October 8, 2013 AMC's 'Low Winter Sun' is a rather entertaining show that is actually filmed on location in Detroit and is, for the most part, spot on with their references to city's culture. There were, however, some misfires on some of the finer details and their depiction both Detroit and Flint.
October 4, 2013 Last call in bars and restaurants across Michigan could soon be 4am.
October 3, 2013 Michigan lawmakers introduced a bill last week that they say would help curb the methamphetamine problem by making it illegal for anyone convicted of a meth-related crime to purchase medicines containing pseudoephedrine without a prescription.
October 2, 2013 Have you ever heard the expression up sh*t creek without a paddle? Well, that’s exactly the condition of a Michigan man this morning after police say he attempted to escape the long arm of the law by making a row for it…using, well, a paddle boat of course.
October 1, 2013 Across most of the nation, stoners still have to be very careful not to alarm any rent-a-cops while chiefing-it-up Cheech and Chong-style in their hotel rooms. However, all of the paranoia will soon be eliminated for pothead patrons of the Howard Johnson hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
September 24, 2013 The employees of the Down Home Diner Family Restaurant in Otisville are keeping the restaurant open until they make the money they are owed by their owner after he skipped town.
September 18, 2013 Kidnapping alligators is dangerous, but from what we’ve heard, it’s walk in the park compared to doing time within the Michigan prison system. That’s exactly what a couple of Detroit men are finding out, after they were busted by the federal government smuggling alligators and other protected species into Michigan from a protected Florida preserve.
September 12, 2013 The fine line between freedom of speech and common decency is in question this week in Michigan, as an Iraq War veteran has filed a lawsuit against the Michigan Secretary of State because his personalized license plate, branded with the word “infidel,” was rejected.
September 10, 2013 The 10-foot-tall RoboCop statue has finally arrived in Detroit after years of online rallying, fundraising, design and, of course, construction. There is still a ways to go before Officer Alex Murphy's likeness stands in Detroit, but you can check out the progress of the project here.
September 10, 2013 This is bananas! Motorists traveling on River Road in Zilwaukee, Michigan earlier this week were witness to a little monkeying around when an electronic message board, used to warn drivers about delays and closings, was hacked by an unknowing prankster, displaying the message: “I-75 close ahead due to loose gorilla.”
September 9, 2013 Over a year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court did away with mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for juvenile offenders. Since then, even though Michigan lawmakers have been working to get the state up to speed, there remains some controversy regarding if the new law will apply to those convicted juveniles currently serving time for the crimes they committed.
September 5, 2013 Sometimes when you have a beef with one of your exes, it is only a matter of time until the meat cleaver comes out. At least that appears to be the case here in Flint.