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After several appeals, a lawsuit between a U.P. man and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources involving a deadly snowmobile crash is heading to trial. This has been seven years in the making.

After the Jan. 7 fatal ICE shooting of Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis, some officials have urged the public to wait for facts.

A lawsuit alleging cruel and unusual punishment filed against Hillsdale County and a former sheriff’s sergeant, later charged criminally for abuse, has ended.

As a civil trial began in a lawsuit brought against the state of Michigan by Edenville Dam flood victims, it was immediately evident that Trumble, a dam safety engineer at the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), would be a key figure.

Opening statements were heard today in the trial between 2,000 mid-Michigan property owners and the state.

Five years after the Edenville and Sanford dam failures, opening arguments began Monday in a Michigan Court of Claims civil bench trial, expected to last up to three weeks.

The FBI is investigating a deadly shooting involving a federal agent in Minnesota, as new video footage from the officer’s perspective has been released.

Attorney Ven Johnson weighed in on the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis. 

Thousands of flood victims across Midland, Gladwin and Saginaw counties will have their day in court as the class action and mass-tort lawsuit against the state of Michigan begins in January.