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The 103rd Legislature began last Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Lansing. There were no big surprises in terms of the bills introduced.
New evidence has been revealed in the death of Brendan Santo, thanks to private investigator Ryan Robison, who has connections with the case.
For the first time in nearly three years, the parents of Brendan Santo are breaking their silence and demanding answers in their son’s mysterious death.
New pieces of evidence linked to Brendan Santo’s death have been uncovered and raise major questions about what police concluded about the case.
Rashad Maleek Trice was previously sentenced to life without parole in a Michigan court before he was sentenced on Friday to life imprisonment on federal charges.
He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and first-degree criminal sexual conduct on July 1, 2024, almost exactly a year after the crimes were committed.
Rashad Maleek Trice is expected to be sentenced Friday morning after pleading guilty to killing 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith and assaulting her mother in 2023.
The Michigan Department of Attorney General concluded its investigation in the review of the shooting death of Stephen Luis Romero, 33, of Lansing, without issuing charges against the officers involved who acted in self-defense.
The driver is accused of reckless driving, breaking into a home and stealing a pickup before leading authorities on a high-speed chase through Livingston County.
Michigan lawmaker Neil Friske issued a statement regarding the police investigation of his arrest for alleged assault and weapons crimes.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is warning Michigan residents about medetomidine, which is a new drug that has been identified in overdose deaths across the state.
This year, the event is focusing on the need for organ, eye and issue donation education, especially for teenagers getting their first driver’s license.
A 17-year-old boy was killed in the shooting, a 16-year-old and a 20-year-old were critically injured and four other victims are expected to survive.
An Ohio woman pleaded guilty leaving a race-based and politically motivated death threat to a Michigan state representative in 2021.
The former Michigan House of Representatives leader, Lee Chatfield, and his wife were arraigned on embezzlement charges Thursday, May 2.
The charges include conducting a criminal enterprise, embezzlement from a nonprofit, conspiracy to commit embezzlement from a nonprofit and more.
An East Lansing man who prosecutors say sexually exploited at least eight young boys has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
The man accused of kidnapping and killing a 2-year-old girl from Lansing is admitting to the federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death, according to a new plea agreement.
The man accused of kidnapping and killing a 2-year-old girl from Lansing is admitting to the federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death, according to a plea agreement filed Thursday.
Michigan State University held a remembrance gathering on the anniversary of the Feb. 13, 2023, mass shooting that left three students dead and five critically injured.
Security updates have been put in place one year after the mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University, but there is still a list of needed changes.
The Spartan community came together to honor the victims. It was a time of reflection for many, and as they looked back, emotions from that night returned.
A Michigan State University academic building that was the site of the 2023 mass shooting reopened Monday almost one year later.
Operations were resuming Thursday at the Michigan Capitol building after it was targeted by an emailed bomb threat the day before.
Two former staffers for former state house speaker Lee Chatfield are pleading not guilty to embezzlement charges in Lansing.
Two former staffers for former state house speaker Lee Chatfield are pleading not guilty to embezzlement charges in Lansing.
Michigan lawmakers passed new laws and amendments, and agreed to repeal some, in 2023, and they're going to take effect in 2024 -- here's a look.
The family of Stephen Romero has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the city of Lansing and Lansing police officers Donovan Moore, Jeff Kurtz, and another unnamed officer for shooting and killing him.
The university has been criticized for its handling of the Nassar investigation and its dealings with survivors in the aftermath of his arrest and conviction.
Michigan’s Supreme Court has refused to immediately hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that would allow former President Donald Trump’s name on the state’s presidential primary ballot.
The man charged in the kidnapping and believed murder of 2-year-old Lansing girl Wynter Cole Smith was on Tuesday ordered to stand trial after waiving his right to a preliminary examination.
An emotional and, at times, chaotic board meeting at Michigan State University ended with the same leadership in place in East Lansing.
Michigan State University Board of Trustees Chair Rema Vassar made it clear Tuesday afternoon she has no plans to resign.
Police response to the February shootings at Michigan State University that left three students dead was efficient and effective, according to the results of a third-party review that were released to the public on Tuesday.
The parents of the Oxford High School shooter are officially headed to trial on involuntary manslaughter charges after the state Supreme Court on Tuesday denied their appeals to get their cases thrown out.
He called the investigation “devoid of any semblance of fairness,” and that his upcoming hearing would be “so flawed that there is no other opportunity for the truth to come out.”
Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker was investigated after a woman reported sexual harassment, according to reports.
Metal detectors have been installed at Michigan State University’s Spartan Stadium ahead of the busy college football season in an effort to “enhance security” in the wake of the school’s mass shooting earlier this year.
The tranquil weather continues for the start of the weekend with a few rain showers and some sunshine on Saturday
The impact from the tornado that blew through Ingham County could be seen for miles. Along I-96, between Williamston Road and M-52, hundreds of trees snapped to pieces.
Police said one person was killed, several others were badly injured, and more than 25 cars were damaged by a “possible tornado” on I-96.
Officials say at least six tornadoes touched down in Michigan as part of severe storms powered by strong winds that killed five people, while downing trees, tearing roofs off buildings and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power.
On Friday in Lansing, 14 of the 16 accused fake electors appeared before a judge for a probable cause hearing as they stand accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
Rashad Trice, the man accused of kidnapping and killing 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith in Detroit, appeared in court Monday to answer federal charges.
Michigan State University will pause classes and exams and will hold a remembrance event on Feb. 13, 2024, the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting that killed three students, officials announced Tuesday.
Even Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s detractors (and there remain quite a few in our polarized times) have to admit she managed to accomplish most of the objectives she laid out in her State of the State address back in January.
The man suspected of kidnapping and killing 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith is accused of committing crimes in three different counties, but the state’s attorney general wants to consolidate the case to just one county.
Rashad Trice, 26, had his very first appearance in a federal courtroom for his alleged role in the death of his ex-girlfriend’s daughter, 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith.
Video showing the chase and arrest of the man suspected of kidnapping and killing Wynter Cole Smith revealed what was said as officers struggled with him and realized the 2-year-old girl wasn’t in the car.
A student shares his uniquely challenging and complicated college experience bookended by a global pandemic and a mass school shooting.
When police arrested the man suspected of kidnapping Wynter Cole Smith, the 2-year-old girl was nowhere to be found. Now, Local 4 has obtained exclusive video showing the car chase, arrest, and conversation between officers and Rashad Trice.
Officials believe Wynter Cole Smith was killed with a pink cellphone charging cord that was found on her body days after the Amber Alert.
Here’s everything we know about the Wynter Cole Smith case, from the Amber Alert to the discovery of her body to the charges against her suspected kidnapper.
The man accused of kidnapping Wynter Cole Smith after attacking her mother in Lansing is facing federal kidnapping charges.
The man suspected of kidnapping Wynter Cole Smith after attacking her mother in Lansing and fleeing police in St. Clair Shores has officially been charged in connection with the 2-year-old girl’s death.
The man linked to the disappearance of Wynter Cole Smith, accused of attacking her mother in Lansing, and charged with fleeing St. Clair Shores police has been moved from the hospital to a jail cell.
Community activists held a vigil to honor the life of 2-year-old Wynter Cole Smith.
