US retail sales post steepest drop since last year amid weak job data
US retail sales fell 0.6% in July, the first decline in nine months and the sharpest monthly drop since May
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News and opinion for Michigan, Eaton County, and the Mulliken area
American2Day
News and opinion for Michigan, Eaton County, and the Mulliken area
Michigan News
Utah sues former assistant over move to Michigan coaching staff
The University of Utah sued former assistant coach Freddie Whittingham for breach of contract after he left to join his
Eaton County
Eaton County parks receive grants for land and trail improvements
Eaton County will receive $220,200 through Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants to acquire 50 acres next to an existing
Ingham County
Lansing adopts ordinance transitioning city boards to ward structure
The Lansing City Council adopted Ordinance 1361, amending the city’s code to transition existing boards and commissions to the ward
Opinion
Hiring People Still Requires Talking to People
Companies should use AI aggressively in recruiting where it helps recruiters do better work. They should not use it as
Village of Mulliken
Mulliken opens old mill property to outside bids after investor makes rival pitch
The village council's biggest decision of the night concerned the former Hoover mill property downtown. After months of working toward
National
U.S. threatens sweeping new economic pressure on Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States will impose what he called the toughest sanctions in history on Iran,
Money
Ballot drive targeting utility political spending faces court and legislative tests
A Michigan ballot proposal that would bar regulated gas and electric utilities from making political contributions is facing a legal
Local News
Second suspected homicide under investigation at Ionia prison this year
A death at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia is being investigated as a suspected homicide, the second such investigation
July inflation eases to 3.4%, still above Fed’s 2% goal
Inflation cooled slightly in July, falling to 3.4% from June's reading, a drop of one-tenth of a percentage point. The
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Ionia County resident confirmed with swine flu after county fair
Michigan health officials confirmed a case of influenza A H1N2 variant, commonly called swine flu, in an Ionia County resident
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Michigan bicyclist deaths rose 21% in 2025 even as road deaths fell
Michigan State Police crash data show bicyclist deaths rose from 29 in 2024 to 35 in 2025, a 21% increase,
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Ionia County resident diagnosed with swine flu after Kent County fair
An Ionia County resident who exhibited swine at the Kent County Youth Fair has tested positive for a variant strain
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Trump defends record-long carrier deployment amid Iran conflict fallout
President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns about the length of the USS Abraham Lincoln's deployment, calling the nearly nine-month,
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Five dead, suspect killed after shootings across two Michigan homes
A series of shootings in Missaukee County left five people dead, including the suspect, Michigan State Police said Friday. Officers
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U-M researchers see possible pause in Great Lakes ice decline, not a reversal
New research from the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR), hosted by the University of Michigan School for Environment
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July inflation eases but energy costs still squeeze farms and households
U.S. consumer prices rose 3.4 percent in July compared with a year earlier, while core inflation slowed to 2.5 percent,
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Officials scrutinize suspected Iranian hacks on US water systems
Water utilities in roughly a dozen states have been hit by cyberattacks since late July, prompting the FBI and state
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