Stories tagged: "Ingham County"

Crime It's illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana in Michigan, but there is no established limit. (Courtesy/Michigan State Police)
Crime Michigan State Police Halt Marijuana THC Tests Amid Lab Problems

The Michigan State Police crime lab has stopped screening blood samples for THC, the compound that gives marijuana users a high, after problems with testing, a spokeswoman said.

Associated Press Associated Press August 30, 2022 9:25 am EDT
Crime The Michigan State Capitol. (flickr/sugarfrizz)
Crime Bomb Threat at State Capitol Nets One-Year Jail Sentence for Michigan Man

A man who admitted to calling in a bomb threat at the Michigan Capitol was sentenced Wednesday to one year in jail.

Kyle Kaminski Kyle Kaminski Associated Press Associated Press July 28, 2022 12:27 pm EDT
Courts Photo Credit Salivanchuk Semen/Shutterstock
Courts Michigan to Receive ‘Crucial’ Funds to Fight Opioids

Every year, more Michigan residents die from opioids than car crashes. Now, a historic court settlement could help communities save lives.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans March 9, 2022 11:20 am EST
Voting Ingham County Clerk Barbara Byrum. Photo courtesy Ingham County.
Voting ‘I’m Accountable to the Voters:’ A Day in the Life of Lansing’s County Clerk

For Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, the day is about text messages, coffee and civic responsibility.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel September 15, 2020 11:37 am EDT
Coronavirus Drone footage of Jobbie Nooner 2020 hardly lets on that we're in the midst of a pandemic. (Image by Captain Jim via Youtube)
Coronavirus What’s Leading to the Coronavirus Comeback in Michigan? Bars and Boat Parties, for Starters

As summer hits, many Michiganders seem to be done with the coronavirus. The coronavirus isn’t done with them.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 1, 2020 3:38 pm EDT

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A young striker (left) with suffrage and labor activist Flora Dodge "Fola" La Follette (middle) and social reformer and missionary Rose Livingston (right) during a garment strike in New York City in 1913. (Library of Congress via Unsplash) Elections Here’s When Women (Finally) Got the Right to Vote in 50 Countries
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attends an event with President Joe Biden in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Accountability Explainer: 3 More Men on Trial in ‘Heinous’ Plot to Kidnap Whitmer
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