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The Michigan State Police has been ordered to pay $475,000 to six residents whose rights were violated when they attended an Americans with Disabilities event at the state Capitol in 2015.

The city of Detroit ended 2023 with 252 murders, the fewest recorded since 1966 and 18.4% fewer than the 309 recorded in 2022, according to numbers released by the city Wednesday.

The question of whether police officers have probable cause to search a vehicle that reeks of marijuana is now in the hands of the Michigan Supreme Court.

After former Michigan Medical Marijuana Licensing Board (MMLB) Chair Rick was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison for taking bribes, U.S. Attorney Mark Totten of Western Michigan said he wants to send a larger message: "We are paying attention."

Anyone caught carrying more than 1,000 grams of heroin or carfentanil faces a life in prison/$1 million felony under legislation introduced this week by a trio of state House members. Other narcotics would carry a 30-year, $1 million felony.