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🌱 Patch AM: How new grant-funded radar guns could change driving in Flint Township

And on the Flint Patch calendar - Baldwin Woods Apartments OPEN HOUSE

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Hi Flint! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new grant-funded radar guns could change driving in Flint Township
  • How Flint businesses are coping with Michigan’s new minimum wage hike
  • Which Flint native coach is sticking with Michigan State’s new regime?

Also on today's calendar: Baldwin Woods Apartments OPEN HOUSE.

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Today's riddle: What did one volcano say to the other volcano? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Sun and areas of low clouds, with a high of 28 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Monday: Low clouds, temps: high: 37, low: 30.
  • Tuesday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 37 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Flint Township police seek approval for grant-funded radar units (mlive.com) — Flint Township police are asking trustees on Monday, Jan. 5, to approve seven new hand-held radar/LIDAR units, fully covered by a state traffic safety grant at no cost to the township. The upgraded devices would replace aging equipment and be used to crack down on distracted and impaired driving, seat belt violations, and speeding, aiming to improve roadway safety in Flint Township and Genesee County.
   

2. Some Michigan businesses raise prices because of minimum wage and costs of ingredients (midmichigannow.com) — Flint residents are seeing local businesses raise prices as Michigan’s minimum wage jumps to $13.73 an hour and ingredient costs keep climbing. A University of Michigan-Flint economist says restaurants and shops statewide face higher rents, inflation, and weaker consumer demand, which could mean more menu price hikes or even closures as 2026 begins.
   

3. A breakdown of Pat Fitzgerald's first coaching staff at Michigan State (mlive.com) — A familiar name for Flint football fans is staying put in East Lansing, as Beecher High alum and Flint native Courtney Hawkins returns as Michigan State’s wide receivers coach under new head coach Pat Fitzgerald. The piece breaks down Fitzgerald’s nearly complete first coaching staff, detailing the backgrounds and roles of each assistant who will shape the Spartans’ next chapter.
   

4. State Supreme Court mulls hurdle holding up Oxford shooting suit, MSU contract tiff (theoaklandpress.com) — Michigan’s Supreme Court is weighing a technical legal deadline that affects major lawsuits against the state, including cases tied to the Flint water crisis. Justices paused an Oxford school shooting suit while they consider a similar timing dispute in a separate Michigan State University contract case, and their eventual ruling could shape how future claims against the state move forward.
   

5. ‘Safety Town' program would teach Walker kids lifesaving skills in mini city (mlive.com) — A new ‘Safety Town’ program is being planned for Walker, modeled on similar child-safety mini cities already running in places like Flint, Detroit and Grand Rapids. While this event will be held on the west side of the state, it highlights how hands-on safety education—already familiar to some Flint families—can teach kids fire, bike, and emergency skills in a fun, immersive way.
   

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