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Gang of Four: 77-81, a limited-edition box set of early work. Ahead of the release, “Damaged Goods” and a demo of the unreleased song “Elevator” have been shared. Gang of Four: 77-81 includes  Entertainment! and Solid Gold (both remastered from the original analog tapes), a singles LP, and a double-LP of the never-officially-released Live at American Indian Center 1980.  The collection arrives on March 12 in LP and CD editions. The collection was originally supposed to arrive in 20...

January 30, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com A preliminary report has been released about a plane crash earlier this month in Lyon Township that killed a family of three. The single-engine Piper PA-24 piloted by 60-year-old David Compo crashed January 2nd into a home on Dakota Drive in the Orchards of Lyon subdivision – about a half mile from New Hudson Airport. Compo, his 55-year-old wife Michele and their 18-year-old son Dawson were all killed on impact....

January 29, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com Conservation groups in Michigan are welcoming the Biden administrations commitment to environmental protection, while energy companies are decrying what they see as a return to burdensome regulations. President Biden issued executive orders last week canceling the Keystone XL pipeline and bringing the U.S. back into the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Tim Minotas, the legislative and political coordinator for the Sierra...

January 29, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com Michigan’s official groundhog is ready to make her 22nd annual prediction, which will also help expand her habitat at the Howell Nature Center. As you might expect, Michigans official groundhog, Woody, will be making her prediction virtually this year at the center this Tuesday February 2nd, starting at 7:30am. The free event will begin with an introduction to groundhogs, also called woodchucks, and followed by l...

January 28, 2021 A lawsuit has been dropped against four former employees of a Howell-based restaurant group. Adam Merkel owns Diamonds, Cello, and the Silver Pig in downtown Howell, as well as a Royal Oak venture. In May of last year, he filed a lawsuit against four former employees for defamation and comments they made on social media concerning how his restaurants handled the COVID-19 shutdown. The suit, which had sought a minimum of $25,000 in damages, was dismissed e...

January 28, 2021 By Jessica Mathews & Jon King / news@whmi.com Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her third annual State of the State Address Wednesday night, highlighting both successes and challenges still to overcome during the continuing pandemic. Speaking from her Capitol office, the Democratic Governor said 2020 was a tough year and acknowledged the more than 14,000 lives lost to COVID-19. She noted that over the past year, people confronted historic con...

January 28, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com Three people are now facing a potential life prison sentence for a 2017 overdose death of a Livingston County woman. Alisha Degroot of Fowlerville was found deceased by Michigan State Police on March 6th of 2017 by what was later determined to have been an overdose of heroin laced with fentanyl. The responding trooper testified that he interviewed 28-year-old Joshua Riley Goode of Tiffin, Ohio, who admitted to purchas...

January 27, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com A South Lyon man, who had been hospitalized since he was shot inside his home, has succumbed to his injuries. 43-year-old Kevin Stamper passed away Tuesday after being hospitalized in critical condition following the December 30th shooting that killed his 17-year-old son Dylan. South Lyon Police Chief Chris Sovik told WHMI the family made the difficult decision Monday evening to remove artificial life support, which h...

January 26, 2021 A lawsuit filed by a recycling company against the City of Howell has been withdrawn. According to a release from the city, Padnos Howell Inc., a metal recycling company, has agreed to dismiss its appeal filed in Livingston County Circuit Court against the City of Howell regarding its recycling operation at 645 Lucy Road. The suit was filed after the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals denied two variances, one of which would have allowed the company to oper...

January 25, 2021 A special COVID-19 vaccination clinic was held Saturday in Howell, exclusively targeting school personnel. 600 doses of the vaccine were set aside by the Livingston County Health Department for the clinic, which was held at Howell High School and coordinated through the Livingston Educational Service Agency. LESA Superintendent Mike Hubert tells WHMI that the “collaborative effort” involved leaders of the county’s traditional public schools, p...