DETROIT, Michigan, July 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (USACE) fully restored operations Wednesday morning, July 5, to the Crooked River Lock in Alanson, Michigan. Specialized lock and dam maintainers from the Soo Locks arrived Monday evening to respond to concerns about the lower lock gate not opening when a brake malfunctioned and seized, not allowing the gate to move, shutting down   more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on July 6, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against Dwight A. Foster (Foster) and his firm K.E.L. Enterprises, Inc. (KEL), both based in the West Bloomfield, Michigan area. The complaint charges Foster and KEL with fraud, registration, and books and records violations relating t  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Assessed $791 penalty for employing 15-year-old in violation of child labor hours * * * The operator of 20 Detroit-area restaurants has paid $88,020 in back wages and damages to 127 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employer denied workers at 13 locations their full wages and allowed a minor-aged employee to work longer and later than leg  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 30 (TNSper) -- The FBI Detroit Field Office issued the following news release: Congratulations to Special Agent in Charge James A. Tarasca, who will retire on June 30, 2023, after 24 years of dedicated service to the FBI. Director Christopher Wray named Mr. Tarasca as the head of the Detroit Field Office in April 2022. Since arriving in Michigan, Mr. Tarasca has led the office's efforts to disrupt financial sextortion, hate crimes, hoax threats to schools and businesses  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Lt. Cmdr. Samuel Boyle, Commander Submarine Group Seven Public Affairs The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) (Blue) arrived in Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for a scheduled port visit, July 2. The port visit in Yokosuka reflects the United States' commitment to the Indo-Pacific region, and complements the many exercises, training, operations and other military cooperatio  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, issued the following news release on July 7, 2023: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Rashad Maleek Trice, 26, has been charged by criminal complaint with Kidnapping a Minor and Kidnapping Resulting in Death. These allegations relate to the kidnapping and death of 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith. If convicted of the Kidnapping Resulting in Death  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- 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 May 2023 are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: May corn, at $6.04 per bushel, decreased $0.30 from April and decreased $0.97 from last year; May soybeans, at $15.30 per bushel, decreased $0.30 from last month and decreased $1.30 from  more

SAULT STE. MARIE, Michigan, July 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District and New Lock at the Soo contractor Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT) will host an in-person and virtual public meeting 6 p.m., July 10, 2023, to inform the public of blasting activities needed for project construction. The Corps of Engineers contracted KAT to complete Phase 3 construction of the New Lock at the Soo. This wo  more