Parents silenced when bringing up concerns of racism in D7 Schools
September 18th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Tensions were high during Wednesday night’s District 7 School Board meeting when numerous parents were muted when trying to voice concerns over racism in the schools. The cases of racism made news when Barbara Young and two of her children who are students in the district attended a Dearborn Heights City...
11 counties urged to cancel outdoor events due to suspected mosquito-borne virus
September 18th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan's health authorities are warning of a suspected rare mosquito-born virus, Eastern equine encephalitis. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) said a man in Barry County is suspected of having the virus and is now urging people in 11 Michigan counties —Barry, Clare, Ionia, Isabella,...
35-year-old Pontiac man arrested after Dearborn Police locate a missing 12-year-old Allen Park girl
September 17th, 20200 ALLEN PARK — The Allen Park Police Department give credit to Dearborn Police for helping bring a missing 12-year-old girl home last month after she met an older man on Snapchat. On Aug. 19, officers responded to a residence in Allen Park for a runaway 12-year-old juvenile and were told by the child’s parents that she had been...
Associate pastor at Divine Child compares Black Lives Matter protests to 9/11 terrorist attacks
September 17th, 20200 DEARBORN — The Church of the Divine Child issued out an immediate apology after an associate pastor compared Black Lives Matter protests to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Fr. Paul Graney delivered mass on Sept. 13, where he said that the goal of 9/11 was to destroy the United States. “Just a couple days ago marked 19 years since...
Dearborn man who filed for $9.8 million tax refund headed to court
September 17th, 20200 LANSING – A Dearborn who filed for a tax refund of more than $9.8 million from the Michigan Department of Treasury is being charged with multiple felonies, including tax fraud, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Thursday. Dashonta D. Warren, 41, is charged with one count of filing a false income tax return, a...
Henry Ford College offers free-tuition program for COVID-19 essential workers, what you need to know
September 17th, 20200 DEARBORN — Henry Ford College (HFC) in Dearborn is one of the participants in Michigan’s tuition-free program, Futures for Frontliners, which will fund education for workers who performed essential duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, inspired by the World War II GI bill, will offer tuition-free college opportunities...
Home Depot in Dearborn Heights fined $4,000 for COVID-19 violations
September 17th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Home Depot on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn Heights is one of 19 businesses in Michigan that have been fined by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) for serious violations of COVID-19 safety guidelines. The $4,000 citation is for violations of COVID-19 workplace safety...
Benson confident in state’s election integrity, urges early voting
September 16th, 20200 LANSING — Governor Whitmer took time to discuss the upcoming Nov. 3 general elections at her weekly COVID-19 live address from Lansing on Wednesday. Joining her were the state’s health chief, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Benson appeared confident in the state’s ability to get through a...
Dearborn Public Schools extend virtual learning until Oct. 12
September 16th, 20200 DEARBORN — Dearborn’s Board of Education voted to extend the district's virtual learning at its Sept. 14 board meeting. The school year started on Aug. 31 with the idea of returning to classrooms on Oct. 1. The city of Dearborn has continued to have a high number of COVID-19 cases per resident in recent weeks and according to...
ITT to give nearly $19 million in debt relief to former Michigan students
September 16th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured an agreement to obtain almost $19 million in debt relief for former ITT Tech (ITT) students in Michigan as part of a settlement with 47 other attorneys general and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ITT previously operated campuses in Canton,...
Canadian-U.S. border to remain closed until Oct. 21
September 16th, 20200 DETROIT — The border between the U.S. and Canada will remain closed to non-essential travel for another month until at least Oct. 21. The restrictions on travel between the U.S. and Canada were first announced on March 18 and have been extended every month since. CBC News reported that Canadians should expect the border to be...
Tlaib, Dingell respond to Amazon calling the police on their visit to Romulus facility
September 15th, 20200 ROMULUS — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) responded this week to an incident at the Amazon fulfillment center in Romulus, where the company called the police on them while they waited to inspect the facility for COVID-19 safety. The pair had been invited to look at conditions at the center by...
Dearborn Heights D7 schools COVID-19 update: 1 student, 1 staff positive
September 14th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Dearborn Heights D7 School District has launched a new COVID-19 dashboard on its website, updating families of the latest on confirmed COVID-19 cases in the district. The online tool shows that as of Sept. 11, one student and one staff member are confirmed positive for the coronavirus. As of that date, 18...
