Michigan

TL/DR - Robert Marion, 67, of Grand Rapids has been charged with open murder for the fatal stabbing of Esther Claxton on October 26. The Kent County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled Claxton’s death a homicide, and investigators believe the stabbing was the result of an argument between the two, who had been in a longstanding domestic…

TL/DR - The most expensive real estate sale recorded in the Grand Rapids area during the week of Oct. 16 was an Ada condominium that sold for $1.2m. A total of 32 residential real estate sales took place that week in the area, with an average selling price of $484,308. The residential properties sold ranged from a $450,000 condominium in Rockford…

TL/DR - Six out of the eight Republican candidates for the House speaker position voted to decertify the 2020 presidential election following the assault on the U.S. Capitol. The two candidates who voted to certify the election are Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, who is the highest-ranking Republican running for speaker, and Rep. Austin Scott of…

TL/DR - Consumers Energy has been granted $100 million in federal funding to support reliability upgrades and strengthen Michigan's electric grid. The funding will help implement the company's "Reliability Roadmap," which aims to reduce the number and duration of power outages in the state, with a specific focus on disadvantaged communities. This…