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Charges dismissed against ex-public works official in Flint, Michigan, water scandal
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A judge dismissed charges Monday against a former local official in Flint, the last of nine people to benefit from a state Supreme Court decision that struck down a series of indictments in the city's lead-in-water scandal. Howard Croft was public works director...
Woman picking up child is charged in shooting outside school
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Authorities filed an attempted murder charge Wednesday against a woman who is accused of shooting another woman while picking up a child at a Flint school. The shooting occurred Monday in the parking lot of International Academy of Flint. No one else was...
Michigan official gets house arrest for 2020 ballot sabotage
FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A local official in Michigan accused of breaking a seal on a ballot box in her own election to ensure that votes couldn't be recounted was sentenced Monday to six months of house arrest. Kathy Funk, a Democrat, must wear an electronic monitor and also...
Criminal probe focuses on school where boy, 6, shot teacher
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher in an elementary school classroom are investigating whether the “actions or omissions" of any school employees could lead to criminal charges, according to court documents released Tuesday. ...
Michigan AP D4 POY: Kaden Brown of G.R. Catholic Central
The 2023 Associated Press Division 2 boys basketball All-State team as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters. ___ Player of the Year Kaden Brown, Grand Rapids Catholic Central ___ First Team ___ ...
Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee to undergo surgery for cancer
Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee said Friday that he was diagnosed with a “serious but curable form of cancer” after a tumor was found in one of his tonsils. Kildee, 64, said he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma that was detected very early by doctors and that he will have...
State loses again in appeal over Snyder and Flint water
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals on Thursday again rejected an attempt to revive charges in the Flint water scandal, ruling in favor of former Gov. Rick Snyder who was indicted on misdemeanors. The attorney general's office has repeatedly tried to convince judges...
Michigan man faces gun charge after FBI says he made threats
SEBEWAING, Mich. (AP) — A mentally ill Michigan man accused of making death threats on social media against Democratic politicians and those in the LGBTQ community was charged with illegally possessing guns. Randall Berka II, 30, is accused of posting various written threats on a...
