Under state rules, the small northern Michigan power company could owe customers as much as $1.5 million in bill credits ...

“Yes, there was defiance there because part of our prophetic tradition is to stand in defense of (immigrants), but there was also a reaching out to ICE with God’s love,” Neilson said.

In the rare winters when the ice ridge did not appear, the god’s absence was viewed as a warning that the natural world was out of balance. A photograph of the Miwatari taken in January 2006 ...