Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Great Lakes Region as Air Quality Turns Hazardous

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Great Lakes Region as Air Quality Turns Hazardous

(Photo: Retuers) DETROIT, Michigan — July 16, 2026 — Smoke from massive wildfires burning across Canada and northern Minnesota blanketed communities throughout the Great Lakes region Thursday, turning skies hazy and orange while sending air-quality levels into...
Opinion: License Plate Readers Like Flock Are Expanding Faster Than the Rules Designed to Control Them

Opinion: License Plate Readers Like Flock Are Expanding Faster Than the Rules Designed to Control Them

(Photo: AZPM News) United States — May 29, 2026 Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) — widely deployed by law enforcement agencies through vendors like Flock Safety — are rapidly becoming one of the most extensive surveillance tools in the United States. What began...
Jacob Schlichter and The Smoking Tree Vindicated After Appellate Court Ruling Against City of Albert Lea

Jacob Schlichter and The Smoking Tree Vindicated After Appellate Court Ruling Against City of Albert Lea

(Photo: Albert Lea City Council) Albert Lea, MN — May 23, 2026 Court of Appeals reverses Albert Lea cannabis denial, finds city acted “contrary to law” and “arbitrary”   The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed the City of Albert Lea’s denial of a cannabis...
Midwest Gas Price Spike Hits All Five Great Lakes States as Fuel Costs Surge Ahead of Holiday Travel

Midwest Gas Price Spike Hits All Five Great Lakes States as Fuel Costs Surge Ahead of Holiday Travel

(Photo: KXL) Midwest / Great Lakes Region — May 23, 2026 Drivers across the Great Lakes region are facing sharply higher fuel prices as Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin all recorded some of the largest gasoline price increases in the United States this...