Crime & Safety
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AG releases report on abuse allegations at Catholic Diocese
Attorney General Dana Nessel said her office investigated sex abuse allegations against priests and deacons from the Diocese of Gaylord in northern Michigan.
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FBI calls bomb threats at state capitols a hoax
A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations.
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Two people who worked for former Michigan House leader are charged with financial crimes
Two people who had close ties to a former Republican lawmaker were charged this week with a raft of financial crimes—including embezzlement.
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Michigan man gets prison for attacking cops in Jan. 6 riot
A Michigan man described was sentenced to more than four years in prison for attacking police with a stolen police baton during the Jan. 6 riot.
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Republican leaders testify about Michigan fake elector plan
BY ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—Republican Party leaders who served in 2020 offered their accounts in court Thursday of what they knew prior to 16 individuals signing and submitting false electoral votes for former President Donald Trump, who lost the presidential election that year. Wednesday’s and Thursday’s proceedings in Lansing were held for the…
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Stranger charged with break-in and murder in slaying of Detroit synagogue leader
A stranger accused of breaking into the home of a Detroit synagogue leader was charged with her murder Wednesday, nearly two months after her body was found outdoors with multiple stab wounds, authorities said.
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Judge closes Flint water case against Snyder
A judge dismissed charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water scandal and ordered that police records and his booking photo be destroyed.
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Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack
Judge Kwame Rowe rejected pleas for a shorter sentence and ensured that Ethan Crumbley will not get an opportunity for parole.
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Judge orders last sentences tied to plot to kidnap Whitmer
A judge handed down the last sentences Thursday in a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, sending one man to prison and putting another on probation.
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Nessel hopes child abuse case will spark changes in law
More than 30 criminal charges were filed against two Clinton County couples for adopting children from previously abusive homes for financial gain.
