Snyder Signs Parole Notification Bill
County prosecutors must be notified when prison inmates are set free under a bill signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder.
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County prosecutors must be notified when prison inmates are set free under a bill signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder.
A 43-year-old prison inmate serving time for soliciting a murder has been arraigned on accusations he plotted the kidnapping and murder of a Michigan legislator.
More than 1,000 inmates at Mound Correctional Facility in Detroit will be moved in the coming months after state corrections officials announced Wednesday they're closing the medium-security prison after all.
A West Michigan lawmaker says she wants to ban porn in Michigan prisons.
Former NBA player and Michigan State star Jay Vincent is asking a judge to keep him out of prison so he can repay victims of a fraud scheme.
Questions are being raised about why some convicted felons in Michigan are allowed to remain free on bond ahead of sentencing after several cases where they didn't show up for their punishment.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is scheduled to be released from prison on Tuesday, August 2nd.
Maintaining security is an issue in privatization of services such as feeding prisoners as the state looks to cut millions of dollars from incarceration-related costs.
It looks like former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be in jail a little longer than expected.
A prison spokesman says the Michigan parole board has voted to release former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Kwame Kilpatrick says he's overcome with sorrow. The former Mayor of Detroit is talking to the Associated Press about his rise and fall from power from behind bars.
It looks like pending charges against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick may play a factor in his request for parole.
The ACLU is taking aim at a Michigan law that allows juvenile offenders to be locked up for life without parole.
Former Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers wants to go home early.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is sharing a prison cell with a convicted killer.
A Michigan woman who escaped from prison in the 70's and started a completely new life in California appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Thursday, to tell her story.
A judge has granted ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's request to move back to state prison, where he will be considered for parole.
Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is back in federal court in an attempt to set the stage for his possible release from prison this summer.
An Inkster police officer who plead guilty to lying in a major drug case will serve prison time.
A physician facing prison for her role in a Detroit Public Schools corruption case is accused of submitting Medicare claims for patients who already were dead.
During an appearance on the morning TV show "Regis and Kelly" Friday, Giamatti said he couldn't attend an awards ceremony recently in Canada because he was filming a movie in Detroit.
The former president of a Detroit motorcycle club has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by a judge who says the group caused a "reign of terror'' on the city's southwest side.
Authorities say a 47-year-old woman in prison for larceny was found dead in an apparent suicide.
A man who spent 16 years in prison after being falsely accused of raping his daughter came up empty-handed in a request before a federal appeals court.
The former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be deposed in prison next month by lawyers for SkyTel in a lawsuit brought by Kilpatrick over the release of sexually explicit text messages.
Certain roads surrounding Campus Martius will be closed from 6 a.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Saturday.
Sheetz gas station is planning a massive expansion across Michigan, with 50 to 60 new locations over the next five years. However, small independent gas stations say they worry about having to compete.
Our first chance at a few snowflakes will arrive with the latest freeze date on Thursday in Metro Detroit.
A pair of bills in the Michigan House, introduced by Democrats, aims to make it more difficult to implement book bans.
Residents were urged to stay away from the area as authorities work to determine the cause.
Residents are urged to stay away from the area as authorities work to determine the cause.
Certain roads surrounding Campus Martius will be closed from 6 a.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Saturday.
James Mitchell Kerr was charged with assault with intent to murder, felony firearm and resisting and obstructing.
Sheetz gas station is planning a massive expansion across Michigan, with 50 to 60 new locations over the next five years. However, small independent gas stations say they worry about having to compete.
Our first chance at a few snowflakes will arrive with the latest freeze date on Thursday in Metro Detroit.
On average, a 15-gallon tank of gas will cost Michiganders $46, which is $12 less than what they were paying from 2023's highest price in August.
General Motors announced Friday it was laying off nearly 1,000 salaried workers worldwide.
General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global automobile market.
Ford Motor Co. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million to the U.S. government for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to give accurate recall information.
Earlier this week, the automaker announced that it was indefinitely laying off 1,100 union-backed workers at its Toledo South Assembly Plant.
Tickets go on sale to the general public via Ticketmaster on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
With the release of part one of her new memoir, Cher talks about her relationship - on stage and off - with Sonny Bono, and why their TV partnership survived beyond their marriage.
Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
Tickets go on sale Friday, November 22 at 10 a.m.
Director of Pentagon office probing UFOs showed Congress 3 cases it's resolved, but also discussed 3 — out of nearly two dozen — still under active investigation.
Frontier is expanding service across 21 airports in the U.S. and Caribbean. Here are the new routes the carrier will service.
CDC data shows rates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae have surged in babies.
Dr. Mehmet Oz unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2022. Now he's Trump's choice to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
A number of homes in parts of Metro Detroit are seeing elevated levels of lead in their drinking water, according to officials.
CDC data shows rates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae have surged in babies.
A WARN notice says that an agreement between the hospital and the Secretary of Health and Human Services would be terminated because the hospital was not in compliance with some of the Medicare Conditions of Participation.
A number of homes in parts of Metro Detroit are seeing elevated levels of lead in their drinking water, according to officials.
The Mayo Clinic says surgeons there successfully performed a face transplant for a Michigan man who was severely injured from a self-inflicted gunshot wound 10 years ago.
In September, nurses submitted cards of interest to the National Labor Relations Board, which then approved the right to hold a formal vote
Weeks before the high school wrestling season is set to begin, the Livonia Public Schools District has fired a wrestling coach.
The Detroit Lions have developed a killer instinct this season.
Zach LaVine scored 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Chicago Bulls pulled away for a 122-112 win against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.
Rookie sensation Macklin Celebrini scored 46 seconds into overtime, and the San Jose Sharks beat the slumping Detroit Red Wings 5-4.
Both players surprised fans at a Detroit youth center at The Yunion's annual turkey drive.
Hackel, the former Macomb County Sheriff, said the results of the 2024 contest are giving him more confidence than ever that he has the right stuff and resumé to be governor.
How did the Democrats lose so many races at once?
In Michigan, the Democrats have control of the governor's mansion and both state houses.
In Michigan, the Democrats now have control of the governor's mansion and both state houses.
Both party chairs also talked about the ground game as each looks for independent voters and those who haven't voted in a while they hope to inspire to show up on Nov. 5.
Sheetz gas station is planning a massive expansion across Michigan, with 50 to 60 new locations over the next five years. However, small independent gas stations say they worry about scrambling to compete.
Novi police are investigating a series of home invasions over the last month that they believe are being committed by members of South American transnational gangs.
At least two people were injured after a possible gas explosion and ensuing fire destroyed a condominium building Tuesday evening in Orion Township, Michigan, officials said
Authorities provided an update on an explosion that destroyed a condominium in Orion Township. Two people have been taken to the hospital for critical injuries and a few others suffered minor injuries. Authorities say two other people are unaccounted for.
A pair of bills in the Michigan House, introduced by Democrats, aim to make it more difficult to implement book bans in our state. The bills would set requirements before books could be removed from shelves at community and district libraries but not school libraries.