Appeals Court: Dog Not Dangerous Until It Bites Someone
Michigan Supreme Court A dog in Michigan is not considered legally dangerous until it bites or attacks someone. That’s the...
State Legislature Back to Criminal Justice Overhaul Discussions
Federal Bureau of Prisons The Michigan Legislature is considering more changes to the state's criminal justice and corrections system. Conservatives...
Ohio Will Not List Lake Erie As Impaired…
“We hope that EPA will get this one right and deny Ohio’s list, because it doesn’t currently include Ohio’s portion...
Detroit Cracks Down on Stripping and Stripping
“We’ve taken a strict policy on OTE’s, the offering to engage, where we have people coming into the city,...
Feds Arrest Another Doctor in Connection with Michigan Female Genital Mutilation Case
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/ WDET A second doctor in Michigan has been arrested in connection with alleged female genital mutilation. The...
Experts say Female Genital Mutilation is Both Crime and Cultural Practice
A metro Detroit doctor has been ordered detained while she awaits a trial on charges of mutilating the genitals of...
Metro Detroit Doctor to Remain Incarcerated Until Trial on Charges of Female Genital Mutilation
A federal judge is ordering a Michigan doctor to remain incarcerated while she awaits trial on charges of mutilating the...
Plan Now for Severe Weather This Summer
2016 was notable for its lack of severe weather in southeast Michigan. Monroe County saw the region's only tornado on...
New State Pot Bureau Ready to Regulate and Collect $$$
The State of Michigan announced this week the establishment of the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation. The new organization, under...
UM Professor Wins Pulitzer Prize: Hear Heather Ann Thompson’s WDET Interview Here
Blood In The Water University of Michigan history professor Heather Ann Thompson won a Pulitzer Prize this week for her nonfiction book...
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What Can Justice Department Learn from Detroit’s Consent Decrees?
Jake Neher/WDET U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed a memo in early April for the Department of Justice to review...
State Launches New Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan is updating what state officials call a useful tool for fighting the opioid epidemic. The problematic state...