Breaking News

Michigan News

Wayne State announces tuition pledge program

DETROIT (AP) — Wayne State University in Detroit will provide free tuition to incoming in-state students with family incomes of $70,000 or less and assets of $50,000 or less. The Wayne State Guarantee was announced Monday. It covers the full cost of tuition and standard fees with a combination of federal, state and other Wayne State scholarships and grants, the school said. It is renewable for up to four years, with the option to apply for a fifth if the student is on track to graduate in that year. “Too many students and their families do not think that college is an option ...

DeWitt priest bound over on charges

By Journal Staff LANSING — Clinton County Circuit Court has bound over Father David Rosenberg on charges of embezzlement, larceny, and false pretenses from three elderly priests in his care, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Rosenberg, 70, of DeWitt, was employed as Director of the Lansing Catholic Diocese’s St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt between 2015 and 2021. He stands accused of embezzling or stealing approximately $772,824 from three priests and giving the stolen funds to his charitable foundation, FaithFirst, formerly the Rosenberg Family Corporation. ...

Annual green program continues

By Journal Staff LANSING — The Michigan Green Communities Challenge, an annual benchmarking program that helps communities measure their progress toward sustainability, is open through March 31. Local governments participating in the Challenge receive free technical assistance and peer learning opportunities through the MGC Accelerator Cohort and Catalyst Leadership Circle. The MGC program, funded by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, this year launched the Accelerator Cohort, a free networking and technical assistance program for Bronze- and ...

2 state troopers recovering after Detroit shooting

DETROIT (AP) — A state police sergeant shot during an incident in Detroit has been released from a hospital while another wounded officer was facing surgery, authorities said Saturday. The injuries were not considered life-threatening. The officers were shot Friday while assisting a Detroit team that pursues fugitives, Chief James White said. The suspect who fired shots at state police was arrested around 7:30 p.m., said White, adding that two others in the house were not hurt. “This is a violent fugitive-apprehension team, so it was a follow-up from a violent felony,” the ...

Gun bills coming in Michigan after 2nd school mass shooting

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, —Armed with two handguns and dozens of rounds of ammunition, 43-year-old Anthony McRae open fired on the Michigan State University campus on the night of Feb. 13, killing three students and wounding five more. The mass shooting has ...

Michigan State shooter’s note says he felt hated, rejected

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A man who fatally shot three students and wounded five others on the Michigan State University campus left a note describing himself as being “hated,” “a loner” and an “outcast.” Anthony McRae, 43, also wrote “I’m tired of being ...