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On April 25, 2014, the city's drinking water source was switched to the Flint River. Improperly treated river water damaged aging pipes, releasing lead into Flint's drinking water
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The Michigan Legislature voted Wednesday to allow trial courts to continue assessing court fees on guilty defendants for another 2 1/2 years.
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A Michigan bill package to make physically assaulting someone because of their sexual orientation, age, or disability status a hate crime moved out of a state House committee Tuesday.
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The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on survivors before his arrest.
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The parents of the Oxford High School shooter have been assigned public defenders to handle their appeals of involuntary manslaughter convictions.
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"Homelessness is not a police problem. It’s not a law enforcement issue. It’s a housing issue," said Deyanira Nevarez Martinez, an assistant professor in MSU’s Urban and Regional Planning Program.
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A Michigan appellate court has ruled police in the state can stop anyone they have reason to believe is carrying a concealed gun and ask for their license.
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An appeals court has dismissed charges against a Michigan election worker who put a flash drive into an electronic poll book and downloaded the names of voters in 2022.
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Barry Cadden's specialty pharmacy caused the outbreak in 2012. More than 700 people in 20 states contracted meningitis or other debilitating illnesses. At least 64 died.
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The Michigan Department of Corrections said Tuesday that it achieved the second-lowest recidivism rate since it started tracking that data.
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The FBI initially received complaints about Nassar in 2015, but failed to properly investigate, allowing him to continue sexually abusing gymnasts and patients until his arrest in 2016 by MSU police.
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Michigan is the only state that has pursued charges against Barry Cadden for deaths resulting from a national meningitis outbreak in 2012.