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Thursday, April 18, 2013  A former Mt. Pleasant minister will spend up to 85 years in jail for killing a young mother as part of a sexual fantasy last October.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Man who provided voice of Charlie Brown of 'Peanuts' fame arrested on threat, stalking charges

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Judge enters not guilty plea on behalf of Holmes in deadly Colorado theater shooting

Friday, March 01, 2013  Army GI says he leaked secrets to WikiLeaks to expose US 'bloodlust' in 2 wars, spur debate

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Northeast Ohio school community remembers 3 students killed by teen gunman 1 year ago

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Federal prosecutors say a judge has sentenced a Flint-area podiatrist to four years, seven months in prison for his role in a $1.6 million fraudulent medical billing scheme.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  16-year-old Shukur Brown was arraigned on four felonies, including second-degree murder.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  A woman has pleaded guilty to federal bank embezzlement charges, admitting that she stole $874,000 from Northwestern Bank branches in Ludington over five years.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  BP agrees to plead guilty and pay a record $4.5 billion over Gulf spill; 3 employees charged

Saturday, September 15, 2012  Milton Hall’s mother is reacting to Saginaw County Prosecutors decision. The 6 officers who shot and killed her son are innocent.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Johnnie Tyrell Johnson, Jr. of Flint has been found guilty of first degree pre-meditated murder.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  The outcome was welcomed by some victims, including Giffords herself, as a way to avoid a lengthy, possibly traumatic trial and years of legal wrangling over a death sentence.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Anthony Bennett has plead not guilty to assault in Federal Court.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Bay County Circuit Judge Harry Gill found Jeffrey Julian II guilty of first-degree murder following a one-day bench trial last month.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  A JetBlue Airways pilot who left the cockpit during a flight and screamed about religion and terrorists has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, and a federal judge ordered him sent to a mental health facility for further examination.