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Officials with Lansing Police have confirmed that one person is dead following a semi-truck accident on westbound I-96. The accident happened around 6:30 Thursday morning, just east of the Martin Lutherget more >> One person is dead after a semi truck leaves roadway.get more >> A 17-year-old high school senior from southwestern Michigan has died in a motorcycle crash two days before his school's graduation ceremony.get more >> A 17-year-old high school senior from southwestern Michigan has died in a motorcycle crash two days before his school's graduation ceremony.get more >> Wednesday evening around 5:30 p.m. a woman was hit by a car in the 1200 block of Regent Street, near Potter Park. That's just off Aurelius, south of 496. Initial reports suggest the accident may be aget more >> It happened on the 1200 block of Regent Street, that's near Potter Park Zoo.get more >> Police have shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 69 at Cochran Road in Charlotte because of an accident. The notice went out at 10:30 a.m. and police say the road will be closed until at leastget more >> Two semis were involved, both drivers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.get more >> Six years after being mistaken for dead, Whitney Cerak has become a mother.get more >> Six years after being mistaken for dead, Whitney Cerak has become a mother.get more >> Detroit police say they're investigating the death of a 7-year-old boy who was found hanging from a bunk bed. Police say they responded about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to a home north of the New Center areaget more >> Police say the death was reported as a possible suicide, but the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office will make a determination about cause of death.get more >> A school in Grand Rapids suspended 60 students, one fifth of its senior class after a "last day of school joke." The students rode their bikes to class, complete with cheering parents and a police escort,get more >> A school in Grand Rapids suspended 60 students, one fifth of its senior class after a "last day of school joke."get more >> Authorities in western Michigan say a car with six teenagers aboard went out of control and crashed on an interstate highway exit ramp, killing two of them and seriously injuring two others.get more >> Authorities in western Michigan say a car with six teenagers aboard went out of control and crashed on an interstate highway exit ramp, killing two of them and seriously injuring two others.get more >> Two suspects are in police custody in relation to the suspicious death of 2-year-old Brandon Kemp. Both suspects are expected to be arraigned on Tuesday. Officials say they will release more infomationget more >> The toddler's mother's attorney is speaking out for his client.get more >> The Michigan National Guard says a roadside bombing in Afghanistan has wounded 10 of its soldiers, including one who lost part of both arms.get more >> The Michigan National Guard says a roadside bombing in Afghanistan has wounded 10 of its soldiers, including one who lost part of both arms.get more >>
Michigan is moving toward trimming the number of judges on the state's Court of Appeals.
The state Senate on Wednesday approved a bill (Senate Bill 849) by a 37-1 vote that would redistrict the court and leave it with 24 judge positions, down from the 28 now allowed by state law.
The measure is headed to Governor Rick Snyder, who has supported downsizing and hasn't filled two current vacancies on the court, leaving it with 26 members.
The State Court Administrative Office has suggested that the four positions could be eliminated because the number of filings in the appeals system has dropped in recent years.
