confirming that the local government didn’t require him to obtain a permit for the project, Joshua hired Schlicht Ponds of Montrose, a licensed contractor, to excavate the pond to about 20 feet in one section. That depth is sufficient to sustain wildlife when the pond freezes over in the winter, ensuring there would be enough oxygen.
Joshua stocked the pond with about 700 fish — a mix of bass, bluegill, crappie, and perch. After stocking the pond, ducks, geese, and painted turtles moved into the pond, Zach said. Click here to read more.
JACKSON, OH - An Ohio teacher who resigned after refusing to use students’ preferred pronouns and names will receive a $450,000 settlement from her school district.
Vivian Geraghty sued the Jackson Local School District in 2022, and the settlement was reached last month, the New York Post reported over the weekend. She was aided in her suit by Alliance Defending Freedom, which released a statement to NBC4 late last week.
“The school tried to force Vivian to accept and repeat the school’s viewpoint on issues that go to the foundation of morality and human identity, like what makes us male or female, by ordering her to personally participate in the social transition of her students,” said Logan Spena, legal counsel for ADF. “The First Amendment prohibits that abuse of power, and Jackson Local School District officials have learned that comes at a steep cost.” Click here to read more.
BOSTON, MASS - Police charged five students at Assumption University with ambushing, chasing down and falsely accusing a soldier of being a sexual predator back in October.
Police alleged that the five accused lured the 22-year-old victim to campus with the purpose of framing him as a sexual predator looking for underage victims, WCVB 5 reported. The students were inspired by the TV series “To Catch a Predator” and a recent TikTok trend of people mimicking the show, police said. (RELATED: Influencer Who Allegedly Uploaded Video Of Herself Stealing From Target Shoplifted From Same Location, Police Say)
One student — 18-year-old Kelsy Brainard — allegedly messaged the victim on a dating app. Their messages developed in a sexual manner and her friends organized the plot, according to police. Brainard took the man into a basement lounge and watched TV with him, court documents citing campus video footage said. Almost 30 students then allegedly approached the man. Click here to read more.
LANSING, MICH - With Trump-endorsed Republican Mike Johnson from Louisiana retaining the Speaker’s gavel after the Friday vote on January 3rd, members of Congress have been sworn in and are officially back to work.
Republicans are now poised to control Congress with what will be a razor-thin 217-215 majority. This count excludes former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who did not return to Congress, as well as two other representatives transitioning to roles in the Trump Administration.
Four of the 215 Democratic Representatives – Michigan’s Debbie Dingell, Haley Stevens, Rashida Tlaib, and Shri Thanedar – returned to Congress after winning re-election, despite all four voting against the deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes.
The Nancy Mace-sponsored “Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act” which was voted on less than four months ago sought to remove rapists, pedophiles, domestic abusers, stalkers and other predators from U.S. soil. But these four Michigan Democratic Reps, along with 154 others at the time, decided the legislation was a step too far for them to vote for as we reported back in September. Click here to read more.
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF - California is looking to hire people who can reshape the state’s view of air quality through the lens of “racial equity.”
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted a job application for a “community expert” to “help shape the California Air Resources Board’s approach to advancing racial equity.”
The job posting says the agency “is developing a racial equity impact analysis tool, known as CARB’s Racial Equity Lens, to advance the agency’s vision for racial equity — a future where all Californians equitably breathe healthy and clean air, benefit from actions to address climate change, and where race is no longer a predictor of life outcomes.”
CARB says it is seeking five “passionate community leaders and racial justice experts” to shape the Racial Equity Lens, which it calls “ground truthing.” To do this, these “experts” will need to “validate data and information by comparing it with direct, real-world observations or measurements from community members the tool is intended to serve.” Click here to read more.
LANSING, Mich - Samsung SDI America plans to lay off 179 workers from its EV battery headquarters in Auburn Hills next month, the latest sign Michigan’s big bet on EVs may be a bust.
The company outlined the permanent cuts impacting workers at both it’s Atlantic Boulevard and Continental Drive facilities in a Dec. 18 notice to the state.
“The layoffs are expected to take place between February 24, 2025, and February 28, 2025, and are expected to be permanent,” the notice read.
Affected employees include managers, engineers, specialists technicians, and more than 100 operators.
Samsung SDI, a subsidiary of the South Korean tech giant Samsung, did not immediately respond to an inquiry from Crain’s Detroit Business about the reason behind the layoffs, but the move follows similar cuts in the EV industry amid waning demand that was already soft in the first place. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Four years after what the FBI describes as an act of domestic terror--the protest at the Capitol on January 6, 2021--federal authorities have not yet solved the most consequential crime of that day: the presence of two explosive devices within blocks of the U.S. Capitol.
A report issued today by Representatives Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky), chairmen of House subcommittees examining the events of January 6 and the work of the January 6 Select Committee, details how the FBI investigation into the so-called pipe bomber went cold by early 2021 despite dedicating significant resources into finding the suspect and initially identifying several “persons of interest.”
The FBI originally claimed an individual wearing a hoodie planted the devices near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee on January 5, 2021 between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Click here to read more.
LONDON, ENGLAND - At least 1,400 children were subjected to appalling sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, a report has found.
Children as young as 11 were raped by multiple perpetrators, abducted, trafficked to other cities in England, beaten and intimidated, it said.
The report, external, commissioned by Rotherham Borough Council, revealed there had been three previous inquiries.
Council leader Roger Stone said he would step down with immediate effect.
Mr Stone, who has been the leader since 2003, said: "I believe it is only right that as leader I take responsibility for the historic failings described so clearly."
The inquiry team noted fears among council staff of being labelled "racist" if they focused on victims' descriptions of the majority of abusers as "Asian" men. Click here to read more.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - - Gerry Hecht, a 94-year-old veteran in Phoenix, says he can’t get the care he needs after his claim has been denied by Veterans Affairs.
Once an officer in the Navy, Hecht served in a combat area in Korea on the USS Duncan.
Now, he said he can’t walk, needs an oxygen tank and the only person taking care of him daily is his 88-year-old wife, who has her own medical troubles.
“You have two aging people here. Not one but two, and we have to rely on each other and that’s difficult when you get to be well up in years,” Hecht said.
Every month, he said his kids must fly back to care for their parents.
“His health problems are impacting her health problems. He needs help getting up out of his chair. Now, my mom has a horrible back because she’s having to help him up every day,” his son, Dave Hecht, said.
To help with Gerry Hecht’s growing need and medical costs, he said he recently applied to the VA for an electric wheelchair and respite. Click here to read more.
