The Michigan Supreme Court had dismissed appeals by families of students killed or wounded at Oxford High School in 2021. The order ends efforts to hold employees partly responsible for the mass shooting.
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Ex-officer who killed Patrick Lyoya won’t face second trial, prosecutor says
Christopher Schurr fatally shot the Congolese immigrant in the back of the head after a tumultuous traffic stop. Schurr’s trial ended with a hung jury.
Posted inMichigan Government
FBI: Man plotted ISIS-inspired mass shooting at Army site in Michigan
Federal authorities say they arrested a 19-year-old man who is accused of planning an attack on a U.S. Army site in Michigan on behalf of Islamic State.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
House GOP budget proposal targets clean-energy tax credits, pollution rules
Several moves are aimed at clawing back billions in spending authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Posted inMichigan Government
Government official's gun flash costs Michigan county $100,000
Grand Traverse County has settled a lawsuit over an elected official who flashed a rifle during a COVID-19-era public meeting on Zoom.
Posted inMichigan Government
Mistrial: Murder trial of Michigan police officer Christopher Schurr ends in hung jury
The trial of a Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Black man has ended in a mistrial.
Posted inMichigan Government
Jurors deadlocked in ex-officer's murder trial. Judge says keep trying
Jurors have struggled to reach a unanimous verdict on whether former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr was justified when he shot and killed Patrick Lyoya in April 2022.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan drops charges against pro-Palestinian protesters at U-M
State prosecutors have dropped felony charges against seven people accused of trespassing and resisting police a year ago during the break-up of a pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan.
Posted inMichigan Government
Officer says he was ‘running on fumes,’ feared for life before killing Lyoya
Christopher Schurr testified in his own defense at his second-degree murder trial for the 2022 killing of Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant.
Posted inMichigan Government
Justice Dept. sues Michigan over Nessel plan to sue fossil fuel companies
The Justice Department is suing four states over climate action. The DOJ says plans by Michigan and Hawaii to take legal action over climate harm would infringe on the federal government’s authority.