Good morning, Sterling Heights.

Anneliese White, public relations and programs coordinator for Sterling Heights Public Library, was named the city’s 2025 Employee of the Year at a Jan.

20 City Council meeting after boosting program attendance by 49% and generating over $5,000 in sponsorships — highlighting her proactive approach.

DTE offered tips to help residents cut heating bills amid freezing weather by recommending they lower thermostats at night, check furnace filters, and seal drafts.

Customers facing high bills were advised to call DTE or partner agencies for assistance.

Today, employees at WXYZ-TV and TV-20 Detroit and the Scripps Howard Fund launch the If You Give A Child A Book campaign at Crothers Elementary in Warren to distribute over 20,000 age-appropriate books to students from five Title I schools with two planned book fairs this year.

Work has begun on the nearly 13-mile I-94 project from Wayne Road to Schaefer, with lane closures & traffic shifts affecting local commuters.

Public meetings are today in Allen Park from 1 to 3 p.m. and tomorrow in Taylor from 4 to 6 p.m.

Sterling Heights Drug-Free Coalition warns that unregulated mood-altering products such as Party Duck and Dozo Perks are sold openly in smoke shops, gas stations, and convenience stores, exposing local youth to potent kratom effects.

City officials received an overview of the risks in January and may request further details.