Associated Press
Twenty Million Dollar Confession
The chief financial officer of a suburban Detroit credit union has been charged with embezzlement after walking into a sheriff's office and declaring that he stole $20 million over 12 years. Michael LaJoice gave the confession on Wednesday, and Oakland County detectives say they quickly confirmed it...
More Homework For Michigan Voters
Governor Rick Snyder has signed a law eliminating the straight-party voting option from ballots. Michigan was one of 10 states to still let voters support an entire ticket of one party's candidates with a single mark. Now, residents can only vote race by race...
Oh Deer
Opponents have filed a lawsuit to try to stop Ann Arbor from killing up to 100 deer in parks over the next two months. The News reports that the Ann Arbor City Council has temporarily lifted an ordinance that restricts firearms in parks. The lawsuit by a group called Ann Arbor Residents for Public Safety claims that move is illegal...
Custody Case Under New Management
A Detroit-area judge who sent three siblings to juvenile detention for refusing to meet with their estranged father has removed herself from the case. Oakland County Judge Lisa Gorcyca issued an opinion Monday withdrawing herself because the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission accused her of misconduct...
Up And Running
More than 130,000 Consumers Energy residential and business customers have had their electricity restored after severe storms knocked out power earlier this week across parts of the state. The utility says about 41,000 customers were still without service Saturday morning...
Christmas Eve Mass Reunites Community
Members of a rural Roman Catholic church that closed in 2014 returned for a Christmas Eve Mass — in a pole barn. Tarps covered tools and machine parts, and the chairs didn't resemble the pews at St. Norbert. But for more than 150 people, The Bay City Times reports, the Mass at the barn in the town of Munger was special...
Michigan’s Growth, Musical Chairs
Michigan's population has grown slightly in the past year, but the marginal rise still could spell the loss of another congressional seat in a few years. The state's population rose about 0.1 percent, or 6,270 residents, between July 2014 and last July...
Dairy Farm Conspirators
Agents went undercover to build a case against a couple in Michigan's Thumb region who are charged with conspiring to supply dairy farms with workers who were living in the U.S. illegally. Yolanda and Ralph Stewart of Sanilac County were released on bond last week...
Booby Trap Indictment
Federal authorities say a man has been charged with placing booby traps around a Detroit pot-growing operation that hurt another man. The U.S. attorney's office in Detroit announced Friday that 25-year-old Joshua Ragland was indicted this week on four counts, including manufacturing and possessing destructive devices...
Smartphone Windshields
The thin, lightweight glass on your smartphone could soon be found on your car. An automotive version of Corning Inc.'s Gorilla Glass — which is found on billions of mobile phones — will be used for the windshield and rear window of the new Ford GT sports car...