In today’s newsletter, details emerge in the fatal shooting of a former MSU basketball star, temperatures could be record-breaking in Michigan this week and voters will get the chance to make a decision about term limits for Michigan lawmakers. |
Good morning, Michigan. Here's your top news from across our state. |
Here in the Morning Briefing, we highlight the big statewide stories that will resonate for people across Michigan. We also focus on important topics from our local newsrooms around the state. Today, an investigation from Ann Arbor highlights the newsletter. If you are looking for news from your individual Michigan community, you can always find it in your local newspaper, online at MLive.com or by following the Facebook pages for our individual newsrooms in Ann Arbor, Bay City, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Muskegon and Saginaw.
And if you are having trouble finding time to read the top Michigan news each morning, let me read it to you in our daily Michigan News from MLive audio briefing. |
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Jamal Randle and Erin Atkins pose outside Ann Arbor Fire Station 1. (Photo by Jake Hamilton | MLive.com) |
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We looked into diversity and discrimination in Ann Arbor's city government. Here's what we found. |
White men dominate in hiring and promotions: Ann Arbor officials say they are committed to diversity. But white men still dominate the city government, according to an MLive investigation. You can take a closer look at city hall employee demographics, with racial and gender diversity stats broken down by department. A plan to recruit diverse police and fire personnel: The city is trying to attract more minority job applicants and shift the demographics of the city’s workforce. A recruitment program for new firefighters is aimed at changing the make-up of the department, which is currently 90% male and 90% white. Workplace discrimination complaints: From allegations of racism in the police force to gender discrimination in other city departments, Ann Arbor has faced a laundry list of workplace complaints at city hall. We filed Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain records about the complaints. Learn what we found here. |
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A former MSU basketball star was trying to mediate a domestic dispute when he was killed. |
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Are you enjoying the warm weather? It could set records. |
Highs and lows: This unusually warm week could set records for both high temperatures and low temperatures in Michigan. Check out what meteorologist Mark Torregrossa says about it.
It starts with Houghton Lake: The potential wave of records starts today with a record in Houghton Lake. While it's the only record he's watching today, Mark has a whole slew of other Michigan locations he'll be keeping an eye on in coming days. He has the full breakdown here.
Love discussing weather? We have the perfect group for you! Join MLive's Michigan Weather group on Facebook. You'll get updates from Mark himself and have a place to discuss the forecast all year long with other weather fans.
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Revised term limits for state lawmakers? You can vote on that in November. |
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Animals news from across Michigan includes a favorite bird and the sad story of a missing wallaby. |
Piping plovers are back: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s first Great Lakes piping plover nests of 2022 have been spotted, kicking off what’s hoped to be another great summer for the endangered bird.
Missing wallaby likely snatched from above: The Detroit Zoo has been investigating the disappearance of a wallaby joey after staff noticed the baby animal went missing over the weekend. Zoo officials say their best guess is that the wallaby was snatched by a predator.
Bird shows banned: Michigan is stopping all poultry and waterfowl exhibitions as a deadly avian flu threatens domestic flocks. The ban is effective immediately. You can read more here.
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