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Michigan News

Court: boundaries for state Legislature seats influenced by race

DETROIT (AP) — The boundaries of 13 Detroit-area seats in the Michigan Legislature must be redrawn, a three-judge panel said Thursday after finding the map was illegally influenced by race. Nearly 80% of Detroit residents are Black, but the Black voting age population in the Detroit-area ...

Missing a serial killer: missteps over 15 years kept DeAngelo Martin free

By ED WHITE, DEL QUENTIN WILBER and MADDY PEEK Associated Press DETROIT — The serial killer lured women one by one into vacant homes to be murdered, posing their nude or partially clothed corpses amid cheap booze pints, crumbling sheetrock and hypodermic needles. The slayings set ...

More US auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of EVs slow

DETROIT (AP) — America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate sales in the coming years, spurred by buyers determined to reduce carbon emissions and save on fuel. But so far, while EV sales are growing, their pace is falling well short of ...

Counselors get probation for role in teen’s death

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Two former youth counselors charged in the death of a teenager more than three years ago who was restrained at a Michigan youth home have been sentenced to 18 months on probation. Michael Mosley, 50, and Zachary Solis, 30, both of Battle Creek, pleaded no contest in ...

Ann Arbor phasing in ban on gas-powered leaf blowers

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Leaf blowers are running out of gas in a Michigan college town. Ann Arbor is banning gas-powered blowers, citing noise and pollution. They can still be used from October through May but will be completely prohibited by January 2028 under a four-year phaseout, ...