Isabella Helms

6 days ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — When one company owns both ferry lines, controls both docks, and sets all the prices, Mackinac Island says it’s no longer fair transit—it’s a monopoly. The city filed a federal countersuit earlier this month, accusing Hoffmann Marine—the parent company of Shepler’s and the Mackinac Island Ferry Company—of eliminating competition and attempting to impose identical fare increases for the 2025 season.

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — The Coast Guard has officially shut down its icebreaking patrols on the lower Great Lakes, wrapping up a 98-day winter operation that kept shipping lanes open and island communities supplied. The joint U.S.-Canadian mission, which began Jan. 6, covered a broad region from the St. Lawrence Seaway to southern Lake Huron.

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — A fake toll website is targeting Michigan drivers, despite the fact the state has no toll roads, according to a warning issued on April 14 by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The scam involves a fraudulent website that copies the look of MDOT’s official site but uses a different URL. The site claims drivers owe toll payments and threatens late fees—claims MDOT says are entirely false.

1 week ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) —Tesla customers in Michigan are navigating protests and property damage as showrooms across the country come under attack following CEO Elon Musk’s work with the Trump administration. While Michigan has avoided the most violent incidents—such as arson and firebombings reported in other states—protesters have gathered outside showrooms in Troy, West Bloomfield, and Ann Arbor.

2 weeks ago | michigannewssource.com | Isabella Helms

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — A mannequin head, a Viking drinking horn, and 10 live lobsters are just a few of the more than 1.7 million items Uber riders left behind in cars last year, according to the company’s newly released 2025 Lost & Found Index. The annual report, released on April 8, lists the most commonly forgotten and most unusual items left in Ubers nationwide.