AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/business-us-news-ap-top-news-mi-state-wire-detroit-78122636ac0aa0acd6d830fd3a20dec0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/business-us-news-ap-top-news-mi-state-wire-detroit-78122636ac0aa0acd6d830fd3a20dec0Click to copyRelated topicsDETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he plotted with others to embezzle more than $1 million to splurge on private villas, golf outings, boozy meals and horseback rides on beaches. The federal government has been marching toward Gary Jones for...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/business-us-news-ap-top-news-mi-state-wire-detroit-78122636ac0aa0acd6d830fd3a20dec0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/business-us-news-ap-top-news-mi-state-wire-detroit-78122636ac0aa0acd6d830fd3a20dec0Click to copyRelated topicsDETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he plotted with others to embezzle more than $1 million to splurge on private villas, golf outings, boozy meals and horseback rides on beaches. The federal government has been marching toward Gary Jones for...WW…

Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: DETROIT – A judge on Thursday rejected a request to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a former Michigan governor in the Flint water scandal.Lawyers for Rick Snyder said he worked in Ingham County, not Genesee County, so the indictment from a one-person grand jury was . But Judge William Crawford II said prosecutors have flexibility about where to pursue a case.If the former Republican governor goes to trial, a jury will be asked to determine if charges of willful neglect of duty occurred in the boundaries of Flint and Genesee County,...…Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: DETROIT – A judge on Thursday rejected a request to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a former Michigan governor in the Flint water scandal.Lawyers for Rick Snyder said he worked in Ingham County, not Genesee County, so the indictment from a one-person grand jury was . But Judge William Crawford II said prosecutors have flexibility about where to pursue a case.If the former Republican governor goes to trial, a jury will be asked to determine if charges of willful neglect of duty occurred in the boundaries of Flint and Genesee County,...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/arrests-michigan-coronavirus-pandemic-holland-208f8d19c60910e1943d725ba804e47eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/arrests-michigan-coronavirus-pandemic-holland-208f8d19c60910e1943d725ba804e47eClick to copyRelated topicsDETROIT (AP) — A western Michigan restaurant owner was arrested before dawn Friday and hauled to jail, a dramatic turn in a monthslong dispute over her persistent refusal to comply with orders and restrictions tied to the coronavirus.Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, 55, will remain in jail until she pays $7,500 and authorities confirm that...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/arrests-michigan-coronavirus-pandemic-holland-208f8d19c60910e1943d725ba804e47eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/arrests-michigan-coronavirus-pandemic-holland-208f8d19c60910e1943d725ba804e47eClick to copyRelated topicsDETROIT (AP) — A western Michigan restaurant owner was arrested before dawn Friday and hauled to jail, a dramatic turn in a monthslong dispute over her persistent refusal to comply with orders and restrictions tied to the coronavirus.Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, 55, will remain in jail until she pays $7,500 and authorities confirm that...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-news-robert-anderson-michigan-detroit-8cc7743e4a3dec4a01d2cdb786d5aa35Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-news-robert-anderson-michigan-detroit-8cc7743e4a3dec4a01d2cdb786d5aa35Click to copyRelated topicsDETROIT (AP) — A cargo pilot who regularly needed health checkups to keep his license contacted a University of Michigan doctor in 2000. He said he soon learned there was nothing routine about a visit with Robert Anderson. He said Anderson told him to undress, put on a medical gown and get on a table, instead of simply checking the man’s vision,...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-news-robert-anderson-michigan-detroit-8cc7743e4a3dec4a01d2cdb786d5aa35Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-news-robert-anderson-michigan-detroit-8cc7743e4a3dec4a01d2cdb786d5aa35Click to copyRelated topicsDETROIT (AP) — A cargo pilot who regularly needed health checkups to keep his license contacted a University of Michigan doctor in 2000. He said he soon learned there was nothing routine about a visit with Robert Anderson. He said Anderson told him to undress, put on a medical gown and get on a table, instead of simply checking the man’s vision,...WW…

Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: LANSING, Mich. – Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with two counts of willful neglect of duty stemming from an investigation of the Flint water crisis.The charges, shown in an online court record, are misdemeanors punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.The indictment filed by the attorney general’s office is groundbreaking: No governor or former governor in Michigan’s 184-year history had been charged with crimes related to their time in that office, according to the state archivist.Besides Snyder, a...…Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: LANSING, Mich. – Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with two counts of willful neglect of duty stemming from an investigation of the Flint water crisis.The charges, shown in an online court record, are misdemeanors punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.The indictment filed by the attorney general’s office is groundbreaking: No governor or former governor in Michigan’s 184-year history had been charged with crimes related to their time in that office, according to the state archivist.Besides Snyder, a...WW…

LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: DETROIT – Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, The Associated Press has learned.Two people with knowledge of the planned prosecution told the AP on Tuesday that the attorney general’s office has informed defense lawyers about indictments in Flint and told them to expect initial...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: DETROIT – Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, The Associated Press has learned.Two people with knowledge of the planned prosecution told the AP on Tuesday that the attorney general’s office has informed defense lawyers about indictments in Flint and told them to expect initial...WW…

Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: DETROIT – Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, The Associated Press has learned.Two people with knowledge of the planned prosecution told the AP on Tuesday that the attorney general’s office has informed defense lawyers about indictments in Flint and told them to expect initial court...…Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: DETROIT – Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, The Associated Press has learned.Two people with knowledge of the planned prosecution told the AP on Tuesday that the attorney general’s office has informed defense lawyers about indictments in Flint and told them to expect initial court...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/general-gustave-perna-vaccine-shipments-6e61f8f1eb9bb0151669d1fe2d9b5646Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/general-gustave-perna-vaccine-shipments-6e61f8f1eb9bb0151669d1fe2d9b5646Click to copyRelated topicsThe Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States apologized on Saturday for “miscommunication” with to be delivered in the early stages of distribution.“I failed. I’m adjusting. I am fixing and we will move forward from there,” Gen. Gustave Perna told reporters in a telephone briefing.Perna’s remarks came a day after...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/general-gustave-perna-vaccine-shipments-6e61f8f1eb9bb0151669d1fe2d9b5646Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/general-gustave-perna-vaccine-shipments-6e61f8f1eb9bb0151669d1fe2d9b5646Click to copyRelated topicsThe Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States apologized on Saturday for “miscommunication” with to be delivered in the early stages of distribution.“I failed. I’m adjusting. I am fixing and we will move forward from there,” Gen. Gustave Perna told reporters in a telephone briefing.Perna’s remarks came a day after...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-local-elections-michigan-64c18e12e0d409d9629871cda3c07293Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-local-elections-michigan-64c18e12e0d409d9629871cda3c07293Click to copyRelated topicsDETROIT (AP) — In an abrupt about-face, Michigan’s largest county on Tuesday night unanimously certified election results showing Democrat Joe Biden defeating President Donald Trump, hours after Republicans first blocked formal approval of voters’ intentions. The initial move was quickly condemned by...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-local-elections-michigan-64c18e12e0d409d9629871cda3c07293Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-local-elections-michigan-64c18e12e0d409d9629871cda3c07293Click to copyRelated topicsDETROIT (AP) — In an abrupt about-face, Michigan’s largest county on Tuesday night unanimously certified election results showing Democrat Joe Biden defeating President Donald Trump, hours after Republicans first blocked formal approval of voters’ intentions. The initial move was quickly condemned by...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-legislature-michigan-judiciary-elections-a9ffc3d3942ec16bfec2da789887b755Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-legislature-michigan-judiciary-elections-a9ffc3d3942ec16bfec2da789887b755Click to copyRelated topicsDETROIT (AP) — Absentee ballots must arrive by Election Day to be counted, the Michigan Court of Appeals said Friday, blocking a 14-day extension that had been ordered by a lower court and embraced by key Democratic officials in a battleground state.Any changes must rest with the Legislature, not the judiciary, the...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-legislature-michigan-judiciary-elections-a9ffc3d3942ec16bfec2da789887b755Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/election-2020-legislature-michigan-judiciary-elections-a9ffc3d3942ec16bfec2da789887b755Click to copyRelated topicsDETROIT (AP) — Absentee ballots must arrive by Election Day to be counted, the Michigan Court of Appeals said Friday, blocking a 14-day extension that had been ordered by a lower court and embraced by key Democratic officials in a battleground state.Any changes must rest with the Legislature, not the judiciary, the...WW…