| November 10, 2021 
 In Michigan, taking back returnable cans and bottles is a great way to score some extra cash. At 10 cents a pop, it’s tied with Oregon for the highest bottle deposit law in the country -- and it promotes recycling. But it can also be a chore. And critics say Michigan’s bottle deposit law overburdens grocery stores and beverage distributors. There are also calls to expand the law, which was passed by voters 45 years ago, to cover more types of beverages and improve Michigan’s dismal overall recycling rate. MLive’s latest documentary, ‘Michigan’s Bottle Bill: Sorting Through a Sticky Situation’ explores all the moving parts to Michigan’s bottle deposit system, what it’s getting right and how some think it needs to be improved. WATCH HERE  When the Pinconning Paralyzer cannabis strain caught on, it really caught on. “It just spread like fire everywhere,” said Terry Laskowski, who is playing an integral role in an attempt to revive the once-prominent strain of marijuana. “Everybody was growing weed everywhere, and it was all of that strain.” And fire means heat. Heat in Pinconning, according to David Myers. He would know. Myers was the subject of law enforcement investigations in decades past. It was all tied to Pinconning Paralyzer. In part 3 of this Michigan Crime Stories podcast series, we dig into drug busts and reveal how Pinconning Paralyzer got its iconic name. LISTEN HERE  Before killing his mother, wife, and three teenage children in his 19-room New Jersey mansion, John E. List began life in Bay City. Fifty years since his family’s slaughter, List’s specter looms over his hometown. In the curious space formed by true crime evolving into urban legend and folklore, List exists as a flesh-and-blood bogeyman, in both his town of origin and where he committed his brutal crimes. In a broader sense, the legacy of “the Family Annihilator” continues to occupy the American consciousness and its macabre fascination with infamous killers and the most taboo of offenses. READ MORE  Well, we are getting to that time of year when living in Michigan just means you are going to be cold. It's November, after all. But exactly how cold will the state get? And what will the Thanksgiving holiday look like this year? MLive Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa has some info for you: "The trend seems to be toward colder weather over the next few weeks. The extended forecast from NOAA shows this colder weather possibility, and a wet weather possibility. Cold and wet conditions usually mean some snow for Michigan in late November." READ MORE  It was 46 years ago yesterday that the Edmund Fitzgerald was being loaded with 26,000 tons of iron ore, prepped for what would become her doomed final voyage. Once the largest ship on the Great Lakes, the 728-foot Fitzgerald left Superior, Wisconsin at 2:15 p.m. on Nov. 9, 1975. Her crew planned to cross Lake Superior to deliver the load at Detroit’s Zug Island. But a day later, exactly 46 years ago today, she was gone. Broken in two and lying on the lake’s bottom in 530 feet of water, all 29 souls aboard lost. Gordon Lightfoot’s poignant song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” helps keep alive the memory of what’s become the Great Lakes’ most famous shipwreck. READ MORE
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