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The Port of Monroe will make repairs and expand its abilities to become a cargo shipping alternative to trucks.

Economy

$11 million awarded to improve the Port of Monroe as it works to become a hub for shipping

Lester Graham

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Port of Monroe $11 million to make repairs and improvements.

News

State of emergency declared in Wayne, Monroe counties following detection of hazardous fumes

Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency late Thursday evening for the city of Flat Rock, and Wayne and Monroe counties. That's after an…

News

White man sentenced in attack on Black teen at Michigan park

The Associated Press

A white man has been sentenced to five years in prison for attacking a Black teenager with a bike lock because of his race at a southeastern Michigan…

Criminal Justice & Legal System

Monroe County man charged with hate crime for alleged assault on Black teen

Sarah Cwiek

A white man now faces a federal hate crime for allegedly assaulting a Black teenager in a Monroe County state park this summer, the U.S. Department of…

Weather

Lake Erie waves surge past seawall, flooding neighborhoods

The Associated Press

Updated on Friday, May 18 at 4:28 p.m.Inmates from a county jail and volunteers were filling sand bags along part of the Lake Erie shoreline in…

Education

Monroe student in custody for bringing inert grenade to school

The Associated Press

A southeastern Michigan middle school student is in custody after authorities say he took an inactive grenade to school and made threatening statements to…

Health

Ohio's governor declares 'state of emergency' in Toledo

The Associated Press

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The mayor of Ohio's fourth-largest city says water will be flowing into the Toledo area from all corners of the state to help the…