Free drive-through COVID-19 testing coming to Hamtramck for this weekend
September 11th, 20200 HAMTRAMCK — County and state officials have struck a partnership to bring free drive-through testing for non-symptomatic residents at Bridge Academy East School in the city of Hamtramck this Saturday and Sunday. Testing will be performed at the Bridge Academy East parking lot on 9600 Buffalo Street, one block east of Conant. No...
PFAS contamination found at Ford and AK Steel’s Rouge manufacturing site
September 11th, 20205 DEARBORN — A report by The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), shows PFAS contamination in the groundwater and storm water at the Rouge Manufacturing Complex (RMC) in southeast Dearborn. Both Ford Motor Company and AK Steel conduct manufacturing operations on the site, which is bordered by the I-94......
Hamtramck public schools responds to retaliation lawsuit by former vice principal
September 11th, 20200 HAMTRAMCK — A former vice principal from the Hamtramck Public School District (HPS) has filed a lawsuit against her employer for alleged retaliatory acts against her that she says violated her employment rights. The complaint, filed in the Eastern District Court, says Christina Adamczyk, a Sterling Heights resident, was subjected to...
Trump visits Michigan, predicts victory, bashes Whitmer, says country has turned corner on COVID
September 11th, 20200 FREELAND – At a rally at an airport outside Saginaw on Thursday, Trump told thousands of supporters that he was confident he would secure Michigan once again, come November. Trump won Michigan by the narrowest margin in Michigan presidential election history in 2016. Michigan is a key battleground state for the November presidential......
Dearborn Heights mayor responds to Council resolution aiming to remove him from office
September 10th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In a 4-3 vote during a City Council meeting on Sept. 8, the Dearborn Heights City Council voted to adopt a resolution that would allow their attorneys to research legal ways of removing Mayor Paletko from office. The resolution for “endorsing Council chair’s letter to Mayor Paletko dated August 27, 2020”...
Dearborn Heights approves “protective” gear for its police department
September 10th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The City Council has approved the purchase of "protective" gear as requested by Police Chief Mark Meyers during a recent Council meeting. The request included the purchase of 40 riot shields, 40 riot helmets and 40 straight batons totaling $11,678. In the request submitted by Meyers to the City Council, the...
Governor Whitmer announces free college tuition for essential workers
September 10th, 20200 LANSING - Essential workers who continued to put in time during the COVID-19 pandemic will now be eligible for free college tuition to further their education. The Future for Frontliners, which was announced in April, was inspired by the G.I Bill that provided college education to those who served during WWII. While the plan is...
Sale closes for first $800 million in bonds to rebuild Michigan freeways
September 10th, 20200 LANSING — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced on Thursday that it has closed on an $800 million bond issue that marks the first installment in Governor Whitmer’s $3.5 billion Rebuilding Michigan program. The bonds will cover the cost of rebuilding some of Michigan’s most highly traveled......
Unemployed Michigan workers to receive $300 payments over next week to 10 days
September 10th, 20200 LANSING — The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) announced it has started processing payments for Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) for eligible Michiganders. Due to the large volume of payments to be processed, the UIA says workers will begin receiving LWA payments over the next week to 10 days. Michigan applied to the Federal...
University of Michigan issues apology over Non-POC Cafe
September 10th, 20200 DEARBORN — The University of Michigan posted an immediate apology following backlash over a non-POC virtual cafe event. The flyer for the event called it a, “Non-POC (Person Of Color) Cafe” as a “space for students that do not identify as persons of color to gather and discuss their experience as students on campus and as......
Dearborn to kick off bicyclist safety enforcement week
September 9th, 20200 DEARBORN — Starting September 9-15, Dearborn will be participating in a high visibility safety campaign for bicyclist safety enforcement week. Grants were awarded to law enforcement agencies in seven communities across the state, Detroit, Dearborn, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Lansing, Kalamazoo and Warren, for mobilizing overtime to...
Dearborn first responders to utilize a special needs registry
September 9th, 20200 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police and Fire Departments are reminding residents about their special needs registry. Initiated in 2016, the registry is for residents and their families with special needs to register their addresses so that first responders are better prepared upon arrival when responding to emergency......
