COMMUNITY - The Gander

Sep 2025 29

6 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan

By Kyle Kaminski | CANNABIS, COMMUNITY, Kyle Kaminski

The joints keep burning and the news keeps coming. Here’s what went down over the last week in Michigan’s cannabis world:

Sep 2025 29

What we know about the deadly shooting at a Michigan Mormon church

By Associated Press | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Associated Press

At least 100 federal investigators are responding to an attack in a Michigan community where a former Marine crashed a pickup into a Mormon church during a Sunday service, shot into the building and set it ablaze.

Sep 2025 29

Opinion: Michigan’s market isn’t broken—it’s built to break

By Mike Khemmoro | CANNABIS, COMMUNITY, Mike Khemmoro

People keep saying Michigan’s cannabis market is “broken.” But every state ends up here: Too much supply, too many rules, and not enough demand diversity.

Sep 2025 29

Gunman opens fire at Michigan church and sets it ablaze, killing at least 4 and wounding 8

By Associated Press | CRIME AND SAFETY, COMMUNITY, Associated Press

An ex-Marine smashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan, opened fire and set the building ablaze during a crowded Sunday service and then was fatally shot by police.

Sep 2025 26

New passenger train route between Holland and Detroit to be explored

By Capital News Service | INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY, Capital News Service

A proposed east-west train route would carry passengers across Michigan's Lower Peninsula.

Sep 2025 26

Michigan offers a variety of license plates. These are the most popular

By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect | LOCAL CULTURE, COMMUNITY, USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

Since 2022, Michigan has added new license plate styles, bringing back throwback plates from the 1960s—and even letting Michiganders celebrate their favorite colleges.