DETROIT (AP) — A judge has approved a $20 million class-action settlement covering thousands of people who were wrongly accused of fraud by Michigan when seeking unemployment benefits. Court of Claims Judge Douglas Shapiro signed off on the deal last week, saying it was superior to other ...

By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE—Michigan State Police reported fewer fatalities and serious injuries on Michigan roadways so far in 2023 compared with last year. In a recent report from the Michigan Department of Transportation, 20 people died on Michigan roadways so ...

ROSCOMMON — Nonformal educators at nature centers, zoos, camps and conservation districts teach thousands of Michigan residents about natural resources each year. Faculty members at Michigan colleges and universities also reach thousands of students in biology, zoology and other ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man who purchased more than 40 guns and then sold some to felons was sentenced to three years in federal prison Monday. The guns sometimes turned up in crimes, including the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old child near Grand Rapids a year ago and a homicide in ...

PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Two sisters escaped from a car that went into a lake in western Michigan and then shivered for hours in soggy coats and bare feet before finally finding help, authorities said. Their 52-year-old father, who was driving the car, was dead when divers located the ...

LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. — During seventh grade at Phoenix Indian School, Pershlie Ami signed up to go on what the school called an “outing” — promoted as opportunities for Native American students to earn spending money off campus. They were opportunities — for cheap labor. Ami said ...