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Judge Overturns Downriver Doctor’s Murder Conviction

A federal judge has overturned the murder conviction of a Trenton doctor serving a life sentence in the 1983 slaying of his business partner and former lover.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/02

Pictured are booking photos of all nine originally charged in this case.

More Jail Time Unlikely For Michigan Militia Member

Hutaree militia member Joshua Clough pleaded guilty to possessing machine guns in April.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/07/15

Woman Could Spend 2 Years In Prison For Bringing Weapon To Federal Court

Heloise Glenn says she forgot the load 22-caliber Magnum was in there.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/06/01

New Deal Means Freedom For Michigan Militia Member

A Michigan militia member facing a mandatory five years in prison on a weapons charge got a major break Wednesday when a federal judge allowed him to scratch a prior plea deal and plead guilty to a lesser crime.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/04/05

Hutaree Head, Son Plead Guilty To Gun Charge

A Michigan-based militia leader and his son have pleaded guilty to a machine gun charge, two days after a federal judge dismissed more serious charges against them and five members of the group.

2012/03/29

Hutaree members Michael Meeks is seen with his attorney outside federal court in Detroit.

Critical Charges Dropped Against Militia Members

A judge has dismissed the key charges against members of a Michigan-based militia who were accused of plotting war against the government.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/27

Washington Harbor at Isle Royale National Park. (istockphoto)

Pay Now Or Really Pay Later For Littering In National Park

A federal judge in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is threatening to have a Minnesota woman arrested if she doesn’t appear in court for a littering violation at Isle Royale National Park.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/10/23

Coast Guard Hoax Nets Man 30 Months In Prison

It’s not nice to try to fool the Coast Guard. Not smart, either, as a Detroit man learned the hard way.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/10/18

Rev. Wendell Anthony (WWJ Photo/Beth Fisher)

Detroit NAACP Challenges New Welfare Limit Law

The Detroit Chapter of the NAACP and the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization have taken court action against the termination of state welfare cash benefits.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/10/13

US Still Wants Death Penalty For Western Mich. Man

Prosecutors in western Michigan asked a federal appeals court on Friday to reinstate a death sentence for a man convicted of drowning a woman in a national forest.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/09/17

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