WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update on May 30, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently reviewed the following plants modified using genetic engineering to determine whether they posed an increased plant pest risk as relative to non-modified comparators: * Pioneer, corn with insect and herbicide resistance. * CoverCress, penn  more

ALPENA, Michigan, May 30 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Jonathan Austin The Army's third annual Military Working Dog Symposium at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan in mid-May focused heavily on wellness and education for senior leaders and canine teams who serve in uniform. The symposium featured 43 vendors, 13 lecture-based briefs and 26 hands-on courses led by over 60 instructors from the military and civilian K9 industry. The symposium foc  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: * * * Third Case Tied to Dairy Outbreak Risk to general public remains low * * * A second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus infection has been identified in the state of Michigan. This is the third human case associated with an ongoing multistate outbreak of A(H5N1) in U.S. dairy cows. None of t  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 28 school districts across Michigan will benefit from the 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The program will help Michigan accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles and to replace existing school buses, which have been linked to asthma and other conditi  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today that a Jackson resident has agreed to a court order preventing her from participating in behavior that facilitates a suspected international fraud ring. This civil action is the first of its kind in the Eastern District of Michigan and is part of a broader trend in recent years by the Department of Justice to dis  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: An Allen Park resident was sentenced today for defrauding the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (MUIA) out of approximately $512,000 as part of a pandemic unemployment insurance fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Niebel was also sentenced to a three-year term of supervised release and ordered to pay $512,000 in restitution to the MUI  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: A Detroit man was arrested and charged in an indictment with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Of  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: A Detroit man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting, strangling, and injuring a nurse practitioner in a federal detention facility, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, FBI Special Agent in Charge. Tyjuan Gray, 24, was sentenced by United States District Judge Terrence G. Berg. Acc  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Daniel J. Castro, M.D. was sentenced to five years in federal prison, two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,972,293.74 in restitution to victims of his criminal conduct, including the Medicare and Medicaid programs, numerous private health insurers, Bronson Ho  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: A federal judge sentenced Michigan resident Kristopher Kukola today for robbing several CVS pharmacies in Van Buren Township, Saline, and Milan, Michigan, before being arrested with the help of a decoy pill bottle, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field   more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Erik Miller, a 47-year-old resident of Sturgis, Michigan, faces multiple drug trafficking charges, including selling and holding for sale counterfeit drugs, such as fake Xanax(R). "Popping a fake pill is a game of Russian Roulette," said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten. "One pill c  more

DAUZON, Liberia, May 31 -- 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 A joint team of Michigan Army and Air National Guard medical professionals worked with Armed Forces of Liberia staff to create a preliminary mass casualty response plan for the AFL's 14 Military Hospital. The weeklong event culminated May 24 with exercise scenarios. About 40 AFL soldiers partic  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57135) involving Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan: * * * Rep Org: Karmanos Cancer Institute Licensee: Karmanos Cancer Institute Region: 3 City: Detroit State: MI License #: 21-04127-06 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Nagaraju Mogili HQ OPS Officer: Josue Ramirez Notification Date: 05/22/2024 Notification Time: 14:33 [ET] Event Date: 05/22/2024 Event Time: 09:30 [EDT] Last  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57135) involving Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan: * * * Rep Org: Karmanos Cancer Institute Licensee: Karmanos Cancer Institute Region: 3 City: Detroit State: MI License #: 21-04127-06 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Nagaraju Mogili HQ OPS Officer: Josue Ramirez Notification Date: 05/22/2024 Notification Time: 14:33 [ET] Event Date: 05/22/2024 Event Time: 09:30 [EDT] Last  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57143) involving Paragon Energy Solutions, Bridgman, Michigan: * * * Rep Org: Paragon Energy Solutions Region: 3 City: Bridgman State: MI Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Richard Knott HQ OPS Officer: Natalie Starfish Notification Date: 05/24/2024 Notification Time: 15:47 [ET] Event Date: 05/09/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/24/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez met with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, and local leaders to underscore the U.S. Department of State's support of the newly announced "Michigan City and State Diplomacy Initiative," housed by the Michigan Municipal League and Founda  more