DETROIT — A judge threw out murder convictions Friday and ordered the release of a man who has long claimed innocence in the slayings of two Michigan deer hunters in 1990. Jeff Titus, 71, has served nearly 21 years of a life prison sentence. The state this week asked that he be freed, ...

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press DETROIT — Republican Rep. John James filed paperwork Friday to run for reelection to his Detroit-area House seat, opting against a campaign for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Debbie Stabenow in 2024. James, a 41-year-old first-term ...

By Journal Staff LANSING — Bills previewed by panelists during the 2023 Michigan Day of Empathy Thursday would end the possibility of sentencing a juvenile to life without parole, end Michigan’s cash bail system and make it possible for anyone serving a long, indeterminate sentence in ...

DETROIT (AP) — A man who killed a Detroit police officer and another man over four days was sentenced Wednesday to 46-60 years in prison. JuJuan Parks, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the unrelated 2019 deaths of Officer Rasheen McClain and ...

A police department in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been ordered to release its full policy on the use of force after failing to convince the state appeals court that portions should be concealed from the public. The court noted that Amy Hjerstedt’s request in Sault Ste. Marie followed ...

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Cannabis, brain cancer, Scouting and biofuel sorghum were the topics presented by the winners in Tuesday’s Three Minute Thesis competition at Northern Michigan University. NMU’s annual 3MT competition involves graduate students ...