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May 4, 2022 at 3:33 pm

Michigan waives repayment of $431M more unemployment checks

Michigan says 55,000 more unemployment claimants who were overpaid during the coronavirus pandemic will not have to repay those funds totaling $431 million.

From left, Dorothy Sewe consoles Patrick Lyoya’s mother, Dorcas Lyoya, near Lyoya’s father, Peter Lyoya, during a news conference at the Renaissance Church of God in Christ Family Life Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is representing the family of Patrick Lyoya, who was shot and killed by a GRPD officer on April 4. Sewe is a family friend and refugee from Kenya. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) MIGRA202 MIGRA202

April 14, 2022 at 6:25 pm

Family seeks charges, officer’s ID in Patrick Lyoya’s death WATCH

Lawyers for the Lyoya family said the officer should be prosecuted and fired. The Lyoyas also asked for police to release the officer’s name.

A TV display shows video evidence of a Grand Rapids police officer struggling with and shooting Patrick Lyoya at Grand Rapids City Hall on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Lyoya, 26, was shot and killed about 8:10 a.m., on April 4, after what police said was a traffic stop. (Grand Rapids Police Department) NYJO304 NYJO304

April 13, 2022 at 7:20 pm

Video: Michigan cop on Black man’s back, fatally shot him WATCH

Video shows a Michigan police officer struggling with a Black man over a Taser before fatally shooting him in the head while the man was...

March 24, 2022 at 10:42 am

Michigan law adds mandatory reporters after Nassar scandal

Physical and occupational therapists, and athletic trainers are now required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under a new Michigan law that follows the...

March 22, 2022 at 8:02 am

Wrongly convicted brothers released after 25 years in prison

Two Michigan brothers who were wrongfully convicted in the murder of a family friend have been released after 25 years in prison.

February 23, 2022 at 1:50 pm

Oxford student seeks gun reform: ‘We deserve to feel safe’

Gun reform advocates are urging Michigan lawmakers to pass legislation to require gun owners to lock up weapons to limit access to minors and for...

February 18, 2022 at 8:25 am

Spring break could affect jury pool in Whitmer kidnap trial

Spring break could affect the makeup of the jury in the upcoming trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

February 8, 2022 at 8:37 pm

2nd man pleads guilty in alleged 2020 plot to kidnap Whitmer

A second man has pleaded guilty in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

January 31, 2022 at 4:45 pm

Ex-Michigan students accuse professor of sexual misconduct

A lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of eight women alleges years of sexual harassment and assault by a former University of Michigan lecturer.

January 26, 2022 at 3:19 pm

Mott Foundation gives MSU $25M for Flint-based research

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has donated $25 million to Michigan State University to expand its public health initiatives in Flint.