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Gas rate hike approved for DTE

State regulators Thursday approved a $74.52 million gas rate hike for DTE Energy customers, which was less than half the total requested. A residential customer with typical usage of 75 hundred cubic feet of gas per month will see a 3.34% bill increase, or $2.87 per month, officials said. The ...

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year. Energy Secretary Chris Wright had ...

Kingsford awards bid for North Cass work

KINGSFORD — Morin Excavating of Niagara, Wis., had the winning bid of $146,190 for work on a Kingsford sewer project on North Cass Avenue. The project includes 315 linear feet of sanitary sewer main and connecting sanitary laterals, along with road and sidewalk removal and restoration. The city council received two other bids. In other business, the council Tuesday: — Expects a visit Oct. 5 from John Holland of the Michigan Rural Water Association, who will discuss an updated water and sewer rate study. The council had requested the new study in May after rejecting a proposed ...

Mississippi police arrest a man in the death of Tasia Fortune

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi police have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month. Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney said at a news conference Friday that police had secured search and arrest warrants for the man and arrested him when they encountered him walking on the street. The state medical examiner's office determined Thursday evening that the death was a homicide, Brackney said, allowing them to execute the warrants they already had on hand. "This case remains active and additional arrests will be ...

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. The milestone anniversary brought memorial rituals — wreath-laying, ...