WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Shannon Collins The Army is holding its third annual Military Working Dog Symposium from May 11-17 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. There will be about 30 subject matter expert instructors teaching more than 250 MWD/K-9 Defense Department, interagency, law enforcement and NATO partners and their dogs on specialized courses. The dog teams can attend 17 different types of courses and then   more

MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana, May 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The Indiana shoreline near Mount Baldy dune is receiving sand again this year to help counteract shoreline erosion. The design and construction supervision are managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District and has been done for seven of the last ten years. The project is dependent on the availability of beach nourishment government funds. This year, over  more

BRIMLEY, Michigan, May 17 -- The White House issued the following remarks on May 16, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at a Bay Mills Indian community event: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, President Gravelle. You and Chairman Lowes are fearless advocates for your communities - ensuring that ancestral lands are protected, and fighting for justice and hope ahead. Your leadership echoes throughout this peninsula and to the rest of the state beyond. I'm grateful for all that you do. Ma  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Michigan man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mass. in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud a Northampton construction company of nearly $1 million. Jonathan McCormack, 39, of Lapeer, Mich., was indicted on 17 counts of wire fraud and 12 counts of engaging in monetary transactions in criminally derived property of a value grea  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Terrance Moore, 36, was sentenced to 21 years and 8 months in prison for his part in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Moore is the last of three Kalamazoo-based drug traffickers in this case to be sentenced within the last week. "These Kalamazoo defendants traff  more

ALBANY, New York, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Kyle Offringa, age 33, of Caledonia, Michigan, and Highway and Heavy Parts, LLC ("HHP"), a heavy-duty diesel parts supplier headquartered in Coleman, Michigan, were recently indicted by a grand jury in the Northern District of New York for conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act ("CAA") United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Tyler Amon, Special Agent in Char  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57128) involving Cook Nuclear Plant, Michigan: * * * Facility: Cook Region: 3 State: MI Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: James Havlik HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith Notification Date: 05/15/2024 Notification Time: 05:50 [ET] Event Date: 05/15/2024 Event Time: 04:27 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/15/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.7  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 17 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Capt. Andrew Layton, Michigan National Guard The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) is joining the State Partnership Program as an additional member of the existing partnership between the Michigan National Guard and the Armed Forces of Liberia. Michigan and Liberia have been partners under the SPP since 2009. "This expansio  more