Data Center

Yes, Charlie Bucket does find one of the golden tickets in a Wonka Bar, and in the end his dreams come true. But only because he is the only pure and selfless one who deserves it. In the story of AI data centers, who is the Charlie character?

State and company leaders painted the $16 billion project as the future of data centers, built with union labor and accompanied by new electric grid infrastructure and job training.

Meridian Township, east of Lansing, adopted a data center moratorium. Just a day earlier, Lowell Township, outside Grand Rapids, rejected one.

Today, what's happening with the new data center being developed by Google in Van Buren Township? And, the latest on the water main break in Oakland County over the weekend. Then, a return to a conversation about vernal pools. Plus, a musician's upcoming performance in Detroit focuses on the subtlety of sound. Last, what high numbers of pink salmon could mean for the Great Lakes.

Where do Michigan's candidates for governor stand on data centers? Plus, what life was like for baseball great Ron LeFlore after his time with the Tigers.

The companies behind the planned $16 billion data center outside Ann Arbor say construction is well underway and they've reached agreements to finance the project.

Ypsilanti's water system has approved a temporary ban on supplying water to large data centers, saying they could stress the utility's capacity.

Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections.

The purchase come amid backlash from residents and township officials about the proposed location of the project.