CALUMET, Michigan, Jan. 17 -- The National Park Service Keweenaw National Historical Park issued the following news release: The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission is now accepting applications for the 2024 Keweenaw Heritage Grant Program. This program helps local partners preserve and interpret resources and stories related to the Keweenaw's nationally significant copper mining history, from preserving buildings and landscapes to interpretation and museum collections. As in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-21) on Jan. 17, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Michigan Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Michigan (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site  more

FORT KNOX, Kentucky, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: By Hannah Frenchick The smells of charcoal on the grill and freshly fallen rain wafted through the parking lot as 11 service members made their way to the NRG Stadium entrance, equipment in hand. The sounds of fans yelling "Go Blue" or "Go Huskies" echoed as fans tailgated and prepared for kickoff of college football's grand finale. While fans of the University of Michigan and University of Washington were   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) has successfully implemented reforms required by a 2021 settlement agreement that resolved alleged violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The settlement agreement addressed MDOC's now revised policies that required a five-person minimum for group worship and re  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2024: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today presented Ms. Ruby Bridges with a letter of tribute from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, recognizing her courageous contribution to the advancement of civil rights. The presentation took place at the 39th Annual Day of Celebration at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Mi  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: A federal judge sentenced Detroit resident James Mayfield today to 2 years and 6 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud state unemployment insurance agencies during the Covid-19 pandemic, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. Mayfield is the last of 15 defendants to be sentenced for their roles in related unemployment insur  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: The operator of a supposed foreign exchange trading firm has been indicted on eleven counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection with his alleged operation of a Ponzi scheme that stole $100 million from investors, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Cha  more