By Journal Staff LANSING — Amanda Root of downstate St. Johns on Wednesday in Ingham County Circuit Court was sentenced to 42 months in prison on one count of embezzlement of $100,000 or more and two counts of filing false tax returns, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. ...
DETROIT (AP) — A judge this week ordered Michigan Republican Party Chairperson Kristina Karamo and others to pay more than $58,000 in legal fees incurred by the Detroit clerk’s office to fight a lawsuit they filed challenging absentee voting in the city. In an order signed Monday, Wayne ...
By JOHN FLESHER Environmenta Writer Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, —Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after authorities began a last-ditch attempt to prevent the species from dying out on the Lake Superior island chain, scientists said ...
By Journal Staff LANSING — The Michigan House voted overwhelmingly in favor of House Bill 4515, which would eliminate the sunset of Michigan’s off-road vehicle licensing program. The ORV licensing program allows owners to enjoy a valuable outdoor recreational opportunity while supporting ...
By CAROLINE RAY Journal Staff Writer Part of the Elks Association motto is “as long as there are veterans, the Elks will never forget them,” Bob Wellman, a service representative from the Michigan Elks Association who helped run this year’s Marquette Flag Day ceremony, read the quote ...
By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Local law enforcement agencies are weighing in the cell phone ban legislation recently signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The governor signed three bills last week. The laws, which will be enacted officially on June 30, are expected ...