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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 County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny said the Oct. 26 lawsuit in which Karamo was the lead plaintiff was “rife with speculation, an absence of facts and a lack of understanding of Michigan election statutes and Detroit absentee ballot procedures.” At the time, Karamo was the Republican ...

St. Johns woman sentenced for tax fraud, embezzlement

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. Additionally, her sentence includes restitution in the amount of $459,645.70 paid to the victim, the victim s insurance companies, and the Michigan Department of Treasury. Root, 42, pleaded guilty to the counts in April. Root worked for Glenn Buege GMC Buick for many years and oversaw accounts ...

Wolves helping Isle Royale ecosystem

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 ...

House votes for ORV bill

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 the maintenance of the trails and infrastructure that make these experiences possible. The program is scheduled to sunset at the end of this year. “I’m happy to see this bill one step closer to becoming law,” said state Rep. Jenn Hill, D-Marquette, the sponsor of the bill. “Our state ...

Flag Day celebrated

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 at the event. After a few years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans and the Michigan Elks Association hosted their annual Flag Day ceremony Wednesday. The ceremony featured speeches from Mark Ketchum, exalted ruler of the Elks Association at Ishpeming ...

Students wounded in Michigan State shooting take steps toward lawsuit

EAST LANSING (AP) — Two students who were among eight killed or wounded in a winter shooting at Michigan State University are taking steps toward suing the school. Attorneys for Nate Statly and Troy Forbush, who survived the shooting, have filed notices of injury and allegations of building defects at Berkey Hall, where they were shot on Feb. 13. The notices are required under Michigan law and would give Michigan State time to investigate before a lawsuit could be filed. Three students were killed and five more were wounded when a gunman opened fire at Berkey Hall and the MSU ...