michigan

TL/DR - Eight local food banks and JustServe.org are joining forces to deliver 25,000 shelf-stable meals to combat hunger in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The donations, amounting to 14 tons of food, will be unloaded at a North Kent Connect warehouse, from where the food banks will then distribute 1-4 tons each. Over 30 community members are…

TL/DR - Fans gathered at the Garage Bar in Grand Rapids, Michigan to watch the Michigan vs. Alabama Rose Bowl game. The majority of spectators were rooting for Michigan, though there were some Alabama fans present. This was the sixth time these two teams have met on the football field and the first time the Wolverines have played in the Rose Bowl…

TL/DR - Oxford High School student Kylie Ossege gave a victim impact statement in court, recounting the day of the school shooting where she was injured. She described her initial shock, thinking a balloon had popped, the realization of being shot, and the time she spent lying on the ground next to 14-year-old victim Hana St. Juliana. Ossege…

TL/DR - DTE, a Michigan energy company, is warning customers that it may have to cut their gas lines if they are not allowed to inspect gas meters inside of their homes. The state of Michigan requires DTE to perform these inspections every three years, but many homeowners are not responding to scheduling requests or are refusing entry to their…