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Federal Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for Sunday April 04, 2021 ( 9 items )  

Justice Department: Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Attacking Black Teenager
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 30, 2021: A Michigan man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime for attacking a Black teenager. Lee Mouat, 43, of Newport, willfully caused bodily injury to a Black teenager because of the teenager's race. According to the plea agreement, Mouat confronted a group of Black teenagers, including the victim, at a state park in Monroe. Mouat repeatedly used racial slurs and said that Black people  more

Menards to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
DETROIT, Michigan, April 2 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 1, 2021: Menards, Inc., which operates over 300 home improvement stores, will pay $25,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged that a female employee at a Menards store in Wixom, Mich., complained that the assistant hardware department manager was sending her  more

NASS - Great Lakes Regional Field Office: Michigan February Agricultural Prices
EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Prices received by Michigan farmers for the full month of February 2021 are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: February corn, at $4.89 per bushel, increased $0.60 from January and increased $0.86 from last year; February wheat, at $6.18 per bushel, increased $0.45 from January and increased  more

NASS - Great Lakes Regional Field Office: Michigan March 1 Grain Stocks
EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: On March 1, 2021, Michigan corn stocks totaled 158 million bushels, 19 percent higher than a year earlier, according to Marlo Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. About 58 percent of the corn was stored on farms. The second quarter disappearance was 97.7 million bushels, compared with 63.4 mi  more

NASS - Great Lakes Regional Field Office: Michigan Prospective Plantings
EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan farmers intend to plant more soybeans and less corn in 2021 than they did last year, according to Marlo Johnson, Director of the USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Michigan producers intend to plant 2.25 million acres of soybeans, up 2 percent from last year. Producers plan to plant 2.25 million acr  more

NOAA: New Study Shows Promise of Forecasting Meteotsunamis
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 1 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: On the afternoon of April 13, 2018, a large wave of water surged across Lake Michigan and flooded the shores of the picturesque beach town of Ludington, Michigan, damaging homes and boat docks, and flooding intake pipes. Thanks to a local citizen's photos and other data, NOAA scientists reconstructed the event in models and determined this was the first ever documented meteotsunami  more

NRC Issues Event Notification 55160 for Fermi in Michigan
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 55160) involving Fermi, Michigan: OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO SEWAGE SPILL "At 1058 EDT on 3/30/2021, during routine pump down activities from the sites Equalization Basin, open to the environment (consisting of groundwater and runnoff), to a sanitary system manhole, there was a backflow from the sanitary system to the environment (nearby grassy area). The total amount of overflow is estimated  more

Teal Ribbon Relay Highlights Sexual Assault Awareness Month
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Sexual Assault Awareness Month is observed nationally throughout the month of April, and the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office encourages agency employees, families, and friends to engage in awareness and support activities both this month and year-round. Robin Rogers serves DLA Disposition Services personnel stationed  more

Zeigler Auto Group Pays $85K in Back Wages to 214 Workers After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation
KALAMAZOO, Michigan, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: Zeigler Auto Group's sales may place it among the leading auto dealerships nationwide, but a recent federal investigation found sales consultants' commissions often failed to meet minimum wage requirements at 13 Michigan, Indiana and Illinois locations. The investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division recovered a total of $85,111, in minimum wages and overtime back wages fo  more