Associated Press LANSING — State lawmakers and a gun rights group on Tuesday called for changes to Michigan’s terrorism law after a Lake Superior State University student was charged for posting a photo of his rifle on social media and saying it would make “snowflakes melt.” Lucas Gerhard, 20, faces […]
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Prison inmate wrote complaint about conditions. Then he was moved to solitary
LANSING – A prisoner is in solitary confinement, accused of inciting a riot, after he and two other inmates wrote a letter complaining about conditions at Chippewa Correctional Facility. The prisoners and their family members say Edward Terrell Walton, 34, did no such thing, but is being punished for speaking […]
Sault Tribe lauds decision to abandon plan to store nuclear waste near Lake Huron
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Aaron Payment, chairperson of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, today cheered Ontario Power Generation’s decision to abandon its plans to build a permanent nuclear waste storage site less than a mile from Lake Huron. “The Sault Tribe, along with the rest of […]
Commercial fishers, sports anglers, at odds over fishing restrictions
Danielle JamesCapital News Service LANSING — Recently introduced bills in the Legislature are in direct opposition about the controversial issue of allowing commercial catching of game fish and are causing conflict between commercial fishers and sport anglers. Recreational anglers like things the way they are, while the industry is pushing […]
‘All roads go through Michigan’: Whitmer preps for national spotlight
Lansing — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s focus on “bread and butter” issues and her position as the top official in a key battleground state are reasons she’ll find herself in the national spotlight Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers and political observers say. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, selected Whitmer to give the Democratic […]
Rural schools hit hard by teen suicides
LANSING — Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds in Michigan, and the rates are nearly double in rural communities, according to state and federal surveys. That’s above the national average and has risen in recent years. The surveys were done by the state […]