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AG Nessel Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Mississippi Man and Drop-Shipping LLC, Alleging Illegal Business Practices LANSING – This week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel served a class action lawsuit upon a Mississippi man and his limited liability company (LLC) AF LLC, operating as ACF Wholesale, alleging statutory conversion and other illegal business practices in violation of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA). The lawsuit was filed in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County.Benjamin Moody, of Columbus, MS, sells furniture via ACF Wholesale as […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024 1

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State debt forgiveness positions Muskegon Heights schools for a stronger future

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI – With a stroke of Governor Whitmer’s pen, Muskegon Heights Public Schools’ (MHPS) state debt was forgiven Monday, positioning the community’s K-12 schools for future success.                 As part of a recent budget supplemental signed into law, Muskegon Heights Public Schools is among a handful of districts across the state to receive debt forgiveness. Gov. Whitmer signed House Bill 4292 and Senate Bill 174, providing $114 million in school district emergency loan debt relief for 5 districts. Muskegon […]

todayDecember 21, 2023 3

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The I AM Her Campaign is changing lives in Ghana, West Africa

Exciting news! The empowering I AM Her campaign kicked off back in 2019 as a heartfelt conversation between Paul Allen Billings aka Chief Nana Nyansa’s eldest daughter, Monica, and the inspiring young girls of the Abeadze Kyeakor Village. This exchange sparked a movement to uplift and improve the lives of these extraordinary girls within the village. The incredible I AM Her campaign is all about delivering essential sanitary products to these young girls, and over the past four years, thousands […]

todayDecember 20, 2023 1

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STATE POLICE FINDS RACIAL DISPARITIES IN TRAFFIC STOPS, PLEDGES ACTION

STATE POLICE FINDS RACIAL DISPARITIES IN TRAFFIC STOPS, PLEDGES ACTION Department announces 5-point plan to address disparities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                               January 12, 2022  LANSING, MICH. An independent study commissioned by the Michigan State Police (MSP) found racial and ethnic disparities in the frequency […]

todayJanuary 12, 2022 1

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MCC President Dale K. Nesbary Receives Living Legend Award

Dr. Dale K. Nesbary Muskegon Community College President Dale K. Nesbary received the 2021 Muskegon BEAT Living Legend Award, presented by the Muskegon-based urban radio station 103.7 The Beat, on Nov. 27 at the VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center in downtown Muskegon. “He now joins that elite list of individuals whose actions and body of work have impacted our lives forever,” said Paul Billings, the station’s founder and general manager. The fifth recipient of the award, Nesbary is in his 13th […]

todayDecember 1, 2021

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Police Pursuit and Officer Involved Shooting 

Police Pursuit and Officer Involved Shooting  On October 23rd 2021 at 9:09 PM an Officer from the Muskegon Heights Police Department  was attempting to stop a vehicle in the area of 9th and Barney for a traffic violation. The  vehicle failed to stop for the officer and a vehicle pursuit was called out by radio. Within moments of calling out the pursuit, the officer was fired upon from the fleeing vehicle. The  officer’s cruiser was struck by gun fire during […]

todayOctober 24, 2021 1

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Raeese Aleem Feels Like Modern Day Marvin Hagler Says Everyone is Ducking Him, Wants Fulton vs. Figueroa Winner

LAS VEGAS, NV (October 21, 2021) – Prince Ranch Boxing’s undefeated 122-pound fighter, Ra'eese “The Beast” Aleem (18-0, 12 KOs), ranked #1 by the WBA, might be the best super bantamweight in the world, but he wants to prove it."I feel like Marvin Hagler, none of these guys want to fight me," said Aleem, who recently lost his WBA super bantamweight interim world title based around the rule change within the organization. "I am doing everything that is asked of me, I am taking fights for […]

todayOctober 22, 2021 2

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AG Nessel Announces Vacated Wrongful Conviction in Berrien County

The Berrien County conviction of Corey Quentin McCall, 39, has been vacated after collaboration between the Michigan Department of Attorney General’s Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU), the Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office, the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety, and the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Innocence Project (Cooley Innocence Project). McCall was wrongfully convicted of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in 2005. New evidence, including forensic evidence, discovered during CIU’s investigation exonerates him after nearly […]

todayJune 25, 2021 4