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Michigan News

Man gets 46-60 years for killing Detroit officer, 2nd man

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 ...

Calls go out for sentencing, jail reform

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 ...

Court: Michigan city can’t conceal police force policy

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 ...

3-Minute Thesis

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 ...

Esperion Therapeutics reports loss in Q4

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (ESPR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $55.5 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company said it had a loss of 76 cents. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The ...