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Michigan News

Corunna man to serve life for 2019 murder, mutilation

CORUNNA, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man who acknowledged killing another man and hanging the victim’s mutilated body from the ceiling of his home was sentenced to life in prison Thursday. A Shiawassee County judge sentenced Mark Latunski, 53, to life in prison without the possibility of ...

Public comment period for airspace training extended

LANSING — A public comment period — originally opened Nov. 15 for 30 days — for the Michigan Air National Guard’s proposal to reconfigure charted airspace available for military aircrew training, has been extended until Jan. 14. The proposal is a culmination of years-long ...

Man admits to hate crimes in Black Lives Matter threats

DETROIT (AP) — A man from Saginaw pleaded guilty to hate crimes for intimidating and attempting to intimidate people who were speaking out and protesting in support of Black Lives Matter, prosecutors said Tuesday. Kenneth Pilon, 61, entered the plea to two hate crime charges in federal ...

Michigan, native tribes reach new Great Lakes fishing deal

TRAVERSE CITY — Four Native American tribes have agreed with Michigan and federal officials on a revised fishing policy for parts of three of the Great Lakes, officials said Monday. The tentative deal involves contentious issues for groups wanting shares of a valuable resource as ...

Citizens’ Advisory Councils seek applications

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is soliciting applications for open volunteer positions on the Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Councils. The councils are designed to advise the DNR on regional programs and policies, identify areas in which ...

Attorney: Kidnap plot leader should not get life sentence

The leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer should not be sentenced to life in prison because federal prosecutors overstated his role in the plot and have created a “false narrative of a terrifying para-military leader,” his attorney argues. Attorney Christopher Gibbons ...