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Michigan News

Lawyer: Teen a worry months before Michigan school shooting

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Some teachers and a counselor at a Michigan high school were aware of a teen’s troubling interest in guns and violence months before he was accused of fatally shooting four students and wounding others, a lawyer representing victims’ ...

Woman pleads guilty to killing father, sister, 2 others

CLARE, Mich. (AP) — A woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing her father, sister and two handymen in rural mid-Michigan last year. Judy Boyer, 55, of Farwell admitted in court to killing all four with a .22-caliber rifle on Oct. 20, 2021, the Morning Sun reported. Police were called to ...

Michigan property owners settle PFAS case for $54 million

GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — A judge has given tentative approval to a $54 million settlement involving 3M Co., a shoe manufacturer and property owners in western Michigan. They say their land and wells were contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals.” The deal involves approximately 1,700 ...

Detroit sues census over estimates in 2nd fight over counts

By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press DETROIT — Detroit sued the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday over population estimates from last year that show it lost an additional 7,100 residents, opening another front against the agency in a battle over how the city’s people have ...

Michigan man who wanted to admit to killing gets a new trial

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan man’s 2019 second-degree murder conviction has been overturned by an appeals court that determined the man’s attorney ignored his wishes to admit that he pulled the trigger. In a ruling last week, the Michigan Court of Appeals said 28-year-old Reinaldo Jamison ...

Walleye surveys to be conducted

By Journal Staff LANSING — Beginning in late September through early October, anglers throughout the state are asked to be on the lookout for Michigan Department of Natural Resources personnel conducting walleye recruitment surveys — a tool that helps fisheries managers determine how many ...