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New homes will be built near the start of a key active travel route in rural Somerset after outline plans were approved.

Construction is on track for Ford’s electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, as Calhoun County Judge William Marietti dismissed a complaint working to stop it.

A court ruling the week of July 17 will decide if work can continue on the eventual site of Ford Motor Co.’s $3.5 billion battery factory in Marshall. A citizens group is asking a judge to issue a temporary restraining order on site work during litigation over whether they can force a public vote on the property’s zoning.

Group of Marshall residents sued local officials in a new bid to derail a massive Ford battery plant slated for the bucolic west Michigan community.

A group opposed to a Ford Motor Co. electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall is suing the city in hopes of stopping construction of the $3.5 billion project, according to court documents. The plant — dubbed BlueOval Battery Park Michigan — is set to open in 2026. It is expected to create about…

Council members plan to go into closed session receive guidance from legal counsel related to the petition process that could impact Fords planned EV battery plant.

Council members plan to go into closed session receive guidance from legal counsel related to the petition process that could impact Fords planned EV battery plant.

A group of Marshall area residents has submitted more than 800 petition signatures in hopes of triggering a city-wide vote on the rezoning.

Marshall residents rose concerns during a six-hour public comment section that went past 1 a.m.

Marshall City Council voted unanimously to move forward with zoning the megasite for Ford's battery plant.