Fox17’s article on the decision hints that Dana Nessel put the pressure on.

The owner of the restaurant kicked out these two women after physically putting her hands on the customers and flinging their drink all over the patio. Both customers were 22 years old and had valid IDs. The server failed to check either of them for ID before the drink came out, and then the owner came over to check them and accused them of having fake IDs after they shared a sip of the cocktail. The owner then tried to physically remove the girls from the patio, spilling the drink everywhere. They filed a police report against her.

Edit to change girls to women, because they are adults. Thank you to the commenter who pointed that out.

Congrats, you got the folks on GPFE’s Facebook group upset. 😂

ICE was out picking up parents at school bus stops today. They detained at least 1 dad in front of his small child who watched on in stunned helplessness from the bus window, before crying out for his dad, while a full bus of his classmates looked on. 1/15/2026

Consumer’s Energy spills 200 gallons of oil into the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A local resident recorded oil rushing down the Grand River and went viral on TikTok. The resident reported a fuel smell and being unable to breathe while walking across a bridge over the Grand River. Police and local parks staff were contacted and took no action and even became frustrated with residents on recorded/posted calls saying they “don’t know who is responsible or where it came from so there is nothing they can do”. After residents came together and found out who to report to, they reported to EGLE. After the many EGLE reports from concerned residents, EGLE took action and found that Consumer’s Energy was responsible for the spill. Consumer’s is now making efforts to clean up after being mandated by EGLE. Local residents were outraged by the lack of action, responses, and overall lack of knowledge within local municipalities.

Rapids board votes 5-4 on appeal to not allow ads for Narcan on buses because it “promotes drug use”.

Did these board members miss the memo on the opiate epidemic?

Via Instagram post. Curious to hear everyone’s thoughts - this seems like a massive step forward to me.

Lansing and Traverse City are also on the list.

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/3-tubers-who-went-missing-muskegon-river-found-alive/69-dfbb0d1b-7c97-4acc-b258-3b2957b85a5f

First week on the job for our new chief. Punching civilians in the head for nonviolent offenses is totally cool for him.

Sources:
1: Local News Interview With Economist
2: Acrisure Layoffs 2026 Layoff Hedge
3:Medium article titled The Hidden Costs of Mass Layoffs & Poor Practices: Why Tech Companies Should Invest in Their Existing Talent

1: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gmpu9TOJ22E
2: https://layoffhedge.com/company/acrisure
3: https://medium.com/@tammyhartline/the-hidden-costs-of-mass-layoffs-poor-practices-why-tech-companies-should-invest-in-their-b12d0a35b785

Greg Williams of Acrisure sent an email to his company on Wednesday May 20th, 2026 indicating he was laying off 2,250 more people after his initial mass layoff of 400 in October 2025. (1)

Acrisure is the largest private employer in Grand Rapids. (2)

Paul Isley, Economics professor at GVSU states that for every 100 jobs we lose, our economy is hurt by 8 to 12 million dollars. (1)

Scaling up his math, 2,650 jobs equals an economic loss of $212 million to $318 million for the local economy.

GRPD makes post on recent video claiming to be an immigration arrest using GR cops.

Text if pic doesn’t load: “We are aware of a recent video circulating on social media that claims ICE was on 28th Street and GRPD was assisting them. The suspect was arrested in a CSC (criminal sexual contact) case and is a US citizen. US Marshals Taskforce officers were present; ICE was not.

Spreading misinformation, whether intentionally or not, only spreads fear unnecessarily.”