Today: September 08, 2024
Today: September 08, 2024

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Michigan man wins long shot appeal over burglary linked to his DNA on a bottle

A Michigan prisoner has persuaded a judge to throw out his burglary conviction, overcoming long odds by serving as his own lawyer in an appeal of a case that rested solely on his DNA being found on a soda bottle

Michigan man wins long shot appeal over burglary linked to his DNA on a bottle
Crime|News

3 Detroit-area mall guards not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in man’s death in 2014

A jury has found three security guards not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a man’s death at a Detroit-area mall more than 10 years ago

3 Detroit-area mall guards not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in man’s death in 2014
Crime|Health

Pharmacist pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Michigan deaths from meningitis outbreak

A pharmacist who worked at a Massachusetts lab has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents

Pharmacist pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Michigan deaths from meningitis outbreak
Americas|Crime

Detroit judge is sued after putting teen in handcuffs, jail clothes during field trip

There is more fallout in Detroit, a week after a judge ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs during a field trip

Detroit judge is sued after putting teen in handcuffs, jail clothes during field trip
Crime|News

Trial opens against 3 Detroit-area guards charged with man's death at mall 10 years ago

Jurors have heard opening statements in the trial of three security guards more than 10 years after the death of a man at a suburban Detroit shopping mall

Trial opens against 3 Detroit-area guards charged with man's death at mall 10 years ago
Crime|Health|News

Pharmacist blamed for deaths in US meningitis outbreak will plead no contest in Michigan case

Prosecutors in Michigan have struck a deal with a pharmacist who is blamed for deaths from a national meningitis outbreak in 2012

Pharmacist blamed for deaths in US meningitis outbreak will plead no contest in Michigan case
Crime|News

Detroit judge sidelined for making sleepy teen wear jail clothes on court field trip

A Detroit judge has been sidelined for ordering a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs while she was on a field trip to his courtroom

Detroit judge sidelined for making sleepy teen wear jail clothes on court field trip
Crime|News

Murder case dismissed against man charged in death of Detroit synagogue leader

The case against a man accused of killing of a Detroit synagogue leader is over

Americas|Crime|News|Political

Judge approves settlement in long-running lawsuit over US detention of Iraqi nationals

A judge in Detroit has approved a settlement in a 2017 lawsuit that challenged the detention of Iraqi nationals who were targeted for deportation during the Trump administration

Judge approves settlement in long-running lawsuit over US detention of Iraqi nationals
Economy|News|Political

Michigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years ago

The Michigan Supreme Court has overruled the Legislature and reinstated major changes to the state’s minimum wage and sick leave laws

Crime

Michigan's top court throws out 2006 conviction linked to shaken baby syndrome

The Michigan Supreme Court has overturned a 2006 murder conviction in the death of an infant

Crime|News

New evidence means freedom for a Michigan man who spent 37 years in prison for a murder conviction

A man who served nearly 40 years for a Detroit-area murder won’t face another trial

News|Opinion

Man cleared of premeditated murder in Detroit synagogue leader's death but could face 2nd trial

A jury has issued mixed results in the highly publicized murder case of a Detroit synagogue leader

News|Political

Man tells jury he found body but had no role in fatal attack on Detroit synagogue leader

A man accused of killing a Detroit synagogue leader during a violent overnight encounter denied any role in her death

Man tells jury he found body but had no role in fatal attack on Detroit synagogue leader
News|Political

Michigan man cleared of killing 2 hunters to get $1 million for wrongful convictions

The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.03 million to a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two hunters

Michigan man cleared of killing 2 hunters to get $1 million for wrongful convictions
News|Political

Detroit paying $300,000 to man wrongly accused of theft, making changes in use of facial technology

The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting

Detroit paying $300,000 to man wrongly accused of theft, making changes in use of facial technology
Health|Political

Judge blocks Michigan's abortion waiting period, 2 years after voters approved abortion rights

A judge has blocked Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period for abortions and some other abortion-related provisions

Environment|News

Flooding forces people from homes in some parts of Iowa while much of US broils again in heat

Floodwaters have forced people out of their homes in parts of Iowa, the result of weeks of rain

Flooding forces people from homes in some parts of Iowa while much of US broils again in heat
Health|News

Sheriff says 2 of 9 people wounded in Michigan shooting at splash pad remain in critical condition

A Michigan sheriff says two of the nine people wounded in a weekend shooting at a splash pad remain hospitalized in critical condition

Sheriff says 2 of 9 people wounded in Michigan shooting at splash pad remain in critical condition
Science|Technology

Lynn Conway, microchip pioneer who overcame transgender discrimination, dies at 86

A pioneer in the design of the microchips that make modern consumer electronics possible has died

Lynn Conway, microchip pioneer who overcame transgender discrimination, dies at 86
Political

Ousted Michigan Republican Party chair loses key ruling at appeals court

The ousted leader of the Michigan Republican Party has lost a key court ruling in her effort to regain the top post

Ousted Michigan Republican Party chair loses key ruling at appeals court
Environment|Science

No charges in killing of gray wolf in southern Michigan. Experts stumped about how it got there.

Wildlife experts have hit a dead end in their quest to determine how a gray wolf arrived in southern Michigan for the first time in more than 100 years

No charges in killing of gray wolf in southern Michigan. Experts stumped about how it got there.
Education|News|Political

Pro-Palestinian camp at Wayne State dismantled while MIT students walk out of commencement

Police have dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment at Wayne State University in Detroit two days after the school suspended in-person classes and encouraged staff to work remotely

Pro-Palestinian camp at Wayne State dismantled while MIT students walk out of commencement
Environment|Health|News

Michigan willing to spend millions to restore Flint properties ripped up by pipe replacement

The state of Michigan says it’s willing to step in and oversee property repairs at 1,900 homes in Flint

Michigan willing to spend millions to restore Flint properties ripped up by pipe replacement
News|Health

Fall trial set for pharmacist in 11 Michigan meningitis deaths after plea deal talks fizzle

A fall trial has been set for a pharmacist charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents

Fall trial set for pharmacist in 11 Michigan meningitis deaths after plea deal talks fizzle

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