A carbonated beverage is referred to as "soda." In Michigan, it is referred to as "pop." A telltale sign the series wasn't filmed in MI.
Russ can be found reading an article in the newspaper. The article is about a girl that OD'ed on a house party. If you pause it and you read the article, you can read that a spokesman named Ann Hartman spoke about the situation to the press. However, throughout the whole first season, we are not introduced to an Ann Hartman at the Battle Creek office.