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(PORTAGE) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Branch and Cass counties Tuesday night after at least two confirmed tornadoes and softball-size hail hit the area, leaving significant damage to buildings and roads.

A rural Michigan township's use of a drone to check if property owners were following an agreement on the number of junked cars on their property does not violate the Michigan exclusionary rule, which prevents use of evidence collected in violation of a defendant’s constitutional rights.

M-185, the state highway circling the car-less Mackinac Island, will have a speed limit of 15 miles per hour under legislation approved by the Senate on Tuesday. The legislation aims to regulate electric bicycles, with some capable of reaching 40 miles an hour.

Senate Republicans have introduced "The Strong Borders, Safe Communities" plan, aiming to raise penalties for fentanyl manufacturing and possession, and to prohibit municipalities in Michigan from declaring themselves as "sanctuary cities" for undocumented immigrants.

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.