Critics of Gov. Rick Snyder’s call for more money to fix Michigan’s ailing roads and bridges are pointing to the state’s highway weight limit as the problem. The Detroit Free Press reports Tuesday that Michigan has the highest maximum truck …
A Leelanau County, Mich., jury has awarded $650,000 to a teenager whose leg was crushed in a cherry orchard accident two summers ago. Colton Brooks was 17 when he lost control of the cherry catcher he was operating on July …
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. U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade says Richard A. Behnan of Fenton was sentenced …
The Doctors Company, a national medical malpractice insurer, announced that important tort reforms have been signed into law in Michigan. The Michigan State Medical Society, with significant support from The Doctors Company and its trade organization, the Michigan Insurance Coalition, …
A 2008 Michigan crash involving a power boat and a barge that killed three people and injured two others has led to $8.1 million in judgments against the barge owner. The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens reports $7.5 million was …
Gleishya Morales nearly tore up the track during a recent vehicle simulator exercise on texting and driving at the Monroe Township Fire Station. While driving a golf cart owned by the Michigan State Police, she drove over a couple of …
A Michigan official says a construction device that failed during a dam removal project in the northwestern Lower Peninsula, causing flooding, must be used again. Byron Lane of Michigan’s Dam Safety Unit leads the investigation into what caused Brown Bridge …
With the opening of deer hunting season in Michigan, Fremont Insurance is reminding homeowners about the dangers of allowing people to hunt on their property. Individuals may be exposed to potential liability in the event of any bodily injury or …
Michigan speeders might want to smile for the camera as they cruise past Grand Traverse County’s new portable radar speed detecting sign. The device will snap a photograph of anyone travelling 15 miles per hour or more than the posted …
Michigan is kicking off a campaign aimed at curbing drunken driving. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning says some young men referred to themselves as “professional” drunken drivers during focus groups this year, claiming they were better drivers when …