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Thai suspect in Michigan hit-and-run agrees to return to US

By CHALIDA EKVITTAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK — A Thai-American woman living in Michigan who fled to Thailand after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed a college student has agreed to return to the United States to face charges, police said ...

Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The gunman who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University was a 43-year-old with a previous gun violation who fatally shot himself after an hourslong manhunt that ended in a confrontation with police miles from campus, officials said ...

Boater missing after vessel capsizes in mid-Michigan river

SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A mid-Michigan man was missing Sunday after a boat he and a friend had been riding down the Tittabawassee River capsized, authorities said. Nathan James Robbins, 26, of Saginaw County was traveling down the river on a small boat with a friend when their vessel capsized ...

Lavora Barnes reelected as Michigan Dem Party chair

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes was reelected for a third two-year term Saturday after she helped lead the party to historic wins in the battleground state in the 2022 midterms. Barnes, who took over party leadership in 2019 after working as its chief ...

Girl missing over year found in closet of Michigan home

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing over a year ago by her foster family has been found hiding in the closet of a Michigan home, authorities said. A U.S. Marshals fugitive team found the girl Tuesday in Port Huron, about 62 miles northeast of Detroit. Child ...

Whitmer’s budget proposal prioritizes tax cuts, schools

LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday proposed a $79 billion budget that aims to substantially invest in schools and public health while cutting taxes for the state’s retirees and low-income households. Unveiled in a joint session between the House and Senate ...